Academy of Hospitality and Tourism High School at Erasmus

Erasmus Hall Campus

911 Flatbush Avenue ½ Brooklyn, NY 11226 ½ Phone: (718) 564-2580 ½ Fax: (718) 564-2581

 

Adam D. Breier, Principal

Grace Garofolo, Assistant Principal

 

2009-2010 School Calendar

 

Date(s)

Event(s)

August 31, 2009 - Monday

The following staff report: Assistant Principals and school-based intermediate supervisors not designated to work an increased work year.

September 7, 2009 – Monday

Labor Day – No School

September 8, 2009 - Tuesday

All Staff Report to Work for Professional Development and Room Preparation

September 9, 2009 - Wednesday

SCHOOL SESSIONS BEGIN FOR ALL STUDENTS.

September 28, 2009 – Monday

Yom Kippur – No School

October 5, 2009 – Monday

Faculty Conference

October 12, 2009 – Monday

Columbus Day – No School

October 16, 2009 – Friday

Last Day of Marking Period 1

October 19, 2009 – Monday

Department Conferences

October 19, 2009 – Monday

First Day of Marking Period 2

October 20, 2009 – Tuesday

Marking Period Grades Due by 10:00 AM

October 21, 2009 – Wednesday

·   School Leadership Team Meeting at 6:30 PM

·   Parent Association Meeting at 7:30 PM

October 23, 2009

Distribution of Marking Period 1 Report Cards

November 2, 2009 – Monday

Faculty Conference

November 3, 2009 - Tuesday

Election Day

Chancellor’s Conference Day for staff development. Students will not be in attendance.

November 9, 2009 – Monday

Department Conferences

November 11, 2009 – Wednesday

Veterans Day – No School

November 18, 2009 – Wednesday

·   School Leadership Team Meeting at 6:30 PM

·   Parent Association Meeting at 7:30 PM

November 25, 2009 – Wednesday

Last Day of Marking Period 2

November 26, 2009 – Thursday

through and including

November 27, 2009 – Friday

Thanksgiving Recess – No School

November 30, 2009 – Monday

All faculty and Students return to school from Thanksgiving Recess

November 30, 2009 – Monday

First day of Marking Period 3

December 1, 2009 – Tuesday

Marking Period 2 Grades Due by 10:00 AM

December 7, 2009 – Monday

Faculty Conference

December 14, 2009 – Monday

Department Conferences

December 16, 2009 - Wednesday

·   School Leadership Team Meeting at 6:30 PM

·   Parent Association Meeting at 7:30 PM

December 24, 2009 – Thursday

through and including

January 1, 2010 – Friday

Winter Recess – No School

January 4, 2010 – Monday

All Staff and Students Return to School from Winter Recess

January 4, 2010 – Monday

Faculty Conference

January 11, 2010 – Monday

Department Conferences

January 18, 2010 – Monday

Martin Luther King Jr. Day – No School

January 20, 2010 – Wednesday

·   School Leadership Team Meeting at 6:30 PM

·   Parent Association Meeting at 7:30 PM

January 25, 2010 – Monday

Last Day of Marking Period 3

January 27, 2010 – Wednesday

Marking Period 3 Grades Due by 10:00 AM

January 26, 2010 – Tuesday

through and including

January 29, 2010 - Friday

Regents Exams – January 2010 Administration

February 1, 2010 – Monday

Fall Term ends for high school students. NO HIGH school students will be in attendance. Chancellor’s Conference Day for staff development in ALL HIGH Schools. All other students will be in attendance. (See section 7 below for details on high school student attendance on February 1.)

