Important Dates for the 2011–2012 School Year

August 15, 2011
First Day of School

September 5, 2011
Labor Day (No School)

November 1–2, 2011
CAHSEE Testing: Grades 11–12*

November 11, 2011
Veterans Day School Holiday (No School)

November 24–25, 2011
Thanksgiving Break (No School)

December 23, 2011–January 13, 2012
Winter Break (No School)

January 16, 2012
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No School)

February 7–8, 2012
CAHSEE Testing: Grades 10–12*

February 20, 2012
Presidents' Day (No School)

March 6, 2012
CST Writing Test: Grades 4 and 7

March 7, 2012
Make-up CST Writing Test: Grades 4 and 7

April 9–13, 2012
Spring Break (No School)

April 2–May 7, 2012
STAR Testing: Grades 2–10
(*Please check with your teacher to confirm your exact dates of testing)

May 8–9, 2012
CAHSEE Testing: Grade 12*
Make-up Testing: Grade 10 students who did not take the test in February

May 28, 2012
Memorial Day (No School)

May 30, 2012
Last Day of School

*Students in grade 11 are permitted to take the tests twice a year, while students in grade 12 are permitted to take the tests three times a year.