INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
2016-17 SCHOOL CALENDAR
4
11
18
25
5
12
19
26
JULY 2016
W
T
6
13
20
27
7
14
21
28
F
1
8
15
22
29
M
1
8
15
22
29
Student Attendance Calendar
AUGUST 2016
SEPTEMBER 2016
T
W
T
F
M
T
W
T
2
3
4
5
1
9
10
11
12
5
6
7
8
16
17
18
19
12
13
14
15
23
24
25
26
19
20
21
22
30
31
26
27
28
29
Student Attendance - 15
M
7
14
21
28
NOVEMBER 2016
T
W
T
1
2
3
8
9
10
15
16
17
22
23
24
29
30
F
4
11
18
25
Student Attendance - 19
M
5
12
19
26
DECEMBER 2016
T
W
T
1
6
7
8
13
14
15
20
21
22
27
28
29
F
2
9
16
23
30
Student Attendance - 20
F
2
9
16
23
30
Student Attendance - 14
M
2
9
16
23
30
JANUARY 2017
T
W
T
3
4
5
10
11
12
17
18
19
24
25
26
31
M
3
10
17
24
31
OCTOBER 2016
T
W
T
4
5
6
11
12
13
18
19
20
25
26
27
F
7
14
21
28
Student Attendance - 19
F
6
13
20
27
Student Attendance - 19
M
6
13
20
27
FEBRUARY 2017
T
W
T
1
2
7
8
9
14
15
16
21
22
23
28
F
3
10
17
24
Student Attendance - 18
End of First Semester, Dec. 20
MARCH 2017
M
T
W
T
F
1
2
3
6
7
8
9
10
13
14
15
16
17
20
21
22
23
24
***27 ***28 ***29 ***30 ***31
Student Attendance - 17
M
3
10
17
24
APRIL 2017
T
W
T
4
5
6
11
12
13
18
19
20
25
26
27
F
7
14
21
28
Student Attendance - 18
M
1
8
15
**22
29
MAY 2017
T
W
T
2
3
4
9
10
11
16
17
18
**23 **24 **25
**30
31
Student Attendance - 14
F
5
12
**19
**26
M
5
12
19
26
JUNE 2017
W
T
1
6
7
8
13
14
15
20
21
22
27
28
29
T
F
2
9
16
23
30
Summer School
TBA
Anticipated Final Student Attendance Day, May 18, 2017
Non-Student Attendance
Parent Conference Week
First/Last Day of School
ELEMENTARY/SECONDARY
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
40
47
45
41
173
**All Attendance and contract days that are postponed due to inclement weather will be added to the calendar.
(** are protected as potential attendance and contract days and will be used first as makeup days in the case of adverse weather)
(*** are protected as potential attendance and contract days and will be used after ** days)
Student Evaluation Schedule
First Quarter (Grades K-8)
August 11, 2016 through October 7, 2016
End of First Semester
December 20, 2016
Third Quarter (Grades K-8)
January 4, 2017-March 10, 2017
End of Second Semester
May 18, 2017
HR 1/11/2016