Calendar

September		February
9-15	Scholastic Book Fair 9am-3pm	25	Black History Program 9am and 6pm
17	Math/Reading Night 6pm
			March
	October	18	March Play (1^st and 2^nd Grade) 9am and 6pm
15	Science/Social Studies Night (1^st and 3^rd Grade) 6pm
			April
	November	22	Completion of K Program/Play (Kindergarten) 9am and 6pm
19	November Play (3^rd and 4^th Grade) 9am and 6pm
			May
	December	20	Completion of Elementary Studies Farewell Program 12:30pm
10	Family Night Sing Along (Choir/Art Show) 6pm

	January
14	Writing Night/Language Arts (2^nd and 4^th Grade) 6pm

2009 - 2010 DISTRICT CALENDAR

Board Approved 1/28/2009

August		January
3	Essential Pieces Staff Development	1, 4	New Year's/Winter Break
4	GSD Teacher Work Day	4	GSD Teacher Work Day
5	First Day of School	5	Begin Third Term
31	19 Days of Instruction	7	Second Term Report Cards
		18	Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
September		31	18 Days of Instruction
3	First Term Progress Reports
7	Labor Day Holiday	February
21	SATP - Biology I Retest	4	Third Term Progress Reports
22	SATP - U.S. History Retest	15 - 16	Mardi Gras Holiday
23	SATP - Algebra I Retest	17	GSD Essential Pieces (Student Holiday)
24	SATP - English II Retest	28	17 Days of Instruction
28	SATP - Make-up
30	21 Days of Instruction
		March
October		3 - 4	SATP - Grade 5th/8th Grade Science
6 - 8	Exams	10 - 11	SATP - Grade 4th/7th Grade Writing
8	End First Term	10 - 12	Exams
9	GSD Essential Pieces	12	End Third Term
9	Fall Break (Students Only)	15	Begin Fourth Term
12	Fall Break	18	Third Term Report Cards
13	Begin Second Term	24 - 25	10th Grade Writing SATP
15	First Term Report Cards	29 - 31	Spring Break
15	SATP - English II Writing	31	20 Days of Instruction
16	Make-up SATP
31	20 Days of Instruction
		April
November		1 - 2	Spring Break
12	Second Term Progress Reports	7	SATP - Biology I Retest
23 - 27	Thanksgiving Holiday	8	SATP - US History Retest
30	16 Days of Instruction	9	SATP - Algebra I Retest
		12	SATP - English II Retest
December		13	Make-up SATP
1	SATP - Biology I	15	Fourth Term Progress Reports
2	SATP - U.S. History	26	SATP - Biology I
3	SATP - Algebra I	27	SATP - U.S. History
4	SATP - English II	28	SATP - Algebra I
7	SATP - English II Writing Retest & Make-up	29	English II SATP
8	SATP - English II Writing Retest	30	Make-up SATP
16 - 18	Exams	31	20 Days of Instruction
18	End Second Term
18	14 Days of Instruction	May
21 - 31	Christmas/Winter Break	10 - 11	Senior Exams
		11	MCT II - Language Arts Reading
		12	MCT II - Language Arts Writing
		13	MCT II - Mathematics
		14	MCT II - Make-up
		18 - 20	Exams
		19	Senior Report Cards
		20	Graduation
		21	4th Term Report Cards/End Fourth Term
		24	GSD Essential Pieces
		25	GSD Teacher Work Day
		31	15 Days of Instruction

Hurricane Make-Up Days

October 12, 2009 November 23 - 25, 2009 January 4, 2010

Staff Development Holidays

Novice Teacher Workshop - July 28 - 29, 2009

Labor Day - September 7, 2009

New Teacher Workshop - July 30 - 31, 2009

Fall Break (Students Only) - October 9, 2009

Staff Development - August 3, 2009

Fall Break - October 12, 2009

Teacher Workday - August 4, 2009

Thanksgiving Holidays - November 23 - 27, 2009

Staff Development - October 9, 2009

Christmas/Winter Break - Dec. 21, 2009 - Jan. 1, 2010

Teacher Workday - January 4, 2010

Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday - January 18, 2010

Staff Development - February 17, 2010

Mardi Gras Holiday - February 15 - 16, 2010

Staff Development - May 24, 2010

Student Holiday - February 17, 2010

Teacher Workday - May 25, 2010

Spring Break - March 29 - April 2, 2010

The mission of the Gulfport School District is to inspire each student
to become a problem solver, lifelong learner, and productive member of society.

Gulfport School District • 2001 Pass Road • Gulfport, MS 39501 • 228.865.4600