Calendar 2015-16

MESQUITE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
2015-16 School Calendar

Fall Semester - 76 Instructional Days
Spring Semester - 101 Instructional Days
august 2015
S
JANUARY 2016
JUNE 2016
SH
10
11
12
13
14
15
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
12
16
17
18
19 20 21 22
17
18
19 20 21 22 23
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
30 31
31
SEPTEMBER 2015
S
13
7*
SH
11
14
15
16 SH 18
19 20 21 22 23 SH 25
26 27 28 29 30
FEBRUARY 2016
CALENDAR SYMBOLS KEY:
JULY 2016
SH
SH
10
11
12
10
11
12
13
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
14
15
16
17
18
19 20
10
11
12
13
14 SH 16
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
17
18
19 20 21 SH 23
27 28 29 30
28 29
24 25 26 27 28 SH 30
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . School Holiday
. . . Staff Professional Day (No Classes)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bad Weather Day
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Early Release
|. . . . . .
Elementary End of Grading Period
|. . . . . . .
Secondary End of Grading Period
SH. . . . . . . Summer Hours Offices Closed
HIGH SCHOOL BLOCK SCHEDULE KEY:
A Days indicated by bold red numbers.

B Days indicated by blue numbers.
31
OCTOBER 2015
S
MARCH 2016
10
10
11
12
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
18
19 20 21 22 23 24
20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
27 28 29 30 31
NOVEMBER 2015
26
APRIL 2016
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19 20 21
10
11
12
13
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
17
18
19 20 21 22 23
29 30
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
DECEMBER 2015
S
14
15
16
MAY 2016
13
14
10
11
12
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
15
16
17
18
19 20 21
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
27 28 29 30 31
29 30 31
UPDATED 02/24/2015
August 14, 17-21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Staff Professional Days

August 24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First Day of School
September 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Labor Day
September 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Staff Professional Day
October 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fair Day
October 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Early Release: Staff Professional Day
October 26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Staff Professional Day
November 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Early Release: Staff Professional Day
November 23-27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thanksgiving Break
December 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Early Release: Staff Professional Day
December 18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Early Release
December 21 January 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Winter Break
January 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martin Luther King Jr. Day
February 15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Staff Professional Day
March 7-11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spring Break
March 25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bad Weather Day #2
May 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Memorial Day
June 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Early Release: Staff Professional Day
June 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Early Release/Last Day of School
June 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bad Weather Day #1/Final Staff Professional Day
July 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fourth of July Holiday (Offices Closed)
About Bad Weather Days: June 6 and March 25 are makeup days if
schools must be closed due to bad weather during the year. Please take
these two dates into account when planning activities.
* If classes are held on June 6: June 6 will be the last day of school for

students, and June 7 will be the Final Staff Professional Day for staff.
November 23-24 will be regular workdays for 226-day employees.

Sixth-grade students residing on a middle school campus will follow the
secondary schools grading-period schedule (indicated with green).
2015-2016 IMPORTANT STATE ASSESSMENT DATES:

Writing
Math
Reading
Social Studies
Science
3rd Grade
May 9
May 10
4th Grade
March 29, March 30
May 9
May 10
5th Grade
March 29
March 30
May 11
6th Grade
May 9
May 10
7th Grade
March 29, March 30
May 9
May 10
8th Grade
March 29
March 30
May 12
May 11
English 1
English 2
Algebra 1, Biology, U.S. History
March 29
March 31
May 2-6
High School
REPORT CARD AND PROGRESS REPORT DATES FOR
REPORT CARD AND PROGRESS REPORT DATES FOR
(Includes sixth-grade students residing on a middle school campus.)
(Includes sixth-grade students residing on an elementary campus.)
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
September 16, 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Progress Report*

October 8, 2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Report Card
October 28, 2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Progress Report*
November 12, 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Report Card
December 9, 2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Progress Report*
January 8, 2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Report Card
January 27, 2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Progress Report*
February 25, 2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Report Card
March 23, 2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Progress Report*
April 21, 2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Report Card
May 11, 2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Progress Report*
End of Year (Mailed). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Report Card
September 18, 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Progress Report*

October 22, 2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Report Card
November 13, 2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Progress Report*
January 7, 2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Report Card
February 5, 2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Progress Report*
March 24, 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Report Card
April 29, 2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Progress Report*
End of Year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Report Card
* Progress reports are only required for students who are
not passing classes at the grading period mid-point.
2016 GRADUATION DATES AND TIMES:

Mesquite High School
Saturday, May 28
9 a.m.
Curtis Culwell Center, 4999 Naaman Forest Blvd., Garland 75040
West Mesquite High School
Saturday, May 28
1 p.m.
John Horn High School
Saturday, May 28
5 p.m.
North Mesquite High School
Sunday, May 29
2 p.m.
Poteet High School
Sunday, May 29
6 p.m.
The Mesquite Academy*
Thursday, June 2
7 p.m.
Sunnyvale Baptist Church, 3018 N. Beltline Road, Sunnyvale 75182

* Academy information tentative.
MORE ONLINE AT
WWW.MESQUITEISD.ORG
Find information about the Student Code of Conduct,

the Student Handbook and our dress code and
standard dress policy and sign up for ParentConnect
on our district website. Visit www.MesquiteISD.org and
click on the Students and Parents banner.
SCHOOL HOURS:
Elementary. . . . . . . . . . . 7:55 a.m. 2:55 p.m.

Middle School . . . . . . . . 8:15 a.m. 3:25 p.m.
High School. . . . . . . . . . 8:35 a.m. 3:45 p.m.
EARLY RELEASE TIMES:
Elementary Students. . . . . . . . . . . 11:55 a.m.

Middle School Students. . . . . . . . . 12:15 p.m.
High School Students. . . . . . . . . . . 12:35 p.m.

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MESQUITE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

2015-16 School Calendar

Spring Semester - 101 Instructional Days

CALENDAR SYMBOLS KEY:

Elementary End of Grading Period

Secondary End of Grading Period

SH. . . . . . . Summer Hours Offices Closed

HIGH SCHOOL BLOCK SCHEDULE KEY:

A Days indicated by bold red numbers.

August 14, 17-21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Staff Professional Days

November 23-24 will be regular workdays for 226-day employees.

2015-2016 IMPORTANT STATE ASSESSMENT DATES:

March 29, March 30

March 29, March 30

Algebra 1, Biology, U.S. History

REPORT CARD AND PROGRESS REPORT DATES FOR

REPORT CARD AND PROGRESS REPORT DATES FOR

(Includes sixth-grade students residing on a middle school campus.)

(Includes sixth-grade students residing on an elementary campus.)

September 16, 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Progress Report*

September 18, 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Progress Report*

2016 GRADUATION DATES AND TIMES:

Curtis Culwell Center, 4999 Naaman Forest Blvd., Garland 75040

West Mesquite High School

Curtis Culwell Center, 4999 Naaman Forest Blvd., Garland 75040

John Horn High School

Curtis Culwell Center, 4999 Naaman Forest Blvd., Garland 75040

North Mesquite High School

Curtis Culwell Center, 4999 Naaman Forest Blvd., Garland 75040

Poteet High School

Curtis Culwell Center, 4999 Naaman Forest Blvd., Garland 75040

The Mesquite Academy*

Sunnyvale Baptist Church, 3018 N. Beltline Road, Sunnyvale 75182

Find information about the Student Code of Conduct,

Elementary. . . . . . . . . . . 7:55 a.m. 2:55 p.m.

EARLY RELEASE TIMES:

Elementary Students. . . . . . . . . . . 11:55 a.m.

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