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June / July, 2008

Date	Event / Meeting
June 17	School Board Business Meeting, 700 p.m.
July 1	Plano Principals Association Golf Tournament Stonebridge Ranch Golf Course in McKinney 8:30 a.m. Entry Form (Word doc)
Ongoing Summer Programs	PASAR Summer Child Care Summer School Classes

August 2008

Date	Event / Meeting
4-15	2008-09 New Student Registration
5	School Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
13-15	Staff Inservice Brochure (maps & schedule) New Teacher Inservice Schedule Wednesday, August 13 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.– Campus Business or Campus Professional Development Thursday, August 14 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. – Elementary staff reports to Sockwell Center, 6301 Chapel Hill Boulevard (All Secondary PE / Health Teachers also report to Sockwell Center); Secondary staff reports to Plano West Senior High School, 5601 West Parker Road, Plano 5:30 p.m. – New Teacher Dinner at Southfork Ranch, 3700 Hogge Drive, Parker Friday, August 15 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. – Elementary staff reports to Sockwell Center, 6301 Chapel Hill Boulevard; Secondary staff reports to Plano West Senior High, 5601 West Parker Road, Plano
14-15	Fall 2008 Student Class Schedule Pickup
18-22	Staff Inservice Brochure (maps & schedule) Teacher Inservice Schedule Monday, August 18 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. – Campus Business or Campus Professional Development Tuesday, August 19 Employee Convocation at Prestonwood Baptist Church, 6801 West Park at Midway 6:45 to 7:20 a.m. – Coffee, juice, and water in the atrium. 7:00 to 7:30 a.m. – Musical and video pre-event presentation in meeting hall. (Enjoy your colleagues in "The BIG Picture" warm-up activity.) 7:30 a.m. Program begins in meeting hall. (All employees are asked to be in their reserved seats by 7:20 a.m. to ensure aisles are clear for the start of the program.) (Convocation attire is business casual with school / department spirit shirts.) 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. – Campus Business or Campus Professional Development Wednesday, August 20 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. – Curriculum Professional Development To be assigned by subject coordinator Thursday, August 21 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. – Curriculum Professional Development To be assigned by subject coordinator Friday, August 22 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. – Teacher Preparation on Home Campus
18	Summer Graduations, 7:00 p.m. PESH - Cafeteria PSHS - Theater PWSH - Auditorium
19	Employee Convocation, Prestonwood Baptist Church, 7:00 a.m. Alan Bird Center Open House Plano Family Literacy, 10:00 a.m. GED, 1:00 p.m. School Board Work Session, 6:00 p.m.
25	First Day of Classes / Students Return

September 2008

Date	Event / Meeting
1	Labor Day (Student / Teacher Holiday)
	Back-to-School Open Houses (Please confirm times with schools.) September 2 – Early Childhood Schools September 8 – Senior High School (Grades 11-12) September 9 – High Schools (Grades 9-10) September 11 – Middle School (Grades 6-8) Elementary Schools will plan their open houses according to the above schedule.
2	First Day of Classes for Head Start Students School Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
7	Collin County Adventure Camp - open house for Plano ISD fifth grade students and their families - 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.
8	International Literacy Day
15	College Night at Plano Senior
16	College Night at Plano East School Board Work Session, 6:00 p.m.
17	Citizenship Day
17-23	Constitution Week - Student-Hosted Instructional Video
21	Rededication Ceremony for Meadows Elementary School and Head Start
22	First Day of Autumn
24	12:00 p.m. Elementary Early Release (ECS no a.m. classes)
25	Girl Scouts Recruitment Night
29	YMCA Recruitment Night
30	Boy Scouts Recruitment Night

October 2008

Date	Event / Meeting
2	End of the First Six Weeks
5-11	Fire Prevention Week
7	School Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
10	Secondary Report Cards myPISD.net Parent Portal Plano West Senior High Homecoming
13	Columbus Day School Board Town Hall Meeting on Parent Portal, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., Huffman Elementary School
13-17	National School Lunch Week
16	End of the First Nine Weeks 12:00 p.m. Elementary Early Release (ECS no p.m. classes)
17	Parent / Teacher Conferences (Student Holiday) Plano East Senior High Homecoming
20-24	National School Bus Safety Week
21	School Board Work Session, 6:00 p.m.
23-31	Red Ribbon Drug-Free America Week Celebration
24	Elementary Report Cards myPISD.net Parent Portal United Nations Day
30	LULAC Hispanic Awards Banquet, 6:30 p.m., Southfork Hotel

November 2008

Date	Event / Meeting
2	Daylight Saving Ends (2:00 a.m. -- clocks move back one hour)
4	School Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
6	End of the Second Six Weeks School Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
7	Plano Senior High Homecoming
11	Veteran's Day
12	12:00 p.m. Elementary Early Release (ECS no A.M. classes)
14	Secondary Report Cards myPISD.net Parent Portal
16-22	American Education Week
18	School Board Work Session, 6:00 p.m.
23-29	National Family Week
26-28	Thanksgiving Holiday (Student / Teacher Holiday)

