2016-2017 School Calendar Important Dates Aug. 3-4 Aug. 5 Aug. 8 Teachers’ Professional Development Day Teachers' Day School Opens Oct. 13 Oct. 14 End of First Grading Period 1/2 Day Professional Development 1/2 Day Record Keeping (No Students) Sept. 5 Sept. 30 Nov. 8 Nov. 21-25 Dec. 20 Labor Day Holiday* Parish Fair Day* Election Day Thanksgiving Holidays* Dec. 21- Jan. 3 End of Second Grading Period End of First Semester 1/2 Day for Students 1/2 Day Record Keeping Winter/Christmas Break* Feb. 27- Mar. 3 Mardi Gras Holidays* Jan. 4 Jan. 16 March 16 March 17 April 14- 21 May 23 May 24 School Re-Opens Martin Luther King Holiday* End of Third Grading Period 1/2 Day Professional Development 1/2 Day Record Keeping (No Students) Spring/Easter Break** End of Fourth Grading Period End of Second Semester 1/2 Day for Students 1/2 Day Record Keeping Teachers’ Day The School Board requires an appropriate program for: Nov. 11 Veterans’ Day School Administrators are asked to avoid scheduling activities on the following days when possible (observance begins at sundown the day before the date listed): Oct. 3 Oct. 12 Rosh Hashanah Yom Kippur August 2016 Su 7 14 21 28 M Tu 1 2 8 9 15 16 22 23 29 30 Su M 3 10 17 24 31 Su M 5 12 19 26 Su M 2 9 16 23 30 Tu 4 11 18 25 W 5 12 19 26 Th 6 13 20 27 F 7 14 21 28 December 2016 4 11 18 25 Su F 5 12 19 26 October 2016 2 9 16 23 30 5 12 19 26 W Th 3 4 10 11 17 18 24 25 31 Tu 6 13 20 27 W 7 14 21 28 Th 1 8 15 22 29 F 2 9 16 23 30 February 2017 6 13 20 27 M 3 10 17 24 Tu 7 14 21 28 W Th 1 2 8 9 15 16 22 23 April 2017 Tu 4 11 18 25 W 5 12 19 26 Th 6 13 20 27 F 3 10 17 24 F 7 14 21 28 September 2016 S 6 13 20 27 Su 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 S 1 8 15 22 29 Su 6 13 20 27 M 7 14 21 28 S 3 10 17 24 31 Su 1 8 15 22 29 M Tu 2 3 9 10 16 17 23 24 30 31 S 4 11 18 25 Su M S 1 8 15 22 29 First and Last Day of School Professional Development/ Record Keeping (No School for Students) 5 12 19 26 Su 7 14 21 28 M Tu 6 13 20 27 W 7 14 21 28 Th 1 8 15 22 29 F 2 9 16 23 30 November 2016 Tu 1 8 15 22 29 W Th 2 3 9 10 16 17 23 24 30 F 4 11 18 25 January 2017 W Th 4 5 11 12 18 19 25 26 March 2017 6 13 20 27 Tu 7 14 21 28 W Th 1 2 8 9 15 16 22 23 29 30 May 2017 M Tu 1 2 8 9 15 16 22 23 29 30 W Th 3 4 10 11 17 18 24 25 31 S 3 10 17 24 S 5 12 19 26 F 6 13 20 27 S 7 14 21 28 F 3 10 17 24 31 S 4 11 18 25 F 5 12 19 26 S 6 13 20 27 1/2 Day for Students Schools Closed/Holiday * In case of emergency, student make-up days will be taken from existing holidays in the above schedule. **It is understood should state testing conflict with the proposed Easter/ Spring Break holiday that the Easter/Spring Break holiday will be adjusted accordingly. 11.5.15