Chesapeake Public Schools

2018-2019 School Calendar Summary

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Important Dates
Aug 22: Teachers New to CPS Report
Aug 27: Returning Personnel Report
Aug 27-Aug 31: Preschool Activities
Sept 3: Labor Day - Holiday
Sept 4: First Day of School for Students
Oct 3: End of Grading Period (9-12)
Oct 11: Early Release Day (Elementary Only)
Nov 2: End of Grading Period (K-12)
Nov 5: Teacher Workday/In-Service Day
Nov 6: Teacher Workday
Nov 12: Veterans Day (Observed) - Holiday
Nov 21: Early Release Day
Nov 22-23: Thanksgiving Holiday
Dec 12: End of Grading Period (9-12)
Dec 21-Jan 1: Winter Break
Jan 2: Schools Reopen
Jan 21: Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Holiday
Jan 23-25: Exams (If Appropriate)*
Jan 25: Early Release Day for ALL Students If Last Day of Exams*
Jan 25: End of Grading Period (K-12)
Jan 28: Teacher Workday/In-Service Day**
Jan 29: Teacher Workday
Feb 18: Presidents' Day - Holiday
Mar 4: End of Grading Period (9-12)
Mar 7: Early Release Day (Elementary Only)
Apr 5: End of Grading Period (K-12)
Apr 5: Early Release Day/Teacher Records Day
Apr 15-19: Spring Break
May 14: End of Grading Period (9-12)
May 27: Memorial Day - Holiday
Jun 11-13: Exams (If Appropriate)*;
Jun 13: Early Release Day for ALL Students If Last Day of Exams*
Jun 13: Last Day of School for Students
Jun 13: End of Grading Period (K-12)
Jun 14: Teacher Workday

Graduation Schedule
June 12: 7:30 p.m. – WBH
June 13: 4:00 p.m. – DCH; 7:30 p.m. – OSH
June 14: 9:30 a.m. – HHS; 12:45 p.m. – GFH; 4:15 p.m. – IRH; 7:30 p.m. – GBH
Emergency Closing Information
Note: If emergency closings become necessary, days will be made up according to the schedule below.

Semester 1:
 1st Day – Banked
 2nd Day – Banked
 3rd Day – Jan 28: Teacher Workday/In-Service Day – Waived

Semester 2:
 1st Day – Banked
 2nd Day – Banked
 3rd Day – Banked *** (Optional – Superintendent’s Discretion)

*In the event of emergency school closings, the Superintendent may need to adjust the exam schedule. Please note that
the early release for students will be on the last day of exams.

**In the event schools are closed due to inclement weather and the exam schedule has to be revised, it may be
necessary for the Superintendent to adjust the scheduling of the teacher workday/in-service day.

***Optional banked time may be used at the Superintendent's discretion. Optional banked time may be available only
if there have been no delayed school openings or early closings during the second semester.

Teaching Days= 180

Non-Teaching Days= 10
Quarter 1= 44 days
Quarter 2= 46 days
Quarter 3= 47 days
Quarter 4= 43 days
 2018-2019 School Calendar
August 2018 Chesapeake Public Schools February 2019
S M T W T F S 312 Cedar Road S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 Chesapeake, VA 23322 1 2
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 757-547-0153 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 We Promote Excellence 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
26 27 28 29 30 31 Aug 22 Teachers New to CPS Report 24 25 26 27 28
Aug 27 Returning Personnel Report
September 2018 Aug 27-Aug 31 Preschool Activities March 2019
S M T W T F S Sept 3 Labor Day - Holiday S M T W T F S
1 Sept 4 First Day of School for Students 1 2
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Oct 3 End of Grading Period (9-12) 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Oct 11 Early Release Day (Elementary Only) 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Nov 2 End of Grading Period (K-12) 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Nov 5 Teacher Workday/In-Service Day 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
30 Nov 6 Teacher Workday 31
October 2018 Nov 12 Veterans Day (Observed) - Holiday April 2019
S M T W T F S Nov 21 Early Release Day S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6 Nov 22-23 Thanksgiving Holiday 1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Dec 12 End of Grading Period (9-12) 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Dec 21-Jan 1 Winter Break 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Jan 2 Schools Reopen 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31 Jan 21 Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Holiday 28 29 30
Exams (If Appropriate)*
November 2018 Jan 23-Jan 25 Early Release Day on Jan 25 for May 2019
S M T W T F S ALL Students If Last Day of Exams* S M T W T F S
1 2 3 Jan 25 End of Grading Period (K-12) 1 2 3 4
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Jan 28 Teacher Workday/In-Service Day** 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Jan 29 Teacher Workday 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Feb 18 Presidents' Day - Holiday 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
25 26 27 28 29 30 Mar 4 End of Grading Period (9-12) 26 27 28 29 30 31
Mar 7 Early Release Day (Elementary Only)
December 2018 Apr 5 End of Grading Period (K-12) June 2019
S M T W T F S Apr 5 Early Release Day/Teacher Records Day S M T W T F S
1 Apr 15-Apr 19 Spring Break 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 May 14 End of Grading Period (9-12) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 May 27 Memorial Day - Holiday 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Exams (If Appropriate)* 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Jun 11-Jun 13 Early Release Day on June 13 for 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31 ALL Students If Last Day of Exams* 30
January 2019 Jun 13 Last Day of School for Students First/Last Day of School
S M T W T F S Jun 13 End of Grading Period (K-12) Schools Closed

1 2 3 4 5 Jun 14 Teacher Workday Schools/Offices Closed

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Graduation Schedule Teacher Workday (Schools Closed)

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Jun 12 7:30 p.m. - WBH Teacher Workday/In-Service Day
(Schools Closed)
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Jun 13 4:00 p.m. - DCH; 7:30 p.m. - OSH
Early Release Day for ALL Students
27 28 29 30 31 9:30 a.m. - HHS; 12:45 p.m. - GFH If Last Day of Exams*
Jun 14 4:15 p.m. - IRH; 7:30 p.m. - GBH Early Release Day
Note: If emergency closings become necessary, days will be made up according to the schedule below. Early Release Day (Elementary Only)
1st Day - Banked 1st Day - Banked
2nd Day - Banked 2nd Day - Banked
Semester 1 Semester 2
3rd Day - Jan 28
3rd Day - Banked*** (Optional - Superintendent's Discretion)
Teacher Workday/In-Service Day - Waived
In the event of emergency school closings, the Superintendent may need to adjust the exam schedule. Please note that the early release for students will
* be on the last day of exams.
In the event schools are closed due to inclement weather and the exam schedule has to be revised, it may be necessary for the Superintendent to adjust
** the scheduling of the teacher workday/in-service day.
Optional banked time may be used at the Superintendent's discretion. Optional banked time may be available only if there have been no delayed school
*** openings or early closings during the second semester.
Teaching Days= 180 Non-Teaching Days= 10 Quarter 1= 44 days Quarter 2= 46 days Quarter 3= 47 days Quarter 4= 43 days

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