NNPS 2015-2016
APPROVED 3-17-15
SCHOOL CALENDAR
Newport News Public Schools • 12465 Warwick Blvd., Newport News, VA 23606 • (757) 591-4500 • www.nnschools.org
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August 2015
July 2015
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October 2015
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3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Summer Hours
7, 14
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November 2015
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Summer Hours
New Teachers Report
All Teachers & Teacher Assts. Report
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7
December 2015
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Labor Day
All Students Report
Half Day Dismissal - Parent
Conferences (held throughout
the week)
January 2016
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February 2016
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25 26-27
Election Day/Teacher Work Day Students do not report
Teacher Planning/Professional Dev.
Schools Closed, Half Day for Offices
Thanksgiving Observance
Schools & Offices Closed
21-31
21-22
Winter Break - Students do not report
Schools Closed, Half Day for Offices
March 2016
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Winter Break
Martin Luther King Day
Teacher Work Day Students do not report
Regional Professional Development
Day - Students do not report
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Second Semester begins
President's Day - Schools & Offices
Closed
June 2016
May 2016
April 2016
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4-8
9 Weeks Report Cards
Period
Ends
# of
Days
Reports
Issued
1
Nov. 2
40
Nov. 11
2
Jan. 27
47
Feb. 8
3
Apr. 1
44
Apr. 19
4
June 17
50
Teacher Work Day Students Half Day Dismissal
Spring Break (annually 1st week of
30
Memorial Day
April for Peninsula school divisions) Schools & Offices Closed (12 month
employees to use leave April 7-8)
Religious observances occurring on 2015-2016 student
school days:
11-12
16,17,20
20
21
High School Graduations (Tentative)
ECC, Elementary & Middle Early Dismissal
High School - Half Day Dismissal
Last Student Day
Last Teacher Day
First Day of School
Hanukkah - Dec. 7
Ash Wednesday - Feb. 10
Ascension Day - May 5
Ramadan - June 7
Schools & Offices Closed
181 Student Days (Includes one {1} inclement weather day)
All schools need to schedule at least one evening
conference period in October.
Schools Closed,
Offices Open
Schools Closed, Half Day
Offices Only
Rosh Hashanah - Sept. 14
Yom Kippur - Sept. 23
Eid al-Adha - Sept. 24
Sukkot - Sept. 28
*NOTE: If make-up days are necessary, they will be made up
at the superintendent’s direction. For example, President’s
Day may be designated as a make-up day, if needed. If the
inclement weather day scheduled in 2015-2016 is not needed,
then June 20, 2016 would be a student holiday and teacher
workday.
Half Day Dismissal
Early Dismissal
Key Dates