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2009-2010 School Year Calendar

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June / July, 2009

Date Event / Meeting
June 2 School Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
June 8

Graduation Ceremonies
Dallas Convention Center (Arena)
650 Griffin Street, Dallas TX 75202

10:00 a.m. - Plano East Senior High School
2:00 p.m. - Plano West Senior High School
7:00 p.m. - Plano Senior High School

June 16 School Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
Ongoing
Summer
Programs

August 2009

Date Event / Meeting

3-14

2009-10 New Student Registration

4 School Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m. 

New Teacher Inservice Schedule
Staff Inservice Brochure PDF (maps & schedule)

August 12

Campus Business or Campus Professional Development, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

August 13

Elementary - Sockwell Center, 6301 Chapel Hill Boulevard, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Secondary – Plano West Senior High, 5601 West Parker Road, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (All secondary PE/health teachers - Plano West Senior High School)

New Teacher Luncheon - 11:30 to 1 p.m., The Shops at Willow Bend grand court (in front of Neiman Marcus) PISD shuttle buses will transport new teachers to and from the event.

August 14

Elementary – Sockwell Center, 6301 Chapel Hill Boulevard, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Secondary – Plano West Senior High, 5601 West Parker Road, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

13-14

Fall 2009 Student Class Schedule Pickup:
Grade 6: 8/13 – 9:00 a.m. to noon
Grade 7: 8/13 – 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Grade 8: 8/14 – 9:00 a.m. to noon
Grade 9: 8/14 – 9:00 a.m. to noon
Grade 10: 8/13 –  9:00 a.m. to noon
Grade 11: 8/14 – 9:00 a.m. to noon & 1:00 to 3:30 p.m.
Grade 12: 8/13 –  9:00 a.m. to noon & 1:00 to 3:30 p.m.

Teacher Inservice Schedule
Staff Inservice Brochure PDF (maps & schedule)

August 17

Campus Business or Campus Professional Development, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

August 18

Employee Convocation, Prestonwood Baptist Church, 6801 West Park at Midway, 6:45 to 7:20 a.m. – Coffee, juice and water served in atrium (food and beverages are prohibited in the meeting hall); 7:00 to 7:30 a.m. – Pre-program in meeting hall to honor special alumni. Enjoy this live activity featuring music, visuals, remarks and surprises as Plano ISD honors its best! 7:30 a.m. – Convocation begins in meeting hall. All employees and guests are asked to be seated in their reserved seats by 7:20 a.m. to ensure that the aisles are clear for the start of the program. Convocation attire is business casual with school or department spirit shirts.

Campus Business or Campus Professional Development, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

August 19

Curriculum Professional Development assigned by subject coordinator, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

August 20

Curriculum Professional Development assigned by subject coordinator, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

August 21

Teacher Preparation at home campus, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

18 School Board Work Session, 6:00 p.m.
19

Summer Graduations:
PESH August 19, Cafeteria 7:00 p.m.
PSHS August 19, Theater 7:00 p.m.
PWSH August 19, Auditorium 7:00 p.m.

24 (Monday) First Day of Classes / Students Return
29 Community Health Fair, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Vines High School
30 Collin County Adventure Camp - open house for Plano ISD fifth grade students and their families at Collin County Adventure Camp from 2:00 to 4:30 p.m.
31

Head Start, First Day of Classes

Back to School Open Houses

Aug. 31– Senior High Schools (11&12)
Sept. 1– Early Childhood Schools (prek)
Sept. 8 – High Schools (9&10)
Sept. 10 – Middle Schools (6-8)

Elementary schools (k-5) will host open houses between Aug. 25 and Sept. 14. Please contact your child's school for back to school open house dates.

September 2009

Date Event / Meeting
School Carnivals & Other Events Open to Community
1 Back to School Open House, Early Childhood Schools

School Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
7 Labor Day (Student / Teacher Holiday)
8

International Literacy Day

Back to School Open House, High Schools

10 Back to School Open House, Middle Schools
14 College Night at PWSH, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
15

College Night at PSHS, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

School Board Work Session, 6:00 p.m.