February 1, 2010 – Monday

Faculty Conference

February 2, 2010 – Tuesday

Spring Term Begins – Students Attend School

February 2, 2010 – Tuesday

First Day of Marking Period 1

February 8, 2010 – Monday

Department Conferences

February 10, 2010 – Wednesday

·   School Leadership Team Meeting at 6:30 PM

·   Parent Association Meeting at 7:30 PM

February 15, 2010 – Monday

through and including

February 19, 2010 – Friday

Mid-Winter Recess – No School

February 22, 2010 – Monday

All staff and students return to school from Mid-Winter Recess

March 1, 2010 – Monday

Faculty Conference

March 8, 2010 – Monday

Department Conferences

March 12, 2010 - Friday

Last Day of Marking Period 1

March 13, 2010 – Monday

First Day of Marking Period 2

March 17, 2010 - Wednesday

·   School Leadership Team Meeting at 6:30 PM

·   Parent Association Meeting at 7:30 PM

March 18, 2010 – Thursday

Parent Teacher Conferences

·         Evening

March 19, 2010 – Friday

Parent Teacher Conferences

·         Afternoon

March 23, 2010 – Tuesday

Marking Period 1 Grades Due by 10:00 AM

March 29, 2010 – Monday

through and including

April 6, 2010 – Tuesday

Spring Recess – No School

April 7, 2010 – Wednesday

All staff and students return to school from Spring Recess

April 12, 2010 – Monday

Faculty Conference

April 14, 2010 – Wednesday

·   School Leadership Team Meeting at 6:30 PM

·   Parent Association Meeting at 7:30 PM

April 19, 2010 – Monday

Department Conference

April 30, 2010 – Friday

Last Day of Marking Period 2

May 3, 2010 – Monday

Faculty Conference

May 3, 2010 – Monday

First Day of Marking Period 3

May 4, 2010 – Tuesday

Marking Period 2 Grades Due by 10:00 AM

May 10, 2010 – Monday

Department Conferences

May 19, 2010 – Wednesday

·   School Leadership Team Meeting at 6:30 PM

·   Parent Association Meeting at 7:30 PM

·   ELECTIONS*****************

May 31, 2010 – Monday

Memorial Day Observed – No School

June 10, 2010 – Thursday

Chancellor’s Conference Day for staff development. School staff report to work if required by their collective bargaining agreement. Students IN ALL FIVE BOROUGHS will NOT be in attendance.

June 14, 2010 – Monday

Last Day of Classes for the School Year 2009-2010

June 14, 2010 – Monday

Last Day of Marking Period 3

June 16, 2010 – Wednesday

Marking Period 3 Grades Due by 10:00 AM

June 16, 2010 - Wednesday

·   School Leadership Team Meeting at 6:30 PM

·   Parent Association Meeting at 7:30 PM

June 15, 2010 – Tuesday

through and including

June 23, 2010 - Wednesday

Regents Exams

June 24, 2010 – Thursday

Regents Rating Day – No Students

June 24, 2010 – Thursday

***GRADUATION CEREMONY***

June 28, 2010 – Monday

Last Day for All Teachers and Students

June 29, 2010 – Tuesday

and

June 30, 2010 – Wednesday

School Administrators and Secretaries Report to Work

 

The school year calendar incorporates the following understandings:

 

1.     That two Chancellor’s Conference Days are to be used for staff development related to the Regents High Learning Standards and Assessments (September 3 and 4 in elementary, middle schools and high schools);

2.     That this calendar does not preclude subsequent changes that may be made pursuant to collective bargaining agreements or for other reasons, but in no case can this calendar or subsequent changes result in a loss of state aid;

3.     That all requests for shortened sessions resulting in early dismissals of students and any other changes in this calendar must be submitted to http://schools.nyc.gov/Calendar/changerequests.htm. Subsequent to receiving approval, 4 weeks prior notification to parents must be provided;

4.     That the Chancellor shall use the power vested in him by law when, in violation of this citywide school year calendar, a school is closed or shortened sessions (defined in section 9 below) are scheduled without prior authorization.

 

The following should also be noted:

5.     The School Year Calendar for 2009-2010 meets the State Education Department requirement of a minimum of 180 state aidable days in all schools in the City School District.

6.     All schools will be open citywide on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, 2009, and on Thursday, June 10, 2010 for a Chancellor’s Conference Day for staff development and on both days students IN ALL FIVE BOROUGHS will not be in attendance.

7.     Monday, February 1 will be scheduled by all high schools for professional development related to the Regents High Learning Standards and Assessments. No high school students will be in attendance, with the exception of High school level students in District 75 (these students will be in attendance on February 1). The high school spring term begins on Tuesday, February 2 with a full day of instruction.

8.     All schools will be open on Friday, February 12, 2010 and students will be in attendance.

9.     As a result of professional / Chancellor Conference Days, shortened sessions for various purposes, and Regents Days, the total number of instructional days (days when students report to school) may be different from the number of state aidable days. A shortened session is any day when school is in session for kindergarten through grade 6 students for less than 5 hours of instruction, exclusive of lunch and of the extra session of 37.5 minutes for targeted students, or any day when school is in session for grade 7 and above students for less than 5.5 hours of instruction, exclusive of lunch and of the extra session of 37.5 minutes for targeted students.

10.   Calculations of aidable days incorporate Chancellor Conference/Regents Examination Days. Under Commissioner's Regulations, Chancellor Conference Days may include general staff orientation, curriculum development, in-service education, or Parent-Teacher Conferences. They may not include routine administrative matters such as grading examinations or pupil assignments, recordkeeping, or lesson planning.

