2014 DeKalb County School Calendar

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• 180 days of instruction – 88 in first semester, 92 in second semester
• 189 teacher-contract days with the final day (Day 190) being comprised of four (2 hrs. each/2 per semester) conference nights during the year as scheduled by each local school
• 5 teacher workdays before the first day of school
• Takes into account state-designated testing windows and dates
• Holidays for all – Labor Day, Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. Day, and President’s Day
• Thanksgiving break – November 24-28, 2014
• Concludes the first semester before the Winter Break in December – which prevents students from returning from the break with final exams and End of Course Tests (EOCT)
• Winter break -  December 22, 2014 – January 2, 2015
• Post planning 1^st semester/Pre-planning 2^nd semester – January 5, 2015
• First day of 2^nd semester – January 6, 2015
• Spring Break – April 6 – 10, 2015 (coincides with most metro area districts)
• Last day of school for students – May 22, 2015
• Post planning 2^nd semester – May 26-27, 2015