LaPorte Community School Corporation Calendar

The La Porte Community School Corporation is located in Northwest Indiana and includes LaPorte High School, Boston Middle School, Kesling Middle School, Crichfield, Kingsbury, Kingsford Heights, Lincoln, Riley, Hailmann, Handley, Indian Trail, the South LaPorte County Special Education Cooperative and the LaPorte High School Preschool. The LaPorte Community Schools will be recognized among Indiana's highest achieving corporations by ensuring that all students reach their maximum academic potential, working in partnership with parents and the community to become productive and responsible citizens who are successful in a competitive global world.

Calendars and Grading Periods

2009 - 2010 School Year Calendar

August	18	First Teacher Day
	19	First Student Day
September	7	NO SCHOOL – Labor Day
October	1	NO STUDENTS – Staff In-Service Day
	14	P/T Conferences, High School
	20	P/T Conferences, Middle School
	21	P/T Conferences, Elementary School
	22	NO STUDENTS – Aft/Eve P/T Conf HS only – AM teacher In-Service (no P/T Conf.)
	23	NO SCHOOL – Teacher Paid Day
November	26-27	NO SCHOOL – Thanksgiving Break
December	Dec. 21 - Jan. 1	NO SCHOOL –Winter Break
January	15	Last Day of First Semester
	18	SCHOOL IN SESSION (Martin Luther King Day)
	21	P/T Conferences, High School
February	15	SCHOOL IN SESSION– (“President's Day”)
March	1-10	ISTEP Test Window
	12	NO SCHOOL – (Snow Make-Up Day)
April	2	NO SCHOOL – Good Friday
	5-9	NO SCHOOL - Spring Break
	26-May 5	ISTEP Test Window
	29	P/T Conferences, High School
May	7	NO SCHOOL – (Snow Make-Up Day)
	31	NO SCHOOL – Memorial Day
June	3	Last Student Day (or Snow Make-Up Day)
	4	Last Teacher Day (or Last Student Day dependent on 6/3)
	6	Graduation Day
	7	Last Teacher Day (dependent on 6/3)

2009 - 2010 Grading Periods

NINE-WEEK GRADING PERIODS Elementary & Middle School
Students		Teachers
Aug. 19 – Oct. 21	44 days	Aug. 18 – Oct. 21	49 days
Oct. 26 – Jan. 15	47 days	Oct. 26 – Jan. 15	49 days
Jan. 18 –Mar. 19	43 days	Jan. 18 – Mar. 19	43 days
Mar. 22 – June 3	46 days	Mar. 22 – June 4	48 days
	180 days		189 days
TRIMESTER GRADING PERIODS High School
Students		Teachers
Aug. 19 – Nov. 13	59 days	Aug. 18 – Nov. 13	64 days
Nov. 16 – Feb. 26	61 days	Nov. 16 – Feb. 26	63 days
Mar. 1 – June 3	60 days	Mar. 1 – June 4	62 days
	180 days		189 days

2010 - 2011 School Year Calendar

August	17	First Teacher Day
	18	First Student Day
September	6	NO SCHOOL – Labor Day
October	5	NO STUDENTS – Staff In-Service Day
	13	P/T Conferences, High School
	19	P/T Conferences, Elementary School
	20	P/T Conferences, Middle School
	21	NO STUDENTS – Aft/Eve P/T Conf HS only – AM teacher In-Service (no P/T Conf.)
	22	NO SCHOOL – Teacher Paid Day
November	25-26	NO SCHOOL – Thanksgiving Break
December	Dec. 20 - 31	NO SCHOOL –Winter Break
January	14	Last Day of First Semester
	17	NO SCHOOL (Martin Luther King Day/Snow Make-Up Day)
	20	P/T Conferences, High School
February	21	NO SCHOOL – (“President's Day”, Snow Make-Up Day)
	28 - Mar. 9	ISTEP Test Window
March	11	NO SCHOOL – (Snow Make-Up Day)
	22	Half Day In-service, P.M.
April	4-8	NO SCHOOL - Spring Break
	22	NO SCHOOL - Good Friday
	25 - May 4	ISTEP Test Window
	28	P/T Conferences, High School
May	6	NO SCHOOL – (Snow Make-Up Day)
	30	NO SCHOOL – Memorial Day
June	2	Last Student Day (or Snow Make-Up Day)
	3	Last Teacher Day (or Last Student Day dependent on 6/2)
	5	Graduation Day
	6	Last Teacher Day (dependent on 6/2)

2010 - 2011 Grading Periods

NINE-WEEK GRADING PERIODS Elementary & Middle School
Students		Teachers
Aug. 18 – Oct. 20	44 days	Aug. 17 – Oct. 20	49 days
Oct. 25 – Jan. 14	48 days	Oct. 25 – Jan. 14	50 days
Jan. 18 –Mar. 18	42 days	Jan. 18 – Mar. 18	42 days
Mar. 21 – June 2	46 days	Mar. 21 – June 3	48 days
	180 days		189 days
TRIMESTER GRADING PERIODS High School
Students		Teachers
Aug. 18 – Nov. 12	59 days	Aug. 17 – Nov. 12	64 days
Nov. 15 – Feb. 25	61 days	Nov. 15 – Feb. 25	63 days
Feb. 28 – June 2	60 days	Feb. 28 – June 3	62 days
	180 days		189 days