Approved Calendar Jersey City Public Schools 2018-2019

1 Approved Calendar Jersey City Public Schools 2018-2019 August 20 Administrators return 28* Board Caucus 30* Board Meeting September 3 Labor Day District Closed 4 & 5 Staff In-Service PD-No Students 6 First Day of School For Students 12 Elementary Parent Orientation 13 Middle School Parent Orientation 20 High School Parent Orientation 25** Board Caucus 27** Board Meeting 29 "I Love Jersey City Public Schools " Back-to-School Festival (Saturday) October 8 Columbus Day District Closed 16 Board Caucus 18 Board Meeting 22-25 NJ School Boards Association Convention November 6 Election Day District Closed 7 Diwali-Face-Off Professional Development No Classes for Students 8-9 NJEA Convention - Schools Closed, CO open 12 Veterans' Day Observed-District Closed 13 Board Caucus 15 End of MP 1 15 Board Meeting 21 Half-Day Session, 12:45 Dismissal 22-23 Thanksgiving Recess-District Closed 27 High School Report Card Night 6:30-8:00 28 Middle School Report Card Night 6:30-8:00 29 Elementary School Report Card Night 6:30-8:00 December 18 Board Caucus 20 Board Meeting 21 Half-Day Session, 12.

2 45 Dismissal 24 Christmas Eve-District Closed 25 Christmas Day District Closed 26-28 Winter Recess Schools Closed, Central Office open 31 New Year's Eve District Closed January 1 New Year's Day District Closed 2 Schools Reopen 8 Reorganization Meeting 15 Board Caucus 17 Board Meeting 21 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day District Closed 31 End of MP 2 31 Half-Day Session For Students, PD for Teachers February 5 High School Parent Conference 1:30-3pm, 12:45 Dismissal HS only 6 Elementary School Parent Conference 1:30-3pm, 12:45 Dismissal ES only 7 Middle School Parent Conference 1:30-3pm, 12:45 Dismissal MS only 18 Presidents' Day District Closed 19 Board Caucus 21 Board Meeting March 1 Read Across America Day 4-8 Sneak-A-Peak Week (Elementary Schools ) 19 Board Caucus 21 Board Meeting April 5 End of MP 3 9 Middle School Report Card Night, 6:30-8:00 10 High School Report Card Night, 6:30-8:00 11 Elementary School Report Card Night, 6:30-8:00 11 Board Caucus** 16 Board Meeting** 18 Half-Day Session, 12.

3 45 Dismissal 19 Good Friday District Closed 22-28 Spring Recess, Schools Closed, Central Office Open 29 Schools Reopen May 14 Board Caucus 16 Board Meeting 24 Half Day Session for Schools -12:45 Dismissal 27 Memorial Day-District Closed June 4 Eid-al-Fitr - PD Day for Teachers, No classes for students, CO open 17-19 Contractual Half-Day Sessions if no emergency days needed 18 Board Caucus 20 Board Meeting 20-24 Emergency Days July 3 Last day for Administrators if 5 flex days used and no emergency days 4 Independence Day-District Closed 11 Last day for Administrators if no flex days used and no emergency days * Dates listed works best to allow the district to build agenda ** Proposed changes out of respect for religious holidays