December 2008

Date	Event / Meeting
2	PTA Council Reflections Judging
7	Pearl Harbor Day
9	School Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
10	Human Rights Day
15	Bill of Rights Day
16-19	Secondary Semester Exams (Grades 6-12)
19	End of the Second Nine Weeks End of the Third Six Weeks Elementary & Secondary Report Cards myPISD.net Parent Portal Last Day for Students 12:00 p.m. Elementary Early Release (ECS no p.m. classes) Exam Dismissal Times: Middle Schools – 12:40 p.m. High / Senior High Schools – 1:20 p.m.
20	Last Day for Teachers
21	First Day of Winter
22-Jan. 2	Winter Break for Students and Teachers

January 2009

Date	Event / Meeting
5	Teacher Work Day (Student Holiday)
6	Classes Resume (Students)
19	Martin L. King, Jr. Birthday Observance (Student / Teacher Holiday)
20	School Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
22	Martin L. King, Jr. Tribute, Plano Centre 7:00 p.m.
31	Ski Plano - Plano ISD Education Foundation Annual Fund Raiser, 6:30 p.m. at Southfork Ranch

February 2009

Date	Event / Meeting
2-6	National School Counseling Week
3	District Secondary Science Fair, Plano Centre School Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
12	End of the Fourth Six Weeks
16	Professional Development Day (Student Holiday) School Board Work Session, 6:00 p.m. Presidents' Day
17	PTA Lifetime Membership Banquet- Plano Centre, 6:30 p.m.
20	Secondary Report Cards myPISD.net Parent Portal
25	12:00 p.m. Elementary Early Release (ECS no a.m. classes)

March 2009

Date	Event / Meeting
2	Read Across America Day
2-6	National School Breakfast Week Texas Public Schools Week
3	School Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
	Texas Public Schools Week Celebration School Open Houses March 2 – Early Childhood School Open Houses March 5 – High School Open Houses March 9 – Senior High School Open Houses March 10 – Middle School Open Houses March 12 – Elementary School Open Houses
8	Daylight Saving Begins (2:00 a.m. – clocks move ahead one hour)
13	End of the Third Nine Weeks 12:00 p.m. Elementary Early Release (ECS no p.m. classes)
16-20	Spring Break (Student / Teacher Holiday)
20	First Day of Spring
26	PTA Presidents' & Principals' Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. CCCC at Spring Creek Campus
26, 28 & 31	2008-09 Early Childhood Schools Pre-registration
27	Elementary Report Cards myPISD.net Parent Portal
28	Council of PTA Vendor Fair – location TBD

April 2009

Date	Event / Meeting
2	International Children's Book Day Service Pin / Retirement / Superintendent's Service Award Dinner, Southfork Ranch, 5:00 p.m.
2 & 3	2009-2010 Kindergarten Pre-registration
7	School Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
9	End of the Fifth Six Weeks
10	Student / Teacher Holiday
12-18	National Library Week
12	Drop Everything and Read Day (DEAR)
17	Secondary Report Cards myPISD.net Parent Portal
19-25	National Student Leadership Week Public School Volunteer Week Administrative Professionals' Week
21	School Board Work Session, 6:00 p.m.
22	Earth Day Administrative Professionals' Day
24	National Arbor Day
25	Plano Senior High Prom

May 2009

Date	Event / Meeting
1-7	National PE & Sports Week
7	Teacher of the Year Gala, Plano Centre, 6:30 p.m.
3-10	National Music Week
3-9	Teacher Appreciation Week
4-8	Child Nutrition Employee Appreciation Week
5	Cinco de Mayo National Teacher Day School Board Work Session, 6:00 p.m.
6	National School Nurse Day
10	Mothers' Day
12-18	National Children's Book Week
13	12:00 p.m. Elementary Early Release (ECS no a.m. classes)
16	Plano West Senior High Prom
17-23	National Educational Bosses' Week
19	School Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
21	Trustee Awards, Plano Centre, 7:00 p.m.
23	Plano East Senior High Prom
25	Memorial Day (Student / Teacher Holiday)

June 2009

Date	Event / Meeting
1- 4	Secondary Semester Exams (Grades 6-12)
2	School Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
4	End of the Fourth Nine Weeks End of the Sixth Six Weeks Last Day for Students 12:00 p.m. Elementary Early Release (ECS no p.m. classes) Exam Dismissal Times: Middle Schools – 12:40 p.m. High / Senior High Schools – 1:20 p.m.
5	Last Day for Teachers Elementary & Secondary Report Cards myPISD.net Parent Portal
8	Graduation Dallas Convention Center 10:00 a.m. - Plano East 2:00 p.m. - Plano West 7:00 p.m. - Plano


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