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School calendar announced
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The 2015-16 school calendar was adopted by the board of education Thursday night during the regular monthly meeting.

 

Registration for all students will be Monday, Aug. 3.

 

The first full day of school will be Aug. 5.

 

A system wide in-service day will be July 28.

 

All teachers will report to their individual schools on July 29 and July 30.

 

Aug. 4 will be an administrative day for teachers only.

 

Students will not attend on Labor Day, Sept. 7.

 

Schools will be closed for the fall break Oct. 12-23.

 

Students will be off for the Thanksgiving holiday on November 25, 26, and 27, for Christmas break Dec. 21 – Jan. 1. Dec. 18 will be the last day students attend before Christmas break. That will be an abbreviated school day. Jan. 4 will be a stockpile day for teachers. Students will return after the holidays on Jan. 5.

 

Schools will be closed for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Jan. 18; for President's Day on Feb. 15; and for Good Friday on March 25.

 

Spring break will be March 28 - April 1.

 

Stockpile Days will be Sept. 4 and Jan. 4.

 

Students will not attend on May 23, an administrative day that all teachers must attend. The last day of school will be May 24 and report cards will be sent home.

 

Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on October 6 and March 17 at DeKalb County High School from 3-6 p.m.

 

Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held Oct. 8 and March 22 at DeKalb Middle School, Northside Elementary, Smithville Elementary, and DeKalb West School, from 3- 6 p.m.

 

DCHS report cards will be sent home on October 5 and March 15, and at all other schools on October 6 and March 17. All schools will send home report cards on January 7 and May 24.