2008-2009 Academic Calendar

August 13, 2008
Treasure Valley Discovery Day

August 14, 2008
Magic Valley Discovery Day

August 15, 2008
Idaho Falls Discovery Day

August 18, 2008
Coeur d’Alene Discovery Day

August 19, 2008
Lewiston/Moscow Discovery Day

August 20, 2008
First day of school for students

September 1, 2008
Labor Day (no school)

September 15, 2008
Fall testing window opens

September 30, 2008
Fall Idaho Reading Indicator (IRI) window opens

October 20 – October 24, 2008
Make-up testing week

October 24, 2008
Fall testing window closes

November 27 – November 28, 2008
Thanksgiving break

December 2, 2008
Direct Math Assessments (DMA)

December 3, 2008
Direct Writing Assessments (DWA)

December 22, 2008 – January 3, 2009
Winter Break (no school)

January 5, 2009
Winter Idaho Reading Indicator (IRI) testing window opens

January 8, 2009 – January 9, 2009
Virtual High School face-to-face finals

January 12, 2009 – January 13, 2009
K-8 teacher workdays (no school for K-8 students)

January 19, 2009
Martin Luther King, Jr. day (no school)

January 23, 2009
Winter Idaho Standard Achievement Test (ISAT) window opens

January 31, 2009
Winter Idaho Reading Indicator (IRI) test window closes

February 16, 2009
President’s Day (no school)

March 23, 2009 – March 27, 2009
March 30, 2009 – March 3, 2009
K-8 Spring Break Holiday (family choice)

April 13, 2009
Spring Idaho State Achievement Test (ISAT) window closes

May 11 – May 15, 2009
Make-up testing week

May 15, 2009
Spring ISAT window closes

May 25, 2009
Memorial Day (no school)

May 26, 2009
Virtual High School graduation in Coeur d’Alene

May 27, 2009
Virtual High School graduation in Idaho Falls

May 28 – 29, 2009
Virtual High School face-to-face finals

May 29, 2009
Last day of school for students

May 30, 2009
Virtual High School graduation in Boise