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The calendar of holidays, breaks, and important school dates for traditional schools and schools on an alternative schedule.
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Traditional Schools Calendar
These are the calendars for the traditional APS schools listing all the important dates and holidays for the school year.
2011-2012 Calendar
| August 10-11 | Student Registration/Orientation Teacher Reporting Days |
| August 12 | Teacher In Service Day (no classes for students) |
| August 15 | Teacher Preparation Day (no classes for students) |
| August 16 |
First Day of School |
| September 5 |
Labor Day Holiday (schools and administrative offices closed) |
| October 7 |
Fall Break (schools closed) |
| October 27-28 | High School Student-Led Conferences |
| October 31 - November 4 | Middle School Student-Led Conferences (check with your school for exact dates) |
| November 11 | Veterans' Day Holiday (schools closed) |
| November 17 - December 2 | Elementary Parent Conferences (check with your school for exact dates) |
| November 23-25 | Thanksgiving Holiday (schools closed; administrative offices closed Nov. 24 and 25) |
| December 19-30 | Winter Break (schools closed; administrative offices open Dec. 19-22, closed Dec. 23-Jan. 2) |
| January 2 | New Year's Holiday (schools and administrative offices closed) |
| January 3 | Teacher In Service Day (no classes for students) |
| January 4 |
Classes begin for Spring Semester |
| January 16 | Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (schools closed) |
| February 20 |
Presidents' Day Holiday (schools and administrative offices closed) |
| March 5-23 | Elementary Parent Conferences (check with your school for exact dates) |
| March 12-16 | Spring Break (schools closed) |
| March 19 - April 13 | NM Standards Based Assessment Administered (check with your school for exact dates) |
| March 27-29 | High School Student-Led Conferences / State Testing for Juniors (no classes for freshman, sophomores, and seniors) |
| April 6 |
Vernal Holiday (schools and administrative offices closed) |
| April 16-20 | Middle School Student-Led Conferences (check with your school for exact dates) |
| May 14-19 | High School Graduations |
| May 25 | Last Day of School |
| May 28 | Memorial Day Holiday (schools and administrative offices closed) |
| May 29, 30, 31, June 1 |
Make-Up Days (if necessary) |
2012-2013 Calendar, approved by Board of Education in January 2012
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| Aug. 7 | First day back for teachers, school staff |
| Aug. 13 |
First day of school |
| Sept. 3 | Labor Day (schools and administrative offices closed) |
| Oct. 12 | Fall break (schools closed) |
| Nov. 6 | Election Day (schools closed) |
| Nov. 21-23 | Thanksgiving break (schools closed; administrative offices closed Nov. 22-23) |
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Dec. 24-Jan. 4 |
Winter break (schools closed; administrative offices closed Dec. 24-Jan. 1) |
| Jan. 7 |
Teacher work day (no classes for students) |
| Jan. 8 | First day of second semester |
| Jan. 21 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day (schools closed) |
| Feb. 18 | Presidents Day |
| March 11-15 | Spring break (schools closed) |
| March 29 | Vernal Holiday (schools and administrative offices closed) |
| May 22 | Last day of school |
| May 23-24 | Weather make-up days (if needed) |
| May 27 |
Memorial Day (schools and administrative offices closed) |
| May 28-29 | Weather make-up days (if needed) |
Alternative Calendar for Year-Round Schools
In the 2010-2011 school year, all year-round schools moved to a new, standard single-track schedule.
2011-2012 Alternative Calendar
| July 20-21 | Student Registration/Orientation |
| July 22 | Teacher In-Service (no classes for students) |
| July 25 | Teacher Preparation Day (no classes for students) |
| July 26 |
First Day of School |
| September 5 |
Labor Day Holiday (schools and administrative offices closed) |
| October 7 |
Fall Break (schools closed) |
| October 17-18 |
Parent-Teacher Conferences |
| October 19 - November 1 |
Intersession (no class for students) |
| November 11 | Veterans' Day Holiday (schools closed) |
| November 23-25 | Thanksgiving Holiday (schools closed; administrative offices closed Nov. 24 and 25) |
| December 19-30 | Winter Break (schools closed) |
| January 2 | New Year's Holiday (schools and administrative offices closed) |
| January 3 | Teacher In-Service Day (no class for students) |
| January 4 | Students Return to School |
| January 16 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day (schools closed) |
| February 20 |
Presidents' Day Holiday (schools and administrative offices closed) |
| March 5-16 |
Intersession (no class for students) |
| April 6 |
Vernal Holiday (schools and administrative offices closed) |
| May 25 | Last Day of School |
| May 28 |
Memorial Day Holiday (schools and administrative offices closed) |
| May 29 - June 1 |
Make-Up Days (if necessary) |
