BOISE SCHOOL DISTRICT 2015-16 Teacher School Year Calendar Approved by Board of Trustees on 11/20/14 (Subject to change for updates) August 18............................................................................................................................................ All Teachers on Duty August 19-21 .............................................................................................................................. Building/District In-service August 24............................................................................................................ First Day of School (K-12 Early Release) September 7 ........................................................................................................... Labor Day (Holiday – No School K-12) October 1 ................................................................................................................ State In-service Day (No School K-12) October 2 ........................................................................................................... Non-paid/non-work day (No School K-12) October 23 ........................................................................................ End of First Quarter (Elementary K-6 Early Release) October 28 ................................................................................ Kindergarten Parent/Teacher Conferences (No School K) October 29 .................................................................................................. Parent/Teacher Conferences (No School K-6) ........................................................................ Evening conferences will be held Wednesday, October 28 and Thursday, October 29. October 30 .................................................................................................................................................. No School K-12 November 23-27 ......................................................................................... Thanksgiving Holiday Break (No School K-12) December 18 ........................................................................................................................................ K-12 Early Release December 21 – January 1 ..................................................................................... Winter Holiday Break (No School K-12) January 4 .................................................................................................................................................. School Resumes January 13, 14, 15 .................................................................. Secondary End of Semester Testing (7-12 *Early Release) January 15 ........................................................................................................ End of First Semester (K-6 Early Release) January 18 .....................................................................................Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Holiday – No School K-12) February 12 ................................................................................................................ District In-Service (No School K-12) February 15 ................................................................................................... Presidents’ Day (Holiday – No School K-12) March 10 .......................................................................................................... Kindergarten Registration 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. March 18 .......................................................................................... End of Third Quarter (Elementary K-6 Early Release) March 21-25........................................................................................................................ Spring Break (No School K-12) May 20 ................................................................................................................................. Last Day of School for Seniors May 30 .............................................................................................................. Memorial Day (Holiday – No School K-12) May 31 & June 1-2 ................................................................. Secondary End of Semester Testing (7-12 *Early Release) June 2 ..................................................................................................................Last Day of School (K-12 Early Release) June 6 – July 1 ................................................................................................. Secondary Summer School –- Semester 1 July 4 ..................................................................................................... Independence Day Holiday (No Summer School) July 5-29 ............................................................................................................ Secondary Summer School – Semester 2 Early Release Times: Elementary 1:15 (lunch served) or **1:45 (lunch served), Senior High 12:30 (no lunch served) Junior High 12:00 (no lunch served) *on End of Semester test days: Junior High releases: days 1 & 2: 1:15 (lunch served – January 14-15, May 29 & June 1) and day 3: 12:00 (no lunch served – January 16 & June 2) Kindergarten AM: 10:30 or **11:00; Kindergarten PM: 1:15 or **1:45 (**Late Start Schools: Amity, Hawthorne, Hillcrest, Lowell, Madison, Morley Nelson, Riverside, Shadow Hills and Whittier) Grading Periods August 24 - October 23 .............................. 42 days October 26 - January 15 ............................. 45 days January 19 - March 18 ................................ 42 days March 28 – June 2 ...................................... 47 days Instructional Days ..................................... 176 days 2015-16 Teacher Calendar - Board Approved 11/20/14 Graduation Dates – Taco Bell Arena, 7:00 pm 2016 Graduation dates will be confirmed by midDecember, 2015. Dates will be assigned to schools in December, 2015. Updated 10-31-14 dd