MESQUITE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
2020-21 School Calendar
Fall Semester - 81 Instructional Days CALENDAR SYMBOLS KEY:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . School Holiday
JULY 2020 August 2020 SEPTEMBER 2020
S M T W T F S S M T W T F 1 S M T W T F S . Professional Learning Day (No Class)
1 2 SH 4 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Teacher Camp
5 6 7 8 9 SH 11 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bad Weather Day
12 13 14 15 16 SH 18 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Early Release
19 20 21 22 23 SH 25 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 |. . . . . . Elementary End of Grading Period
26 27 28 29 30 SH 30 31 27 28 29 30 |. . . . . . Secondary End of Grading Period
July 2. . . . . . Independence Day Holiday Aug. 3-4. . . . . . . . . . New Teacher Camp Sept. 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Labor Day SH. . . . . . . Summer Hours – Offices Closed
July 29-30. . . . . . . . New Teacher Camp Aug. 6-7, 10-14. . . . . Pro. Learning Days Sept. 28. . . . Professional Learning Day
Aug. 17 . . . . . . . . . . . First Day of School
HIGH SCHOOL BLOCK SCHEDULE KEY:
OCTOBER 2020 NOVEMBER 2020 DECEMBER 2020 “A Days” indicated by bold red numbers.
S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S “B Days” indicated by blue numbers.
1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 About Bad Weather Days:
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23° 24° 25 26 27 28 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 May 27 and April 2 are “makeup”
days if schools must be closed due
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 27 28 29 30 31
to bad weather during the year.
Oct. 12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fair Day Nov. 3. . . . . . Professional Learning Day Dec. 17 . . . . . . . . Early Release (HS Only)
Nov. 23-27. . . . . . . . Thanksgiving Break Dec. 18. . . . Early Release (All Students) Please take these two dates into
Dec. 21-31. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Winter Break account when planning activities.
Spring Semester - 94 Instructional Days
*If classes are held on May 27:
JANUARY 2021 FEBRUARY 2021 MARCH 2021 May 27 will be the last day of
school for students, and May 28
S M T W T 1 2 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S
will be the final Professional
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 Learning Day for staff.
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 °November 23-24 are regular
workdays for 226-day employees.
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
31 28 28 29 30 31
SCHOOL HOURS:
Jan. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Winter Break Feb. 15. . . . . Professional Learning Day March 15-19. . . . . . . . . . . . Spring Break Pre-K (3-Year-Olds) . . . . . . . . 7:45 a.m.– 10:55 a.m.
Jan. 4. . . . . . Professional Learning Day Full-Day Pre-K/Elementary. . . 7:55 a.m.– 3:05 p.m.
Jan. 18 . . . . . Martin Luther King Jr. Day Middle School . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:25 a.m.– 3:35 p.m.
High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:45 a.m.– 3:55 p.m.
APRIL 2021 MAY 2021 JUNE 2021
S M T W T F S 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 S M T W T F S EARLY RELEASE TIMES:
Elementary Students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:25 p.m.
1 3 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 2 3 SH 5 Middle School Students. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:55 p.m.
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 6 7 8 9 10 SH 12 High School Students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:15 p.m.
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 23 24 25 26 28* 29 13 14 15 16 17 SH 19 GRADUATIONS AT
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 30 31 20 21 22 23 24 SH 26 CURTIS CULWELL CENTER:
May 25. . . . . . . . Early Release (HS Only) HHS. . . . . . . . . . . . . Saturday, June 5, 2021, 9 a.m.
25 26 27 28 29 30 1 27 28 29 30
PHS. . . . . . . . . . . . . Saturday, June 5, 2021, 1 p.m.
May 26. . . . Early Release (All Students)
April 2. . . . . . . . . . . Bad Weather Day #2 May 27. . Bad Weather Day #1/Pro. Day NMHS . . . . . . . . . . . Saturday, June 5, 2021, 5 p.m.
May 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Memorial Day MHS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunday, June 6, 2021, 1 p.m.
WMHS. . . . . . . . . . . . Sunday, June 6, 2021, 5 p.m.
UPDATED 6/16/2020