Hoboken Charter Lower & Middle School ~ 2015-2016 Academic Calendar

Elementary and Middle School

High School
713 Washington Street
4th & Garden Streets, 4th floor
Hoboken, NJ 07030
Hoboken, NJ 07030
Tel: 201-963-0222 ext. 210
Fax: 201-963-0880
Tel: 201-963-0222 ext. 221
Fax: 201-963-0695
Website: www.hobokencs.org

School Closures

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2015
(20 days)

Monday, August 31, 2015 First Day of School

Staff Orientation August 24, 25, 26, 27, 2015

1 p.m. Dismissal (Students Only)

1 p.m. Dismissal (No After School Programs)

Aug
First Day of School
31

FEBRUARY 2016 (16 days)

S

Board Meeting

10

11

12

13

Th

1pm Dismissal No afterschool

30

31

Labor Day Break

Th

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

10

Prof Dev 1pm Dismissal for Students

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

14

Rosh Hashanah

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

27

28 29

30

23

Yom Kippur

28

29

24

K-8 Back to School Night 6-7:30pm

K-12 Picture Day

Th

Prof Dev 1pm Dismissal for Students

12

Columbus Day

10

13

Board Meeting

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

22

Open House 7-8pm

Make a Difference Day Assembly of
Thanks and Celebration (held at 713
multi-purpose room)

13

14

20

21

27

28

OCTOBER 2015 (21 days)

S

18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31

NOVEMBER 2015 (17 days)

T

Th

26

5-6

NJEA Convention

10

Board Meeting
Prof Dev 1pm Dismissal for
Students
Open House 7-8 pm
1pm Dismissal No after school
activities
Thanksgiving Break

12

10

11

12

13

14

19

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

25

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

DECEMBER 2015 (17 days)

W

Th

10

10

11

12

17

10

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

21

22

23

24

27

28 29

30

31

20

26-27

25

26

23
24-31

Board Meeting
Prof Dev 1pm Dismissal for
Students
Holiday Concert (tentative)

New Year Break

Th

Lottery Application Deadline

12

Board Meeting

14

Prof Dev 1pm Dismissal for Students

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

14

Lottery

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

15

MLK March on Washington Street

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

18

MLK Day Holiday

February Break

Board Meeting

Th

10

Prof Dev 1pm Dismissal for Students

12

10

11

12

24

15

16

17

18

19

Water Wings (tentative)

1pm Dismissal No after school
activities

22

23

24

25

26

2531

29

30

31

Spring Break

Spring Break

Th

12

14

Board Meeting
Prof Dev 1pm Dismissal for
Students

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Empty Bowls (tentative)

10

12

13

14

Board Meeting
Prof Dev 1pm Dismissal for
Students
1pm Dismissal No after school
activities
Volleyball game at the MultiCenter
Memorial Day

Th

10

11

12

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

27
27
30

JUNE 2016 (11 days)

31

15-19

MAY 2016 (21 days)

No after school activities

1pm Dismissal No after school
activities
Winter Break

Board Meeting
Prof Dev 1pm Dismissal for

APRIL 2016 (20 days)

JANUARY 2016 (19 days)

11

MARCH 2016 (18 days)

S

Board Meeting

Th

10

11

12

13

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 28

29

30

Summer Gathering (tentative)

Summer Gathering Rain Date
Prof Dev 1:00 pm dismissal - no
afterschool activities
Field Day

10

Field Day Rain Date

14

Board Meeting

13-15

1pm Dismissal for Students Only

*15

Last Day of School

*15
Graduation for 8th Grade
*The last day of school is scheduled to be
Wednesday, June 15, 2016 and is subject to
change. Graduation falls on the last day of
school.

Board Meetings
The HCS Board of Trustees meetings are on the second Tuesday of each month
at 7:00 p.m. Meetings will take place at 713 Washington Street, Hoboken. The
fourth Wednesday of the month is reserved for committees which may meet at
an alternate time and location.

Lower and Middle School

End of trimesters: 12/02/15
3/14/16
6/15/16
If there is a change in school calendar, the trimesters will reflect that change.
Each trimester will be sixty days in length.

School Closures
*In the event of unforeseen school closure, the school year will be extended
through no later than Friday, June 24, 2016. In the event that more than 7 days
are needed to make-up for school closures, the spring break will be utilized going
backward from April 1st. The last three days of school are half-days. If the
school calendar changes to accommodate snow days, the three half-days will be
moved to overlap with the three last days of school. School closure will be
communicated via Honeywell Instant Alert System and school email.
Testing Dates
4 & 8 Grade Science (TBD)
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PARCC Assessments (TBD)