Archdiocese of Newark
Vicariate for Education
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School Calendar  2007 - 2008
 

June
27-28 New Principals Orientation - Sessions I and II
   
August
28 New Principals Orientation - Session III
29-30 New Teachers Orientation
   
September
19 Days
4 Schools Open
11 Preliminary Census Count
23 Opening of School Mass, 12:00 Noon at the Basilica
    of the Sacred Heart, for all Principals and Teachers
20 Principals Administrative Conference (PAC)
   
October
23 Days
1 Census Reporting Begins
8 Colombus Day (Optional Closing)
15-18 Deanery Week  
16 Final Progress Report
19 Final Census Report Due
25 Principals Seminar
   
November
20 Days
1
4

6
8
9
12
13
13
14
15
16
17
20
21
30
All Saints Day (optional closing)
NJ Symphony Fund Raiser 4:00 PM Cathedral Basilica
Bergen HS Principals Meeting
Essex HS Principals Meeting
COOP Admissions Examination
HS Presidents Meeting
Hudson HS Principals Meeting
Cluster I
Cluster II
Union HS Principals Meeting
Cluster III
COOP Exam Make-up
Principals Council
Thanksgiving Recess Begins After a 4 Hour Session
First Trimester Ends
   
December
15 Days
4-6
7
13
21
Cluster/Deanery Christmas Meetings
9th Grade Application Records due to High School
Principals Seminar
Christmas Recess Begins After a 4-Hour Session
   
January
22 Days
2
17
21
22
25
27-Feb.1
Schools Reopen
HS Admission Decisions Mailed Today
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (optional closing)
Right to Life March
Second Progress Report
Catholic Schools Week
Catholic Schools Light the Way
   
February
21 Days
2
5
6
7
11-15
12
14
18
20
High School Registration
Bergen HS Principals Meeting
Ash Wednesday
Essex HS Principals Meeting
Deanery Week
Hudson HS Principals Meeting
Union HS Principals Meeting
Presidents Day (optional closing)
Principals Seminar
   
March
14 Days
3
3-7
3
11
12
14
19
25-27
31
Principals Contracts Signed
TerraNova Testing Week
HS Presidents Meeting
Principals Council
Principals Seminar
Second Trimester Ends
Easter Recess Begins
NCEA Convention – Indianapolis, IN
School Reopens
   
April
22 Days
5
9
15
29
Catholic Challenge
Joint Cluster Meeting
Teachers Contracts Signed
Bergen HS Principals Meeting
   
May
22 Days
1
1
2
6
6
7
8
8
20
26
Ascension (optional closing)
Essex HS Principals Meeting
Third Progress Report
Cluster I Meeting
Hudson HS Principals Meeting
Cluster II Meeting
Cluster III Meeting
Union HS Principals Meeting
Principals Council
Memorial Day (optional closing)
   
June
12 Days
17 School closes for students if 180 Instructional Days have been provided
   

This calendar reflects 188 days. Eight (8) days must be chosen by the local school and should include three (3) snow/holidays, and any professional days that exceed the two (2) already factored in as instructional days. Please adjust the closing date if necessary. Half days should be four (4) instructional hours.

Summary: 180 instructional days include two (2) professional days–faculty attends, but students do not attend.
hours.

Principals Seminar: Required for all new principals, that is those beginning in a school in September 2007, or those who assumed the position after September 2006. All principals are encouraged to attend for professional development.

Changes to the calendar, after it has been submitted, should be reported to the Superintendent of Schools Office in writing.

Revised:07/24/07

 
Vicariate for Education
Archdiocese of Newark