14-18 Celebrate Freedom Week
17 Constitution Day
18 Plano Balloon Festival, PISD Go and Glow Night
Oak Point Park
22

First Day of Autumn

23 Elementary Early Release at 12:00 noon (teacher professional development) Early Childhood Schools AM sessions will not meet
26 18th Annual Plano Drumline Competition
Begins at 11:00 a.m. at Clark Stadium
Tickets (at gate): $5/adults, $3/students, 5 yrs. and under/free.

October 2009

Date Event / Meeting
School Carnivals & Other Events Open to Community
1 End of First Six Weeks
4-10 Fire Prevention Week
5, 7 & 8 Feeder School Alignment Public Hearings
(Each public hearing will begin at 7:00 p.m.)
Oct. 5 - Plano East Senior High School Cafeteria
Oct. 7 - Plano Senior High School Cafeteria
Oct. 8 - Plano West Senior High School Cafeteria
Feeder School Alignment Committee Website
6 School Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
9

Secondary Report Cards
myPISD.net Parent Portal

12

Columbus Day / Discoverers' Day

12-16 National School Lunch Week
15

End of First Nine Weeks
Elementary Early Release at 12:00 noon (teacher record keeping) Early Childhood Schools PM sessions will not meet

16

Parent / Teacher Conferences (Student Holiday)

19-23 National School Bus Safety Week
20 School Board Work Session, 6:00 p.m.
22 LULAC Hispanic Awards Banquet, 6:30 p.m., Southfork Hotel; $50/person. Contact Adrian Rodriguez: (469) 752-4886
23-31 Red Ribbon Drug-Free America Week Celebration
23

Elementary Report Cards
myPISD.net Parent Portal

November 2009

Date Event / Meeting
School Carnivals & Other Events Open to Community
1 Daylight Saving Ends
(2:00 a.m. -- clocks move back one hour)
3 Election Day
School Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
5

End of Second Six Weeks

10 Isaacs Early Childhood School Dedication, 6:50 p.m.
11 Veteran's Day
Elementary Early Release at 12:00 noon (teacher professional development)
Early Childhood Schools AM session will not meet
13 Secondary Report Cards
myPISD.net Parent Portal
15-21 American Education Week
17 National Community Education Day

School Board Work Session, 6:00 p.m.
22-28

National Family Week

25-27 Thanksgiving Holiday (Student / Teacher Holiday)

December 2009

Date Event / Meeting
1 English Presentation and Public Input Session on Williams Academy and Feeder School Alignment, 7:00 p.m., Sockwell Center, 6301 Chapel Hill Blvd., Plano. Find more information on Feeder Alignment Website and the School Board Agenda.
2 Spanish Presentation and Public Input Session on Williams Academy and Feeder School Alignment, 7:00 p.m., Bowman Middle School, 2501 Jupiter Road, Plano. Find more information on Feeder Alignment Website and the School Board Agenda.
3 Barron Elementary School Rededication, 7:00 p.m.
7-11 National Inclusive Schools Week
7 Pearl Harbor Day
10 Human Rights Day
15

Bill of Rights Day
School Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Sockwell Center, 6301 Chapel Hill Blvd., Plano 75093

Student Transfer Requests - deadline for second semester 2009-10 requests

15-18

Secondary Semester Exams (Grades 6-12)

Middle School regular schedule (early release on Fri., 12/18 at 12:40 p.m.)
High School Exam Schedule PDF (18k)
Sr. High School Exam Schedule PDF (8k)
High / Senior High Schools dismiss at 1:00 p.m. during exam week.  Buses run at 1:15 p.m.

18

End of Second Nine Weeks
End of Third Six Weeks

Last Day for Students
Elementary Early Release at 12:00 noon (teacher record keeping)
Early Childhood Schools PM session will not meet

Elementary Report Cards
myPISD.net Parent Portal

Exam Dismissal Times:
Middle Schools – 12:40 p.m.
High / Senior High Schools – 1:00 p.m.

19 (Sat.) Teacher Work Day  (Student Holiday)
21 First Day of Winter
Secondary Report Cards
myPISD.net Parent Portal
21-Jan. 1 Winter Break (Students / Teacher Holiday)
Plano ISD Schools and District Offices Closed

January 2010

Date Event / Meeting
4

Teacher Work Day (Student Holiday)

Student Transfer Requests - requests accepted beginning on this date and continuing through June 15 for 2010-11 school year

5

Classes Resume (Students)

18 Martin L. King, Jr. Birthday Observance
(Student / Teacher Holiday)
19 School Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
21 Martin L. King, Jr. Tribute
6:30 p.m., Plano Centre
30 Ski Plano - Plano ISD Education Foundation Annual Fund Raiser

February 2010

Date Event / Meeting
1-5 National School Counseling Week
2

School Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m.

