Christopher Cerf Superintendent Mitch Center Assistant Superintendent Mrs. Cooke Vice Mr. Montalbano Vice Mrs. Denchi-Smith Vice September 3 Students First Day 7 Holiday-Labor Day (OFF) School Calendar Plan 2015-2016 8 Washington DC Parent Meeting 5:00 p.m. -6:00 p.m. 3-9 Student Culture Practice 7-11 Moby Max I SRI/ DRA/ MIF Student Diagnostic Test (Grades 3 rd through 8 th ) 8-11 DRA I (Kindergarten through 2 nd ) 11 Assessment Result Submission 14-25 Scholastic Book Fair 15 Lesson Plan Submission 16 Back to School Night 4:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m. Aspira Light Out Celebration 18 Grade Level Class Meetings 24 Social Justice Supreme Court House Trip Chief Justice Sotomayor Washington, DC Teachers- District Staff Development 25 Newark Mayor s Office Assembly 6 th through 8 th grade (Lee Rouson) 29 Lesson Plan Submission 30 Staff Faculty Meeting 3:46 p.m.- 4:45 p.m. Cafeteria A October 1 School IPDP/ CAP Complete 2 8 th Grade Graduation Package 5 Extended Day & Aspira Afterschool Program Begins 7 Progress Reports Distribution 12 Holiday-Columbus day OFF 13 Lesson Plan Submission 16 Back to School Dance 4:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. 9 Schoolcraft Fall Pictures 21 School Culture Walkthrough Evaluation 22 Aspira Open House 23 Aspira Staff Meeting 4:00p.m.-6:00 p.m. 8 th Grade Graduation Package Meeting 27 Lesson Plan Submission 26-30 Expeditionary Learning Interim I Assessment (Grades 3 rd through 8 th ) 28 Staff Faculty Meeting 3:46 p.m.- 4:45 p.m. Cafeteria A
30 Aspira Harvest Celebration November 5 Teachers-District Staff Development 6 Holiday-Puerto Rican Recognition day OFF 10 Lesson Plan Submission 11 Holiday-Veteran s Day OFF 13 End of Expeditionary learning Module I 14 Marin Professional Development (Saturday Session) 18 Staff Faculty Meeting 3:46 p.m.- 4:45 p.m. Cafeteria A Family Math & Literacy Night 19 Aspira Parent-Student Thanksgiving Dinner 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. 20 Harvest School Dance 4:00 p.m. -6:00 p.m. Aspira Staff Meeting 4:00p.m.-6:00 p.m. Schoolcraft Fall Pictures 24 Report Card Distribution Parent Teacher Conference 1:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Lesson Plan Submission 26-27 Holiday-Thanksgiving OFF December 4 Grade Level Class Meeting Aspira Parent Meeting 4:00 p.m-5:00 p.m. 4 Pre-K Family Conference Forms 8 Lesson Plan Submission 12 Aspira Field Trip (Saturday) 12-16 SRI II Student Diagnostic Test (Grades 3 rd through 8 th ) 12-16 Moby Max II 14-15 Social Justice In-School Student Assemblies 17 Progress Reports Distribution Social Justice Parent and Community Showcase 15 Adopt A Classroom Celebration 16 Faculty Meeting 3:46 p.m.- 4:45 p.m. Cafeteria A 17 Aspira Afterschool Program Family Holiday Celebration 5:00-7:00 p.m. 18 Aspira Staff Meeting 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. 18 Holiday Dance 4:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. 22 Lesson Plan Submission 22 Winter Celebration 24-31 Winter Recess OFF Holiday-New Year s Eve OFF
January 1 Holiday-New Year s Day OFF 5 School Culture Reset Day 8 School IPDP/ CAP Complete (midyear observation) 12 Lesson Plan Submission 16 Aspira Field Trip (Saturday) 18 Holiday-Martin Luther King Jr. OFF 20 School Culture Walk Through 22 Aspira Staff Meeting 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Schoolcraft 8 th Grade Pictures 25-29 Expeditionary Learning Interim II Assessment (Grades 3 rd through 8 th ) 26 Lesson Plan Submission 27 Faculty Meeting 3:46 p.m.