Brinkley Public Schools 2008-2009 Calendar

First Quarter

Dates	Description	Student days
August 11 – August 15	Teacher Inservice	0
August 18 – August 22		5
August 25 – August 29		5
September 1	Labor Day Holiday	0
September 2 – September 5		4
September 8 – September 12		5
September 15 – September 19		5
September 22 – September 26		5
September 29 – October 3		5
October 6 – October 10		5
October 13 – October 17	1^st Quarter Ends October 17	5

(44 days)

Second Quarter

Dates	Description	Student days
October 20 – October 24		5
October 27 – October 31	Parent/Teacher Conference 10/28	5
November 3 – November 7		5
November 10 – November 12		3
November 13 – November 14	AEA/Teacher Conf.	0
November 17 – November 21		5
November 24 – November 25		2
November 26 – November 28	Thanksgiving Holiday	0
December 1– December 5		5
December 8 – December 12		5
December 15 – December 19	Semester Exams 12/18 and 12/19	5
	2^nd Quarter ends 12/19
December 22 thru January 5	Christmas Holiday	0

(40 days)

School Start – August 18

AEA Days – 2

School End – May 27

Third Quarter

Dates	Description	Student days
January 6 – January 9		4
January 12 – January 16		5
January 19	MLK, Jr. Day	0
January 20 – January 23		4
January 26 – January 30		5
February 2 – February 6		5
February 9 – February 13		5
February 16	President’s day	0
February 17 – February 20		4
February 23 – February 27		5
March 2 – March 6		5
March 9 – March 13	3^rd Quarter Ends March 13	5

(47 days)

Fourth Quarter

Dates	Description	Student days
March 16 – March 20	Parent/Teacher Conference 3/19	5
March 23 – March 27	Spring Break	0
March 30 – April 3		5
April 6 – April 10		5
April 13 – April 17		5
April 20 – April 24		5
April 27 – May 1		5
May 4 – May 8		5
May 11 – May 15		5
May 18 – May 22		5
May 25	Memorial Day	0
May 26 – May 27	Semester Exams 5/26 and 5/27 4^th Quarter Ends 5/27	2

(47 days)

Students will not attend school on Teacher Inservice Days

Students and Staff will not attend school on Holidays

Student Attendance – 178 Days

Faculty Attendance – 180 Days

Inservice Days – 10 Days

Total Faculty Days – 190 Days

Approved 3/10/08