2015-2016 WORD OF GOD ACADEMY CALENDAR Starting Times Elementary Campus: 8:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. (Students are late after 8:00 A.M.) Middle/High Campus: 8:15 A.M. – 3:15 P.M. Monday, August 3 New Teachers Inservice Day with Department Heads Tues., Wed., Thurs., August 4,5,6 Teacher Inservice/Professional Development (Elementary/Middle & High Schools) Friday, August 7 Teachers Work in Classrooms Sunday, August 9 Parent Orientation – 2:00 – 4:00 P.M. Back to School Celebration Service TBA Monday, August 10 First Day of School (1/2 Day) 8:00 - 11:00 Elem./ 8:15 to 11:15 Middle/High Monday, September 7 Labor Day Holiday (School Closed) Wednesday, October 7 Last Day for Students for 1 st Nine Weeks Thursday, October 8 NO STUDENTS - Parent Conference Day (Set schedule for all parents) End of 1st Nine Weeks (44 Days) October 9-12 Fall Break (School Closed) Tuesday, October 13 2 nd Nine Weeks Begin Friday, November 20 ½ Day for Students November 23-27 Thanksgiving Holiday (School Closed) Friday, December 18 End of 2 nd Nine Weeks (44 Days) – ½ Day for Students December 21-January 4 Christmas Holiday (School Closed) End of First Semester = 88 Days Monday, January 4 Teacher Inservice/Staff Development (No Students) Tuesday, January 5 Students Report Tuesday, January 5 3 rd Nine Weeks Begin Monday, January 18 Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (School Closed) February 15-19 Presidents’ Day/Winter Break (School Closed) Friday, March 11 End of 3 rd Nine Weeks (43 Days) Monday, March 14 4 th Nine Weeks Begin March 15,16,17,18 SAT Testing March 25-April 4 Spring/Easter Break (School Closed)