Board Approves 2013-14 School Calendar

Published November 29, 2012

The 2013-14 school year will kick off with a half day for students on Friday, August 9. The Williamson County School Board approved a district calendar for the 2013-14 school year during its November 26 meeting.

The calendar includes a fall break October 11-14, a full week off for Thanksgiving and Spring Break, and school ending on May 22.

Day Date Definition
Wednesday - Thursday July 31 - August 1 New Teacher Induction
Friday (No Students) August 2 Administrative Day
Monday (No Students) August 5 District-wide Professional Development Day
Tuesday (No Students) August 6 Site-Based Professional Development Day
Wednesday (No Students) August 7 Site-Based Professional Development Day
Thursday (No Students) August 8 Administrative Day (All Teachers work in classrooms)
Friday (Student ½ day) August 9 First ½ day for students
Monday (First Full Student Day) August 12 First Full Day for Students
Monday (No School) September 2 Labor Day (System Closed)
Wednesday October 9 End of First Quarter Grading Period (43 Instruc.Days)
Friday & Monday (No School) October 11 & 14 Fall Break (System Closed Monday Oct. 14)
Wednesday October 16 Reports Cards Sent Home
Wednesday October 16 PSAT/PLAN
Monday (No Students) November 11 Site-Based Professional Development Day
Monday – Friday (No School) November 25-29 Thanksgiving Holiday (System Closed 28-29)
Tuesday-Friday December 17 - 20 First Semester Exams
Friday (Students ½ Day) December 20 End of First Semester (87 instructional days)
Monday – Friday (No School) December 23-Jan 3 Winter Holiday—(System Closed Dec. 23-25 & Dec 30–Jan 1)
Monday (No Students) January 6 Administrative Day
Tuesday January 7 First Student Day Second Semester
Friday January 10 Report Cards Sent Home
Monday (No School) January 20 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (System Closed)
Monday-Friday February 3-7 TCAP Writing Assessment
Monday (No Students) February 17 District-wide Professional Development Day
Tuesday March 4 ACT Exam (Make-ups March 18)
Wednesday March 12 End of Third Quarter Grading Period (45 Instruc. Days)
Friday March 14 Report Cards Sent Home
Monday – Friday (No School) March 17 - 21 Spring Break (System Closed 21)
Friday (No School) April 18 Spring Holiday (System Closed)
Monday – Friday May 5 – May 9 TCAP Test (State Test Window April 28-May 9)
Monday - Thursday May 19 – 22 Semester Exams
Thursday (Students ½ Day) May 22 Last Day for Students – End of Second Sem. (90 Instructional Days = Total 177 instructional days)
Friday May 23 Administrative Day for Teachers
Thursday - Sunday May 22-25 Graduation Window

Kindergarten Students
Friday, August 16 - First ½ day for students
Monday, August 19 - First full day for students

Professional Development Days
Five (5) days as listed below are in this calendar for professional development. Three (3) days must be scheduled by each teacher outside the scheduled school calendar.
August 5 – District-Wide
August 6 – Site-Based
August 7 – Site Based
November 11 - Site-Based
February 17 – District-Wide

Parent Teacher Conferences
Parent Teacher Conferences will be systematically scheduled during first semester for a total of 6 hours before/after school hours documented and approved by the Superintendent.

Snow Days
Up to nine (9) snow days are accumulated in the school calendar through extended work (stockpile) days and will not be made up. If more than nine (9) days are missed due to weather related conditions, each individual day will be made up at a time determined by the Board of Education.