School Year Calendar: 2015-2016

School Year Calendar: 2015-2016
DATE
EVENT
NOTE
2015
Thursday, August 27
Kindergarten Back-to-School Night
7:00 – 8:00 p.m. - Parents Only
Friday, August 28
“Sneak Preview” at Cashell ES
10:00 – 11:00 - All Families
11:15 – 12:15 - Grs. 1 – 5 Families
NEW to Cashell ES
Monday, August 31
Thursday, September 3
First day of school for students
Back- to-School Night, Pre-K & Gr. 1-5
Monday, September 7
Monday, September 14
Wednesday, September 23
Holiday – Labor Day
No school for students and teachers
No school for students and teachers
No school for students and teachers
Friday, October 2
Friday, October 16
Early Release Day
MSEA Conference/MCAAP Fall Conf.
Grading/Planning
No school for students and teachers
Monday, November 2
Wednesday, Nov. 11-12
Wednesday, November 25
Thurs. & Fri., Nov. 26-27
Professional Day for Teachers
Early Release Days
Early Release Day
Holidays - Thanksgiving
No school for students
Parent Conferences
Eve of Thanksgiving Holiday
No School
Dec 24 – Jan 1.
Winter Break
No school for students and teachers
Monday, January 18
Monday, January 25
Holiday – Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. Day
Professional Day for teachers
Offices and schools closed
No school for students
Monday, February 15
Friday, February 26
Holiday – Presidents’ Day
Early Release Day
Offices and schools closed
Planning/Grading
Thursday, March 24
March 25 – April 1
Professional Day for teachers
Holidays and Spring Break
No School for students
No School for students
Tuesday, April 26
Holiday – Primary Election
Offices and schools closed
Monday, May 30
Holiday – Memorial Day
Offices and schools closed
Friday, June 17
Early Release Day
Last day for students
7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
2016
Attendance Policy
Política de Asistencia
MCPS & Maryland State Department of Education Attendance Policy
Montgomery County Public Schools implements an attendance policy in accordance with the Maryland Student Records System Manual
, Maryland State Department of Education.
 Students will be recorded as a.m. absent, if they arrive at school more than two hours late.
 Students will be recorded as p.m. absent, if they leave school more than two hours early.
 Students will be recorded as either a.m. absent or p.m. absent, if they are absent from school for more than two hours, but less
than four hours during the school day.
 Students will be recorded as full-day absent, if they are present for less than two hours of the school day.
 Students will be recorded as full-day present, if they are present for more than four hours of the school day.
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Attendance Reporting At Cashell (absence, tardy, early departures)
Please call and leave a message on the office phone (301-924-3130) or
Please email your child’s teacher and copy Mrs. Dailey (gail_m_dailey@mcpsmd.org)
Student absences are marked “unexcused” unless we receive a note or call from parents.
For early departures or changes in dismissal routine: please send in a note with your child. It’s very important that we do not
interrupt classroom instruction with changes in after-school plans.
Help us help our kids become more independent 
Students are in school for only six hours a day. There are many things to accomplish each day.
Every minute of instructional time is precious!
Please adhere to the following guidelines so that we can
minimize interruptions to your child’s instructional day.
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Change of plans for dismissal: Send in a note with your child or email the teacher early in the morning.
Need to drop off something for your child? Bring it to the office early and we will put it in the teacher’s mailbox, and notify
the teacher via email. Teachers check the mailboxes during lunch breaks.
Please adhere to our 3:30 pm deadline for re-entering the building to retrieve forgotten items. Due to security issues, we do not
allow students/parents to return to classrooms after 3:30pm.
We appreciate your cooperation 
MCPS y Maryland Departamento de Política de Asistencia de Educación del Estado
Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery en práctica una política de asistencia de acuerdo con el Manual del
Sistema de Registros Maryland Estudiante del Departamento de Educación del Estado de Maryland.
• Los estudiantes serán registrados como ausentes de la mañana, si es que llegan a la escuela más de dos horas de
retraso.
• Los estudiantes serán registrados como ausentes pm, si abandonan la escuela más de dos horas antes.
• Los estudiantes serán registran ni como soy ausente o pm ausente, si están ausentes de la escuela por más de dos
horas, pero menos de cuatro horas durante el día escolar .
• Los estudiantes se registrarán como de día completo ausente, si están presentes por menos de dos horas de la jornada
escolar .
• Los estudiantes se registrarán como de todo el día presente, si están presentes por más de cuatro horas de la jornada
escolar .
Reporte la asistencia a Cashell (ausencia, tardanzas , salidas anticipadas)
• Por favor llame y deje un mensaje en el teléfono de la oficina (301-924-3130) o
• Envíe un correo electrónico al maestro de su hijo y copiar la Sra. Dailey ( gail_m_dailey@mcpsmd.org )
• Las ausencias del estudiante están marcadas como " sin excusa " a menos que recibamos una nota o llamada de
los padres .
• Para salidas anticipadas o cambios en la rutina despido: por favor envíe una nota con su hijo. Es muy importante que no
nos interrumpimos instrucción en el aula con los cambios en los planes después de la escuela .