Kentucky School for the Blind 2011-12 Calendar of Events * No School for Students > No School for Students and Teachers August, 2011: 8 Monday Teachers Open School 9 Tuesday SBDM Council Meeting, 4 PM 9-12 Tue.-Fri. Professional Development for Staff 14 Sunday Student Registration, 3-5 PM 15 Monday First Day of School for Students September, 2011: > 5 Monday Labor Day Holiday; Travel Day (Students Return 4 PM) 6 Tuesday SBDM Council Meeting, 4 PM 8 Thursday Indiana Track & Field Day Meet, Indiana School f/t Blind, Indianapolis 14 Wednesday 1st Qtr. Interim Report Period Ends 19 Monday 1st Qtr. Interim Reports Mailed 20 Tuesday Drop Everything and Read (DEAR) Reading Circle, 5:30-7 PM, Library 20-21 Tue.-Wed. EXPLORE (8th Grade) and PLAN (10th Grade) Tests Administered 21 Wednesday 13th Annual KSBCF Golf Scramble, 1 PM, Covered Bridge Golf Club, Sellersburg, IN 29 Thursday Travel Day (Students Depart at 1:20 PM) > 30 Friday School is Not in Session 30-2 Fri.-Sun. NCASB Track and Field Conference Meet, Tennessee School f/t Blind, Nashville October, 2011: 4 Tuesday SBDM Council Meeting, 4 PM * 10 Monday Parent/Teacher Conference Day; Student Travel Day (Students Return at 4 PM); KSB Advisory Board Meeting, 1:30 PM 12 Wednesday Bill Roby Track and Field Games, KSB 13-15 Thu.-Sat. American Printing House f/t Blind Annual Meeting, Galt House, Louisville 14 Friday 1st Qtr. Grading Period Ends 14-16 Fri.-Sat. Tennessee Invitational Goalball Meet, Tennessee School f/t Blind, Nashville 19 Wednesday 1st Qtr. Report Cards Mailed 26 Wednesday Career Fair November, 2011: 1 Tuesday National Federation of the Blind Braille Readers are Leaders Competition for Students Begins (Nov. 1-Jan. 4); SBDM Council Meeting, 4 PM 2 Wednesday Jump Rope for Heart for Physical Education Students, 6th Period, Langan Gym 4-6 Fri.-Sun. NCASB Conference Goalball Meet, Missouri School f/t Blind, St. Louis * 8 Tuesday School is not in Session 11 Friday 2nd Qtr. Interim Report Period Ends 16 Wednesday 2nd Qtr. Interim Reports Mailed 16-17 Wed.-Thu. ACT Testing (Optional) for 11th and 12th Grade Students 18 Friday Braille and Low Vision Carnival for K-5 Students * 21-25 Mon.-Fri. School is Not in Session * 24 Thursday Thanksgiving Holiday December 2011: 2-4 Fri.-Sun. Indiana Invitational Wrestling and Cheerleading Meet, Indiana School f/t Blind, Indianapolis 6 Tuesday SBDM Council Meeting, 4 PM; DEAR Reading Circle, Library, 5:30-7 PM 16 Friday Christmas Music Program, Richie Auditorium, 10 AM; 2nd Qtr. Grading Period Ends > 19-30 Winter Break > 21 Wednesday 2nd Qtr. Report Cards Mailed > 26 Monday Christmas Holiday January 2012: > 2 Monday New Year’s Holiday; Travel Day (Students Return at 4 PM) 3 Tuesday SBDM Council Meeting, 4 PM 7 Saturday Class A State Wrestling Tournament, Walton-Verona High School, Walton, KY > 16 Monday Martin Luther King Holiday; Travel Day (Students Return at 4 PM) 20-22 Fri.-Sun. NCASB Conference Wrestling and Cheerleading Meet, Arkansas School f/t Blind, Little Rock February 2012: 3 Friday 3rd Qtr. Interim Report Periods Ends 7 Tuesday SBDM Council Meeting, 4 PM 8 Wednesday 3rd Qtr. Interim Reports Mailed > 13 Monday Flexible Professional Development Day for Staff; Travel Day (Students Return at 4 PM); KSB Advisory Board Meeting, 1:30 PM 16 Thursday Kentucky Braille Challenge, KSB and American Printing House f/t Blind March 2012: 1 Thursday Travel Day (Students Depart 1:20 PM) 2 Friday Flexible Professional Development Day for Staff 5-9 Mon.-Fri. KSB Celebrates National Education Association’s Read Across America Day and Dr. Seuss’ Birthday 6 Tuesday SBDM Council Meeting, 4 PM 6-7 Tue.-Wed. State Required ACT Testing Administered to 11th Grade Students 7 Wednesday Little NC (Junior Varsity) Goalball, Wrestling, Swimming and Cheerleading Championships, Indiana School f/t Blind, Indianapolis 9 Friday 3rd Qtr. Grading Period Ends 14 Wednesday 3rd Qtr. Report Cards Mailed 16-18 Fri.-Sun. Indiana Invitational Swimming and Forensics Meet, Indiana School f/t Blind, Indianapolis 21-23 Wed.-Fri. 26th KAER State Conference, Cumberland Falls State Resort Park, Corbin 23-24 Fri.-Sat. Kentucky Association of Blind Athletes (KABA) Goalball Invitational Meet 27 Tuesday DEAR Reading Circle, Library, 5:30-7 PM 30-1 Fri.-Sat. Short Term Retreat Weekend, KSB April 2012: 3 Tuesday SBDM Council Meeting, 4 PM 5 Thursday Elizabeth Oaks Red vs. White Wrestling and Cheerleading Exhibition, KSB 9-13 Mon.-Fri. Spring Break 19 Thursday 4th Interim Report Period Ends 25 Wednesday 4th Interim Reports Mailed 27-29 Fri.-Sun. NCASB Conference Swimming and Forensics Meet, Minnesota Academy f/t Blind, Faribault May 2012: 1 Tuesday SBDM Council Meeting, 4 PM 2 Wednesday Junior Varsity Sports Celebration, Gattiland 3 Thursday Travel Day (Students Depart at 1:20 PM) 4 Friday School is Not in Session 7-11 Mon.-Fri. Kentucky Core Content Testing Window for Grades 3-8 and 10-11 9 Wednesday KSB Founder’s Day Program 10 Thursday K-5 Spring Music Recital and Awards Assembly, 1 PM, Richie Auditorium 14-18 Mon.-Fri. Make-Up Dates for Kentucky Core Content Tests 15-18 Tue.-Fri. End-of-Course Exams for High School Students 16 Wednesday KSB Athletic Banquet, 6:30 PM 17 Thursday MS/HS Spring Music Recital, 6:30 PM, Richie Auditorium 22 Tuesday School is Not in Session 24 Thursday 8th Grade Graduation and MS/HS Awards Assembly; Graduation, 6:30 PM 25 Friday Field Day and Last Day of School for Students; 4th Qtr. Grading Period Ends 28 Monday Memorial Day Holiday 29 Friday Closing Day of School for Teachers 30 Wednesday 4th Qtr. Report Cards Mailed