11.   In part, the school calendar takes into account the following citywide centrally-scheduled shortened sessions: two Parent-Teacher Conference shortened sessions (one in the Fall Term and one in the Spring Term), and other citywide shortened sessions. Separate notifications will be forthcoming regarding all of these citywide centrally-scheduled shortened sessions. An early dismissal of students is to be scheduled on the last day of school, subject to the guidelines outlined in section 13 below.

12.   In non-District 75 high schools having administered the Regents examinations from June 15 through June 23, high school students will not be in attendance on Regents Rating Day, Thursday, June 24.

13.   As concerns the early dismissal of students on the last day of school (Friday, June 25, 2010), the day should be recorded as a regular day of instruction for purposes of the Period Attendance Report, and schools must adhere to the following guidelines: students are required to attend school, pupil attendance must be taken, recorded and reported as part of the average daily attendance, and students are to receive instruction and/or guidance and assistance as needed. Schools should provide at least 4 weeks prior notice to parents and to the Office of Pupil Transportation regarding the specific time they have set for the early dismissal at their site.

14.   To avoid the risk of a reduction in State Aid, and to limit impacts on bus scheduling for students, schools will not be closed or shortened sessions (defined in section 9 above) will not be scheduled without prior authorization. Prior to requesting, on a timely basis, shortened session requests, the following should be considered: in weeks when a single scheduled shortened session for kindergarten through grade 6 is requested, the school must still be in session for 25 hours of instruction, exclusive of lunch and of the extra session of 37.5 minutes for targeted students. When a shortened session is scheduled during a 4 day week (for instance, when the week includes a holiday), the school must still be in session for 20 hours of instruction over that week, exclusive of lunch and of the extra session of 37.5 minutes for targeted students. Further clarification and information on exceptions are available upon request.

15.   In a week when, exclusive of lunch and of the extra session of 37.5 minutes for targeted students, 25 hours of instruction are scheduled for kindergarten through grade 6 students, or 20 hours in a 4 day week, and an approved shortened session is scheduled, schools may designate that shortened session as a regular day of instruction for purposes of the Period Attendance Report. For students in grades 7 and above, see section 16 below.

16.   As concerns Grades 7 and above, generally a shortened session results in the school being in session for less than the required minimum of 27.5 hours of instructional time scheduled in a week, exclusive of lunch and of the extra session of 37.5 minutes for targeted students. Therefore, in almost all instances, an approved shortened session for grades 7 and above should be designated as a non-instructional day for purposes of the Period Attendance Report. Exceptions pertain to the last day of school Friday, June 25, 2010, with the requirements of section 13 above being met this day should be recorded as instructional for purposes of the Period Attendance Report.

17.   For Non-District 75 Kindergarten, there are 182 aidable days (182 instructional days).

18.   For District 75 Kindergarten through Grade 6 Level and All Grades 1 through 6, there are 184 aidable days (182 instructional days).

19.   For Grades 7 and 8 Citywide and Grade 9 in Middle Schools (including District 75), there are 183 aidable days (182 instructional days).

20.   For High School Level Grades 9 through 12, there are 184 aidable days in all boroughs (and including 182 in District 75), 180 of which are instructional (in District 75, there are 182 instructional days).

21.   Staff development activities must meet needs that are mandated or of high priority, including implementation of the new comprehensive, system-wide instructional approach to literacy and mathematics under the Children First initiative, school violence prevention and intervention, the implementation of the Continuum for Students with Disabilities, performance standards, science education, assessments, etc., as they relate to general, special and bilingual education. There must be an appropriate focus on the Regents High Learning Standards and Assessments as indicated in section 1.

22.   Schools will not be in session on Labor Day, Yom Kippur, Columbus Day Observed, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and the day after Thanksgiving, Winter Recess (Thursday, December 24 through and including Friday, January 1, including Christmas and New Year's Day), Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Mid-Winter Recess (February 15 through February 19, including Washington’s Birthday), Spring Recess (March 29 through and including April 6, including Good Friday, Easter and Passover), and Memorial Day. On Tuesday, November 3, 2009 (Election Day), and on Thursday, June 10, 2010 (Anniversary Day), a Chancellor’s Conference Day for staff development is scheduled in all five boroughs. Students IN ALL FIVE BOROUGHS will NOT be in attendance on either day. (Under Section 2586 of the Education Law, Anniversary Day is the first Thursday in June, or the second Thursday in June when the first Thursday falls within the same week as Memorial Day.)

23.   Consultation on the school year calendar has taken place with superintendents, parent representatives, the Nonpublic Schools Committee, and appropriate collective bargaining representatives.

 

 

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