Students of DeKalb County will start back to school in August, and the return to campus is scheduled to coincide with the 2011 Sales Tax Holiday, three full days of tax breaks on clothing, computers, and school and art supplies.
Registration for all DeKalb county students will be held on Monday, August 1.
Registration day will be an abbreviated school day, and will last from 7:30 until 9:30 a.m.
The second day of August will be an administrative day, and the first full day of school for all students will be Wednesday, August 3.
The tax holiday begins Aug. 5 at 12:01 a.m., and ends Aug. 7 at 11:59 p.m.
Consumers will not be required to pay state or local sales tax on select clothing with a price of $100 or less per item, school and art supplies with a price of $100 or less per item, and computers with a price of $1,500 or less during the three-day weekend.
The exemption also includes purchases of qualified items sold via mail, telephone, e-mail or internet if the customer orders and pays for the item and the retailer accepts the order during the holiday for immediate shipment, even if delivery is made after the exemption period.
Local governments will have lost sales tax revenues reimbursed by the state.
Any individual can make a tax-free purchase during the holiday, but items purchased for use by a trade or business are NOT tax exempt under state guidelines.
If a customer wishes to order a certain tax-free item during the holiday and it is not in stock, the item remains tax-free upon delivery. In other words, backlogs and backorders outside the buyer's control will not affect the exempt status of tax free items. Intentionally delayed sales are taxable.
Qualified items previously placed on layaway are exempt when the final payment is made during the holiday. Items are also exempt if placed on layaway during the holiday and the final payment is made after the exemption period.
Tax-exempt items include clothing such as shirts, dresses, pants, coats, gloves and mittens, hats and caps, hosiery, neckties, belts, sneakers, shoes, scarves and uniforms, whether athletic or non-athletic.
School supplies being granted tax-free status include binders, book bags, calculators, tape, chalk, crayons, erasers, folders, glue, pens, pencils, lunch boxes, notebooks, paper, rulers and scissors.
Tax-exempt art supplies include clay and glazes, acrylic, tempera and oil paints, paintbrushes, sketch and drawing pads, and watercolors
Computer equipment with a sales tax exemption includes central processing unit s, along with various other components including monitors, keyboards, cables to connect components and preloaded software.
While the CPU may be purchased separately, other items must be part of a bundled computer package in order to be eligible for tax exemption.
You may buy an iPad without paying sales tax, but an iPod does not qualify for the exemption.
After the supplies have all been purchased, it will be back to business for DeKalb County students and teachers.
In the weeks leading up to the beginning of school, registration for students new to DeKalb County High School will be July 18-19 from 8 am to 2 pm.
Students should bring their birth certificate, immunization records, proof of DeKalb County residence and any school records from their previous school.
DCHS students may pick up their schedules on the above dates and times.
July 25-26 will be system-wide professional development days at DCHS, and all teachers from all schools must attend.
All teachers will report to their individual schools on July 27, 28, and 29 from 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. each day.
Students will not attend on Labor Day, September 5.
Schools will be closed for the fall break October 10-21.
Students will be off for the Thanksgiving holiday on Nov. 23, 24, and 25 and will take winter break from Dec. 19-31.
Dec. 16 will be the last day students attend school before winter break.
Students will return after the holiday break on January 3.
Schools will be closed for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Jan. 16 and for President's Day on Feb. 20.
Students will enjoy spring break April 2-6.
Students will not attend school on May 22, as that will be an administrative day, and all teachers must attend.
The last scheduled day of school is May 23, and will be an abbreviated school day.
Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on Oct. 4 and March 13 at DeKalb County High School from 3-6 p.m.
Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held Oct. 6 and March 15 at DeKalb Middle School, Northside Elementary, Smithville Elementary, and DeKalb West School from 3-6 p.m.
Report cards will be sent home on Oct. 3, Jan. 5 and  March 12.
AYP-EOC/Gateway Testing will be Dec. 6-8 and May 1-3 at DCHS, and a make-up test will be offered on Dec. 9 and May 4.
ACT testing for the eleventh grade will be  March 20.
Writing Assessment for grades 5, 8, and 11  will be Feb. 7, and a make-up will be offered on Feb. 8.
TCAP testing of elementary students will be April 26 through May 4.
Professional Development/Instructional Days will be held from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. on October 7 and January 2. Students will not attend on those days.
Visit www.tntaxholiday.com to learn more about the items exempt from sales tax.