1320 West Main Street Suite 202 Franklin, Tennessee 37064-3700 Phone (615) 472-4000 Fax (615) 472-4190 Website: http://www.wcs.edu MEMORANDUM TO: Williamson County School Board FROM: Leigh Webb, Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Schools DATE: October 8, 2019 RE: Recommendations from Calendar Committee The WCS board approved calendar committee recommends the attached calendar for approval for the 2020-21 school year. Staff recommends approval. SCHOOL CALENDAR 2020 – 2021 1st Semester = 86 Instructional Days 2nd Semester = 91 Instructional Days Day Date Definition Wednesday – Thursday (No Students) July 29 – 30 New Teacher Induction Monday (No Students) August 3 Administrative Day (All Teachers Report) Tuesday (No Students) August 4 District-Wide Professional Development Day Wednesday (No Students) August 5 Site-Based Professional Development Day Thursday (No Students) August 6 Administrative Day (All Teachers Work in Classroom) Friday (1/2 Day for Students) August 7 Start of School (1st – 12th Grades) Monday August 17 First Full Day for Kindergarten Students Monday (No School) September 7 Labor Day (System Closed) Thursday September 17 Constitution Day (Students in School) Wednesday October 7 End of First Quarter Grading Period Thursday & Friday (No School) October 8 – 9 Fall Break (System Closed) Monday (No Students) October 12 Tuesday (No Students) November 3 Wednesday November 11 Veterans Day Observation (Students in School) Monday – Friday (No School) November 23 – 27 Thanksgiving Holiday (System Closed) Friday (Students ½ Day) December 18 End of First Semester Monday - Friday (No School) December 21 – January 1 Winter Break (System Closed) Monday (No Students) January 4 Administrative Day (All Teachers Work in Classroom) Tuesday January 5 Students Full Day – Second Semester Begins Monday (No School) January 18 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (System Closed) Monday (No Students) February 15 Site-Based Professional Development Day; Presidents’ Day Wednesday March 10 End of Third Quarter Grading Period Monday – Friday (No School) March 15 – 19 Spring Break (System Closed) Friday (No School) April 2 Spring Holiday (System Closed) Friday (Students ½ Day) May 21 Last Day for Students – End of Second Semester Friday – Sunday May 21 – May 23 Graduation Window Monday (No Students) May 24 Administrative Day for Teachers Monday May 31 Memorial Day (System Closed) • Site-Based Professional Development Day; Columbus Day District-Wide Professional Development Day; Election Day Specific testing dates/windows can be found on the WCS Assessment Page as they become available. 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 4 August 5 October 12 November 3 February 15 - District-Wide Site-Based Site-Based District-Wide Site-Based Parent Teacher Conferences Parent Teacher Conferences will be scheduled for a total of 6 hours before/after school. Conference hours shall be documented and approved by the Superintendent of Schools or Designee. Snow Days Up to ten (10) snow days are accumulated in the school calendar through extended work (stockpile) days and will not be made up. If more than ten (10) days are missed due to weather related conditions, the Calendar Committee will make a recommendation to the Superintendent of Schools from the following days: 2nd Semester Professional Development day; 2nd Semester Spring Break days; Spring Holiday; additional days at the end of the school year calendar. Approved: