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"DSST has become that model the City can be proud of in education all students and sending them to college."
-Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper

DSST: GVR Campus Calendar

2010-2011 Calendar*

*This preliminary calendar is our best effort to give you firm dates for the school year. Major school vacation dates will not change, however, professional development days, ½ days and other dates may change. We will issue an updated calendar throughout the year and inform you of changes as much in advance as possible.

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June

12             Home Visits (if scheduled)

26             Home Visits (if scheduled)

July

3                Home Visits (if scheduled)

2010 SUMMER SCHOOL DAY TIMES: 8:00 – 11:45 am

6               FIRST DAY OF SUMMER SCHOOL-Omar D. Blair Charter School (8:00am – 11:45am)

10             Home Visits (if scheduled)

12             Registration for 2010-2011 school year   A –L (12:30 – 6:00)

13             Registration for 2010-2011 school year   M-Z (12:30 – 6:00)

17             Home Visits (if scheduled)

23             LAST DAY OF SUMMER SCHOOL: Field Trip to UDHSC (Fitzsimmons Campus) –Details to follow

23             Family BBQ (12:00PM) at UDHSC (parent attendance strongly encouraged)

 

2010 -2011 SCHOOL DAY TIMES:

  • MONDAY, TUESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY 7:45 – 4:00 pm (After school programs dismiss at 5 pm)
  • WEDNESDAY 7:45 – 2:30 pm (After school programs dismiss at 3:30 pm)

August

14             Grand Opening Celebration and Family Gathering -GVR Campus (5:00 – 9:00) (Details of Celebration to follow)

23             First Day of School (1/2 day 7:45am-11:45am) –GVR Campus Pena Blvd. and Green Valley Ranch Blvd.

24             First FULL Day of School—GVR Campus (7:45am – 4:00pm)

25             Picture Day-tentative

September

3               Field Day (Families invited to join from 2:00pm – 4:00pm)

6               No School: Labor Day

15             Back to School Night (6:00pm-8:15pm)

17             No School: Professional Learning Day

30             Interim Assessments English/Social Studies

October

1                State Student Count Day – (Attendance Mandatory)

1                Interim Assessments English/Social Studies

4                Interim Assessments Math/Science

5                Interim Assessments Math/Science

8                No School:  Professional Learning Day

13              Picture Make-Up Days

18              First Rounds of Performance Assessments this week

27             No School: Professional Learning Day

28 - 29     No School: Fall Weekend

November

16             Interim Assessments English/Social Studies

17             Interim Assessments English/Social Studies

18             Interim Assessments Math/Science

19             Interim Assessments Math/Science-Last day of Trimester 1

22-23       No School Professional Learning Days

24-26       No School: Thanksgiving Break

29             Trimester 2 begins

December

10             ½ day of school (7:45am – 11:45am)-No afterschool activities

10             Report Card Conferences – Trimester 1(1:00pm – 6:00pm)

15             Awards Ceremony Trimester 1 (2:30pm – 3:30pm)

20-31       No School: Winter Break

January

3               School Resumes

17             No School: MLK Day

24             Second Round of Performance Assessments this week

28             No School: Professional Learning Day

February

15             IA Math/Science

16             IA Math/Science

17             IA English/SS

18             IA English/SS

18             Trimester 2 Ends

21             No School: President’s Day Weekend

22-23       No School: Professional Learning Days

24             Trimester 3 Begins

 

March

2 -10        CSAP Testing

11             ½ day of school (7:45am – 11:45am)-No afterschool activities

11             Report Card Conferences – Trimester 2 (1:00pm – 6:00pm)

16             Awards Ceremony Trimester 2 (2:30pm – 3:30pm)

28-April 1  No School: Spring Break

April

4               School Resumes

7               Terra Nova Testing

8               Terra Nova Testing

11             Terra Nova Testing

12             Terra Nova Testing

15             No School: Professional Learning Day

15             DSST Public Schools Celebration (5:30pm-8:00pm) – Details to follow

18             IA Math/Science

19             IA Math/Science

20             IA English/SS

21             IA English/SS

25             No School: Professional Learning Day

May

2               Third Round of Performance Assessments this week

6               No School: Professional Learning Day

26             IA English/SS

27             IA English/SS

30             No School: Memorial Day

31             IA Math/Science

June

1                IA Math/Science

1                Awards Ceremony-End of Year (2:30pm – 3:30pm)

3                Last Day of School 1/2 day of school - 7:45am – 11:45am

6                Make -Up Exams