- 4:45 p.m. Cafeteria A 29 Aspira Parent Meeting 4:00 p.m-5:00 p.m. 30 Marin Professional Development (Saturday Session) February 3 Teacher s District Staff Development 5 Grade Level Class Meeting 5 Valentine s Day Dance 4:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. 5 End of Expeditionary Learning Module II 9 Report Card Distribution Parent Teacher Conference 1:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. 9 Lesson Plan Submission 11 Pre-K Family Conference Forms 11 Valentine s Day Celebration 12 Holiday-Lincoln s Birthday OFF 13 Aspira Field Trip (Saturday) 15 Holiday-President s Day 16 100 th Day of School Celebration 22-26 Black History Month Celebration 23 Lesson Plan Submission 24 Faculty Meeting 3:46 p.m.- 4:45 p.m. Cafeteria A 25 Aspira Parent Meeting 4:00 p.m-5:00 p.m. 26 Aspira Staff Meeting 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. March 2 Read Across America (Celebrity Read Day) 7 Progress Reports Distribution 8 Lesson Plan Submission
12 Aspira Field Trip (Saturday 12-13 Social Justice In-School Student Assemblies 14-18 SRI III Student Diagnostic Test (Grades 3 rd through 8 th ) 14-18 Moby Max III Women s History Month Celebration 15 Aspira Spring Celebration Schoolcraft Spring Pictures 16 Family Math & Literacy Night Sponsored by Aspira 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 17 Social Justice Parent and Community Showcase 17 Aspira Parent Meeting 4:00 p.m-5:00 p.m. 18 Aspira Staff Meeting 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. 18 Spring Dance 4:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. 21-24 Spring Recess 25 Holiday-Good Friday 29 School Culture Reset Day Lesson Plan Submission 30 Faculty Meeting 3:46 p.m.- 4:45 p.m. Cafeteria A April 7 School Pep Rally 12 Lesson Plan Submission 15 Non-Tenured Annual Observations Completed End of Expeditionary Learning Module III 16 Marin Professional Development (Saturday Session) Aspira Field Trip (Saturday) 18 PARCC Testing Begins 18-22 Expeditionary Learning Interim III Assessment (Grades 3 rd through 8 th ) 22 Aspira Parent Meeting 4:00 p.m-5:00 p.m. Earth Day Report Card Distribution 26 Lesson Plan Submission 27 Teachers-District Staff Development 28 Faculty Meeting 3:46 p.m.- 4:45 p.m. Cafeteria A May 3 Law Day 4 Mother s Day Breakfast 6 National Teacher s Day 10 Lesson Plan Submission 13 Grade Level Class Meeting
Lesson Plan Submission 13 Aspira Parent Meeting 4:00 p.m-5:00 p.m. 16 Progress Reports Distribution 18 School Culture Walkthrough 20 Career Day 20 Last Day for PARCC Testing 21 Aspira Field Trip (Saturday) 24 Lesson Plan Submission 25 & 26 NJASK Science: Grades 4 and 8 25 Faculty Meeting 3:46 p.m.- 4:45 p.m. Cafeteria A 26 Summer Jam School Dance 4:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 27 Lesson Plan Submission 30 Holiday-Memorial Day OFF 31 K & 3 rd Grade Field Trip Social Justice In-School Student Assemblies June 2 Social Justice Parent and Community Showcase School Math Olympics 2-15 Field Trips 3 Aspira Parent Meeting 4:00 p.m-5:00 p.m. Spelling Bee 7 Lesson Plan Submission Aspira Graduation 6-8 SRI/ DRA/ MIF Student Diagnostic Test (Grades 3 rd through 8 th ) 6-8 DRA II (Kindergarten through 2 nd ) 8-12 Moby Max IV 9 Eighth Grade Prom 10 Marin Awards Ceremony Sponsored by Aspira 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. 10 Lesson Plan Submission & Aspira After School Program Ends 11 Marin Professional Development (Saturday Session) 15 Father s Day Breakfast 15 Pre-K Family Conference Forms 15 Collection of Cum Cards 15 Tenured Annual Observation Completed 16 Fun Day 17 End of Expeditionary learning Module III 21 Kindergarten Graduation 22 Eighth Grade Graduation
23 Last Day for Students and Staff Report Card Distribution