News and Highlights
- It has come to our attention that our spring break is no longer congruent with several local school divisions. We realize that this has a negative effect on shared programs and families with employees and children in different school systems. As a result, we have asked the school board to consider a revised 2019-2020 School Calendar. The revised calendar reflects the following changes: spring break is moved from April 10-17 to April 6-13, the March early dismissal and non-student days are moved from March 19 and 20 to March 12 and 13,the end of the 3rd nine-week grading period is moved from March 31 to March 30, and third marking period report cards will be distributed on April 3.The revised calendar is attached for your review. We hope providing these revisions well in advance will prevent any negative impact on families. However, if you have comments, questions or concerns about these changes, please feel free to contact Curtis Hicks at 389-0130 or email to chicks@salem.k12.va.us. Barring significant negative consequences, we anticipate that the school board will approve these changes at its March 26 meeting.
2019-2020 Revised Calendar - Salem City Schools provides two Virginia Preschool Initiative preschool programs – one at East Salem Elementary School
and one at G. W. Carver Elementary School. Parents must complete the VPI Preschool application and submit it along with required documentation by April 15, 2019. Visit the websites of East Salem and or G.W. Carver for more information. - If you have a child that will be 5 years old by September 30, 2019 and you would like to enroll in Salem City Schools please see our Kindergarten Registration Information here.
- Salem City School’s guidelines for making inclement weather decisions and for communicating information with the community, are summarized here Inclement Weather Decisions & Communication Practices and Procedures.
- The Salem School Division is one of just 25 school districts in the nation to be selected and then studied as part of the Innovative Successful Practices Project that was orchestrated by the American Association of School Administrators. What it means is that Salem Schools are on the cutting edge of education for our 21st century learners. Read more about the honor here.
- If you are interested in being employed with Aramark, our division’s food service provider, please follow this link.
- Salem City Schools is once again named as one of the state’s top 10 school divisions. Read details here.
- SCS Legislative Priorities and Positions for the 2019 General Assembly
- Salem City Schools School Quality Reports and Report Cards
MAKE-UP DAYS
There are a total of 10 possible make-up days in the 2018-19 calendar, four excess time days and six makeup days.
The days are listed in the planned order of their use. Students, parents, and employees should note that circumstances sometimes
require a departure for the order listed. The order in which these days are used may change.
1. Excess Time Built-in Make-up Day
2. Excess Time Built-in Make-up Day
3. Excess Time Built-in Make-up Day
4. Excess Time Built-in Make-up Day
5. February 4 Rescheduled as a student day (Schedule conferences as needed)
6. March 8 Rescheduled as a student day
7. April 26 Rescheduled as a student day
8. April 25 Rescheduled as a student day
9. April 24 Rescheduled as a student day
10. April 23 Rescheduled as a student day
Depending on the timing and frequency of any missed days, specifically if an inordinate number of student days are missed early
in the winter season, the Board may consider rescheduling the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and/or Memorial Day Holidays as
additional student days to be determined no later than the January 8, 2019 and May 7, 2019 Board Meetings, respectively.
REPORT PERIODS
DATES TERM PROGRESS REPORT ISSUED
September 4 – November 6
45 school days
November 12 at Parent Teacher Conference or November 13
November 7 – January 25
45 school days
January 31
First Semester Subtotals 90 days
January 28 – April 2
45 school days
April 8
April 3 – June 13
45 school days
June 20 (mailed)
Second Semester Subtotals 90 school days
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