15

Professional Development Day (Student Holiday)
Presidents' Day

16 School Board Work Session, 6:00 p.m.
18 End of Fourth Six Weeks
22 Plano ISD Council of PTAs Life Membership Ceremony at Plano West Senior High School
23 Early Childhood Schools Open House
24 Elementary Early Release at 12:00 noon (teacher professional development)
Early Childhood Schools AM session will not meet
26 Secondary Report Cards
myPISD.net Parent Portal

March 2010

Date Event / Meeting
1-31

Music in Our Schools Month
Youth Art Month

2

Read Across America Day
School Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m.

4-11

Texas Public Schools Week Celebration
School Open Houses:

Thursday, March 4 –  High Schools
Monday, March 8 –  Senior High Schools
Tuesday, March 9 –  Middle Schools
Thursday, March 11 –  Elementary Schools
Please check with your child's school for exact open house times.

8-12 National School Breakfast Week
12

End of Third Nine Weeks
Elementary Early Release at 12:00 noon (teacher record keeping)
Early Childhood Schools PM session will not meet

14 Daylight Saving Begins
(2:00 a.m. – clocks move ahead one hour)
15-19 Spring Break (Student / Teacher Holiday)
TBA 2010-11 Early Childhood Schools Pre-registration
25 PTA Presidents/Principals Appreciation Luncheon
Collin College Opens new window , 11:30 a.m.
26 Elementary Report Cards
myPISD.net Parent Portal
27

Plano ISD Recruitment Open House
Renner Middle School

April 2010

Date Event / Meeting
2

(Friday) Student / Teacher Holiday

TBA 2010-2011 Kindergarten Pre-registration
6 School Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
8 Service Award & Retirement Event
5:00 p.m., Southfork Ranch
10 Plano East Senior High School Prom
15 End of Fifth Six Weeks
4-10 National Library Week
11-17 National Student Leadership Week
17 Plano Senior High School Prom
18-24 Public School Volunteer Week
Administrative Professionals Week
23 Secondary Report Cards
myPISD.net Parent Portal
20 School Board Work Session, 6:00 p.m.
21

Administrative Professionals Day

May 2010

Date Event / Meeting
1-31

Better Hearing and Speech Month
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month

1-7 National Physical Education and Sports Week
2-9 National Music Week
2-8 Teacher Appreciation Week
2-7 Child Nutrition Employee Appreciation Week
4 National Teacher Day
School Board Work Session
5

Cinco de Mayo

10-16

National Children's Book Week
13 Teacher of the Year Gala
6:30 p.m., Plano Centre
12 National School Nurse Day
Elementary Early Release at 12:00 noon (teacher professional development)
Early Childhood Schools AM session will not meet
16-22 National Educational Bosses' Week
22 Plano West Senior High School Prom
18 School Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
31 Memorial Day (Student / Teacher Holiday)

June 2010

Date Event / Meeting
TBA
Secondary Semester Exams (Grades 6-12)
1 School Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
3

End of Fourth Nine Weeks
End of Sixth Six Weeks

Last Day for Students
Elementary Early Release at 12:00 noon (teacher record keeping)
Early Childhood Schools PM session will not meet

Elementary Report Cards
myPISD.net Parent Portal

Exam Dismissal Times:
Middle Schools – 12:40 p.m.
High / Senior High Schools – 1:20 p.m.

4

Teacher Work Day
First Bad Weather Day

7

Second Bad Weather Day

Secondary Report Cards
myPISD.net Parent Portal

8

Graduation Commencement Ceremonies
Dallas Convention Center (Arena)
650 Griffin Street, Dallas TX 75202

Plano Senior High - 10:00 a.m.
Plano East SH - 2:30 p.m.
Plano West SH - 7:00 p.m.

15 Student Transfer Requests - deadline for transfer requests for the 2010-11 school year

 

 

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