2008-2009 Blount County Schools Calendar

August
1First full day of school for Students
7Election Day/No Students or Teachers
 
September
1Labor Day/No school
15Administrative Day/Parent-Teacher Conferences/No students
 
October
3End of 1st Nine Weeks (44 days)
6-10Fall Break
13Beginning of 2nd Nine Weeks
 
November
3Professional Development Day/No Students
4Election Day/No Students or Teachers
11Veteran's Day/No school
26Abbreviated day*
27-28Thanksgiving Holidays
 
December
19End of 2nd Nine Weeks (45 days)
22Christmas break begins
 
January
2Last day of Christmas break (no students)
5Administrative Day/Teachers required/No students
6Beginning of 3rd Nine Weeks/Semester 2
19Martin Luther King/No school for teachers or students
 
February
16Presidents Day/No school for Teachers or Students
17Administrative Day/Parent-Teacher Conferences/No students
 
March
13End of 1st Nine Weeks (44 days)
16-20Spring Break
23Beginning of 4th Nine Weeks
 
April
10Good Friday/No school for teachers or students
 
May
1Professional Development Day/No Students
22End of 4th Nine Weeks (43 days)/Last day for students (Abbrev.day)
25Memorial Day/No Teachers/No Students
26Administrative Day/Teachers required/No Students
27Professional Development/Teachers required/No Students
28Professional Development/Teachers required/No Students