AMERICAN SCHOOL IN TAICHUNG - AST
2008 - 2009 Calendar
20th ANNIVERSARY YEAR
R. 2/18/2008   ACADEMIC CALENDAR   Activities & Athletics Calendar
July 2008             January 2009
S M T W T F S     Dec 22 - 2 :Winter Break S M T W T F S
    1 2 3 4 5     5  : Classes Start         1 2 3
6 7 8 9 10 11 12   First Semester:    87    days   6 -10: ISS Bangkok Fair 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
13 14 15 16 17 18 19   Q1:     43    days    (8/13  - 10/15) 12  : Faculty Meeting 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
20 21 22 23 24 25 26   Q2:     44    days    (10/16 - 12/19) 19 : Division Meeting 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
27 28 29 30 31           25 : Chinese New Year's Eve 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
                Second Semester:    93   days 22-Feb 2 : Chinese New Year's Vacation              
    Q3:     46    days   (1/5  - 3/20)    
    Q4:     47    days   (3/21 - 6/11)    
           
      Progress Reports      
August 2008               Due               Distributed February 2009
S M T W T F S   3 : New Teacher Arrival Q1         9/12                  9/17 Jan 22-2 : Chinese New Year's Vacation S M T W T F S
          1 2 3-7 : New Teacher Orientation Q2       11/17                11/19 3 : Classes resume 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 5-6 : Admission Tests Q3         2/17                  2/19 4 : Faculty Meeting 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 8,11,12 : In-Service Days Q4         5/4                    5/6 6-12: ISS San Francisco Fair 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
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18 19 20 21 22 23 11 :  New Student Orientation / Scheduling     16-19: ISS Philadelphia Fair 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 13 : First day of classes Report Cards   23 : Division Meeting              
31                             MS/HS   27 : In-Service Day / No Classes              
           Grades Due        Distributed  
    Q1        10/16                10/22    
    Q2          1/ 6                   1/8    
      Q3          4/6                    4/8      
September 2008   Q4          6/10                  6/15**   March 2009
S M T W T F S 1  : Faculty Meeting     9 : Faculty Meeting S M T W T F S
  1 2 3 4 5 6 12 : In-Service Day/ No Classes               ES   16 : Division Meeting 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14-15 : Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday        Grades Due        Distributed 20 : End Quarter Three 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 29 : division Meeting Q1          10/16              10/21 25-28 : EARCOS Teacher Conference 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
21 22 23 24 25 26 27   Q2          12/18                1/6 23 - Apr 1 : Spring Break 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
28 29 30           Q3           4/2                   4/6 Apr 2 : Classes start 29 30 31        
                Q4           6/5                   6/9**                
               
         
    In-Service      
      August   8,11,12      
October 2008   September 12   April 2009
S M T W T F S  6 : Faculty Meeting October 17   Mar 23 - 1 : Spring Break S M T W T F S
      1 2 3 4 10 : National Day/No Classes February 27   2 : Classes start       1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 15 : End Quarter One May 15   5 : Tomb Sweeping 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 17 : In-Service Day/No Classes June 11   6  : Faculty Meeting 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 24 : Parent-Teacher Conferences     10 : Parent-Teacher Conferences 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31   27 : Division Meetings     16-17: TAIMUN VII 26 27 28 29 30    
              31 - Nov 4 : EARCOS Admin @ Kota Kinabalu     27 : Division Meeting              
             
       
       
           
November 2008       May 2009
S M T W T F S 10 : Faculty Meeting     4  : Faculty Meeting S M T W T F S
            1 18-23: THIMUN Singapore   8 : In-Service Day/No Classes           1 2
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 20-21 : Thanksgiving, No School     22 : Moratorium on HS Activities 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 24 : Division Meeting     21-22 : Admission Test 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 27-28 : Admission Test     25 : Reg. Fees For 08-09 Due 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
23 24 25 26 27 28 29       25 : Division Meeting 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
30                   28-29 : Dragon Boat Festival/ No school 31            
           
       
       
         
           
December 2008       June 2009
S M T W T F S 1  : Faculty Meeting       S M T W T F S
  1 2 3 4 5 6 5  : Moratorium on HS Activities     2,3,4,5 : HS Semester Exams   1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 16-19 : HS Semester Exams     9 : Graduation   7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 15  : Division Meeting     10  : Last day classes / Student Check Out 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 19 : Last day of Semester/Full Day     11 : In-Service Day/No Classes 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31       22 - Jan 2 : Winter Break     11 : Teacher Check Out 28 29 30        
                                   
                                       
 
Notes:
• Up to 5 additional days will be added to end of the year in case of any emergency days.
• ** Fourth Quarter report cards distribution: ES-June 9, M/HS-mail home the week of June 15.
Teachers Only--
• 3 In-Service Days before school starts. 5 In-Service Days in school year. 180 instructional days.
• New teachers report August 3-8. All teachers report August 8.
• Recruiting: in cases where coverage is required, no more than 4 teachers may be excused at one time. Where more than 4 apply, seniority 
  will be used for decision-making. The maximum length of excused days will be 5. These will be deducted from the total leave days.

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