WCS Approves New 2018-19 School Year Calendar

The Williamson County School Board approved the 2018-19 school calendar at its Monday evening meeting.

The 2018-19 schedule is pretty comparable to this year— the school year is beginning in the second week of August and there will be 177 instructional days, just as the current school year.

Start of School: First day is Friday Aug 10, 2018 (half-day)
End of School: Friday May 24, 2019 (half-day)

Students will be out of school 3 days for Fall Break (October 17 through 19), 5 days for Thanksgiving Break (November 19-23), 10 days for Winter Break (December 24 through January 2, with a half day on the 21st and two administrative days with no students added on to make the first day back January 7) and 5 days for Spring Break (Monday March 18 through Friday March 22). In addition to the usual school breaks, students will have 8 additional days off for administrative and professional development days throughout the year. Students will also have Labor Day (Sept. 3), Election Day (Nov. 6), Martin Luther King, Jr, Day (Jan. 21) and Spring Holiday (April 19) off.

Full School Calendar 2018 – 2019
1st Semester = 85 Instructional Days
2nd Semester = 92 Instructional Days

-Wednesday – Thursday August 1 – 2 New Teacher Induction
-Friday (No Students) August 3 Administrative Day (All Teachers Report)
-Monday (No Students) August 6 District-Wide Professional Development Day
-Tuesday (No Students) August 7 Site-Based Professional Development Day
-Wednesday (No Students) August 8 Site-Based Professional Development Day
-Thursday (No Students) August 9 Administrative Day (All Teachers Work in Classrooms)
-Friday (Students ½ Day) August 10 ½ Day for Students (1st – 12th Grades)
-Monday August 20 First Full Day for Kindergarten Students
-Monday (No School) September 3 Labor Day (System Closed)
-Monday September 17 Constitution Day (Students in School)
-Tuesday October 16 End of First Quarter Grading Period
-Wednesday – Friday (No School) October 17-19 Fall Break (System Closed Friday, October 19)
-Tuesday (No Students) November 6 Election Day
Parent Teacher Conferences
-Monday November 12 Veterans Day Observation (Students in School)
-Monday – Friday (No School) November 19-23 Thanksgiving Holiday (System Closed Nov. 22-23)
-Friday (Students ½ Day) December 21 End of First Semester
-Monday – Friday (No School) December 24 –
January 2
-Winter Break (System Closed Dec. 24, 25, 26 and
Dec. 31, Jan. 1, 2)
-Thursday (No Students) January 3 District-Wide Professional Development Day
-Friday (No Students) January 4 Administrative Day (All Teachers Work in Classrooms)
-Monday January 7 Students Return – Full Day
-Monday (No School) January 21 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (System Closed)
-Monday (No Students) February 18 Presidents’ Day
Site-Based Professional Development Day
-Friday March 15 End of Third Quarter Grading Period
-Monday – Friday (No School) March 18 – 22 Spring Break (System Closed March 22)
-Friday April 19 Spring Holiday (System Closed)
-Friday (Students ½ Day) May 24 Last Day for Students – End of Second Semester
-Friday – Sunday May 24 – 26 Graduation Window Monday May 27 Memorial Day (System Closed)
-Tuesday May 28 Administrative Day for Teachers
-Tuesday July 4 Independence Day (System Closed)

The current snow policy will remain in place for the 2018-2019 school year:

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 days; 2nd Semester Spring Break days; additional days at the end of the school year calendar.

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