The Lafayette Parish School Board approved the 2008-2009 School Calendar with the following important dates and holidays:

Important Dates:
Administrator's Conference, July 25, 2008
Registration of New Students, July 28
Orientation of New Teachers, July 31 and Aug. 1
Orientation of High School Students, July 31, Aug. 1 & 4
Teachers' Inservice (Optional 1-day), Aug. 4-5
Teachers' Inservice (mandatory), Aug. 6
Session begins (students not in school), Aug. 7
Students report to school, Aug. 8
Student Progress Conference (students not in school), Oct. 15
Semester Ends, Dec. 19
Teachers' Inservice (mandatory), Jan. 5, 2009
LEAP, iLEAP, GEE testing, April 1-3 and 6-8
Pre-registration for 2009-2010, March 23
Graduation, May 16
Last Day for Students, May 22
Session Ends (students not in school), May 23
Emergency closing make-up days, May 25, 26 & 27

Students Not In School:
Session begins (all students not in school), Aug. 7
Elementary teachers' inservice (K-5 students not in school), Sept. 26
Student Progress Conference (all students not in school), Nov. 4
Elementary teachers' inservice (K-5 students not in school), Nov. 14
Teachers' Inservice (mandatory), Jan. 5, 2009
Elementary teachers' inservice (K-5 students not in school), Feb. 13
Elementary teachers' inservice (K-5 students not in school), March 27

School Holidays:
Labor Day, Sept. 1, 2008
Election Day, Nov. 4
Thanksgiving, Nov. 24-28
Christmas, Dec. 22-31, 2008, Jan. 1 & 2, 2009
Martin Luther King Day, Jan. 19
Mardi Gras, Feb. 23-25
Spring Break, April 10-17

Administrative Holidays:
Independence Day, July 4, 2008
Labor Day, Sept. 1
Thanksgiving, Nov. 27-28
Christmas, Dec. 23-31, 2008, Jan. 1, 2009
Martin Luther King Day, Jan. 19
Mardi Gras, Feb. 23-24
Spring Break, April 10 & 13

High School Session/Report Card Dates
1st Six Weeks - Aug. 7 - Sept. 18
Report Card Day - Sept. 25
2nd Six Weeks - Sept. 19 - Oct. 30
Report Card Day - Nov. 7
3rd Six Weeks - Oct. 31 - Dec. 19
Report Card Day - Jan. 9
4th Six Weeks - Jan. 6 - Feb. 17
Report Card Day - Feb. 27
5th Six Weeks - Feb. 18 - April 3
Report Card Day - April 9
6th Six Weeks - April 6 - May 23
Report Card Day - May 23

K-8 Session/Report Card Dates
1st Nine Weeks - Aug. 7 - Oct. 9
Progress Report - Sept. 9
Report Card Day - Oct. 15
2nd Nine Weeks - Oct. 10 - Dec. 19
Progress Report - Nov.11
Report Card Day - Jan. 9
3rd Nine Weeks - Jan. 6 - March 13
Progress Report - Feb. 6
Report Card Day - March 20
4th Nine Weeks - March 16 - May 23
Progress Report - April 24
Report Card Day - May 23

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