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DCPS school year calendar, 2003-2004
Last updated November 25, 2003

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August 4-29, 2003
Early bird registration at local schools
August 20-22, 2003
New teacher orientation
August 28-29, 2003
First day of school for teachers (local school organization and planning)
September 1, 2003
Labor Day holiday
September 2, 2003
First day of school for students
Last day to provide proof of immunization compliance
September 15, 2003
Last day to provide proof of residency for all students
October 7, 2003
Progress reports/deficiency (notices issued)
Official membership count (DC official date falls on a Sunday)
October 13, 2003
Columbia Day holiday
October 18, 2003 (Saturday)
PSAT, all students in grades 9-11
October 21, 2003 (Tuesday)
PSAT, all students in grades 9-11
October 29, 2003
Staff development, students not in school
November 6, 2003
Students dismissed at 12:15 p.m., end of first grading period, teachers’s record keeping
November 7, 2003
Beginning of second advisory
November 11, 2003
Veterans’ Day holiday
November 21, 2003
Parent-teacher conferences; students not in school
November 27-28, 2003
Thanksgiving holiday (November 27)
December 12, 2003
Progress reports/deficiency (notices issued)
December 17, 2003
Staff development, students not in school
December 24, 2003-January 2, 2004
Winter vacation
January 5, 2004
Schools reopen
January 17, 2004
Enrollment fair, showcase of schools
January 19, 2004
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s, birthday, holiday
January 28, 2004
Out-of-boundary transfer requests accepted
January 29, 2004
Students dismissed at 12:15 p.m., end of second grading period, teachers’ record keeping
January 30, 2004
First day of second semester, beginning of third advisory
February 12, 2004
Parent-teacher conferences, students not in school
February 16, 2004
President’s Day holiday
February 28, 2004
Out-of-boundary transfer requests deadline
March 4, 2004
Progress reports/deficiency notices issued
March 17, 2004
Staff development, students not in school
April 5-12, 2004
Spring vacation
April 15, 2004
Students dismissed at 12:15 p.m., end of third grading period, teachers’ record keeping
April 16, 2004
First day of fourth advisory
April 26-April 30, 2004
Spring testing, students in grades 3-11
May 6, 2004
Parent-teacher conferences, students not in school
May 19, 2004
Staff development, students dismissed at 12:15 p.m.
May 31, 2004
Memorial Day holiday
June 1-4, 2004
Senior finals and end of course exams
June 6-13, 2004
Senior high graduations and last day for seniors
June 14-21, 2004
Underclassmen finals and end of course exams
June 21, 2004
Last day of school for students; non-computerized report cards issued
June 22, 2004
Last day of school for teachers
June 28, 2004
Computerized report cards mailed
First day of summer school

Number of Days in Each Advisory

Students Teachers
First Advisory, November 6 46 49
Second Advisory, January 29 46 48
Third Advisory, April 15 46 48
Fourth Advisory, June 221 45 47
Total 183 192

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