East Brunswick Public Schools  |  Important Dates 2008-2009
The first day of school for students will be September 3, 2008; EBHS graduation and the last day of school for students will be June 25, 2009.
Summer 2008  |  Fall 2008  |  Winter 2009  |  Spring 2009
Summer 2008
July 1 - Summer Academy Session 1 begins, Extended School Year begins
July 4 - Independence Day, schools and administrative offices closed
July 22 - Summer Academy Session 1 ends
July 23 - Summer Academy Session 2 begins
Aug 12 - Elementary Summer Academy Session 2 ends, Extended School Year ends
Aug 19, 20, 21 - Hammarskjold Orientation (8/19 Grade 6, 8/20 Grade 6&7, 8/21 Grade 7)
Aug 25 – Kindergarten and New Student Orientation
Aug 26 – Administrators Workshop
Aug 27 - Churchill 8th Grade Orientation ( A - I at 9:00 am to 11:00 am; J - R at 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm)
August 27, 28, 29 – New Teacher Orientation
Aug 28 - Churchill 8th Grade Orientation (S - Z at 9:00 am to 11:00 am)
Aug 28 - EBHS Sophomore and New Student Orientation

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This calendar allows for 3 emergency closing days. If ALL schools are closed for more than 3 days for any reason, some of the days may be made up in the following priority order: Apr 17, Apr 16, Apr 15. Any unused emergency closing days will be subtracted from the end of the year for students and staff in grades Pre-K-9. At EBHS where the graduation day is set, unused emergency closing days will be used in the following priority order: June 5, May 22, TBA.
Fall 2008
Sept 1 - Labor Day, schools and administrative offices closed
Sept 3 - First day of school for all students
Sept 30, Oct 1 – Fall Recess 1, schools and administrative office closed
Oct 9 - Fall recess 2, schools and administrative office closed
Oct 20, 21, 22, 23 - Single session students grades K-9, Parent/Teacher conferences, lunch served gr. 1-7
Oct 21, 22, 23 – Single session students grades 10-12, Parent/Teacher conferences, no lunch served at EBHS
Oct 24 – No school for students, staff development
Nov 3 – 7 – Fall Recess 3
Nov 4 – Election Day
Nov 6, 7 – NJEA Teachers Convention
Nov 26 – Single session day, students and staff, lunch served grades 1-7
Nov 27, 28 – Thanksgiving holiday, schools and administration offices closed

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Winter 2009
Dec 24, 2008 – Jan 2, 2009 – Winter Vacation, schools and administrative offices closed
Jan 19 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, schools and administrative offices closed
Feb 16 – Presidents’ Day, Staff Development Day – no school for students

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Spring 2009
Mar 3, 4, 5, 6 – Single session students grades K-9, Parent/Teacher conferences, lunch served grades 1-7
Mar 3, 4, 5 – Single session students grades 10-12, Parent/Teacher conferences, no lunch served at EBHS
April 9 – 17 – Spring Recess
May 25 – Memorial Day, schools and administrative offices closed
Jun 2 – Primary Election Day, Single Session Students/ Full Day Teachers, building based staff development, no lunch
Jun 24, 25 - Single session days all students, No lunch
Jun 25 - End of Marking Period, Last day of school for students, EBHS graduation, Single session day all students, No lunch
Jun 26 - Last day for teachers
This calendar allows for 3 emergency closing days. If ALL schools are closed for more than 3 days for any reason, some of the days may be made up in the following priority order: Apr 17, Apr 16, Apr 15. Any unused emergency closing days will be subtracted from the end of the year for students and staff in grades Pre-K-9. At EBHS where the graduation day is set, unused emergency closing days will be used in the following priority order: June 5, May 22, TBA.

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