St. Tammany Parish
Public School System
2008 – 2009 School Calendar
August 6, 2008 .............................................................................................Teachers’ Professional Development Day
August 7, 2008........................................................................................................................................Teachers’ Day
August 8, 2008..........................................................................................................................................School Opens
September 1, 2008...........................................................................................................................Labor Day Holiday
October 3, 2008.....................................................................................................................................Parish Fair Day
October 9, 2008...................................................................................................................End of First Grading Period
October 10, 2008.....................................................................................One-half Day for Professional Development1
One-half Day for Record Keeping1
November 4, 2008........................................................................................................................Election Day Holiday
November 24 - 28, 2008..............................................................................................................Thanksgiving Holiday
December 19, 2008.........................................................................................................End of Second Grading Period
End of First Semester
One-half Day for Record Keeping2
December 22, 2008 – January 2, 2009......................................................................................Winter/Christmas Break
January 5, 2009...................................................................................................................................School Re-Opens
January 19, 2009.................................................................................................................Martin Luther King Holiday
February 23 – 27, 2009..................................................................................................................Mardi Gras Holiday3
March 5, 2009..............................................................................................................End of the Third Grading Period
March 6, 2009......................................................................................... One-half Day for Professional Development1
One-half Day for Record Keeping1
April 10 - 17, 2009..........................................................................................................................Spring/Easter Break
May 25, 2009...................................................................................................................End of Fourth Grading Period
End of Second Semester
One-half Day for Record Keeping2
End of Session
May 26, 2009...........................................................................................................................................Teachers’ Day
May 27, 2009................................................................................Teachers’ Professional Development Make-up Day4
The School Board requires appropriate programs for the following two days:
November 11, 2008….Veterans Day Observance
February 16, 2009…………. Presidents’ Day
School Administrators are asked to avoid scheduling activities on the following days whenever possible.
September 30, 2008… Rosh Hashanah5
October 9, 2008…………Yom Kippur5
April 8, 2009… First Night of Passover
1 No students report to school.
2 Students report to school in the morning for one-half day.
3 In case of emergency, student make-up days will be taken from the Mardi Gras Holiday.
4 All teachers who did not “bank” six (6) hours of workshop time will be required to attend either one-half day or one full day to satisfy the
state in-service mandate.
5 Observance begins at sundown on the previous day.
NOTE: The School Calendar is subject to change as a result of unforeseeable or emergency situations.