Academic Calendar

R.A.A.M.P. Charter Academy will employ a longer school day, giving students more time to learn each day, and teachers more time to cover topics in-depth. The instructional day will be approximately seven and a half hours for students at all grade levels. This equates to about an hour to an hour and a half of additional instructional time per day for the school's students than they would receive if attending other schools in the district. With this additional time, the school can also infuse art and character education into the academic day, creating the holistic educational experience articulated in its mission. The School will provide 180 regular days of instruction.

The academic calendar for the 2011-2012 academic year is as follows:

August 2011

8/22 – 26/11 – Staff Development / Teacher Workdays
8/29/11 – First day of school
8/31/11 – Early Release – Staff Development

September 2011

9/5/11 – Labor Day – Holiday – No School
9/7/11 – Early Release – Faculty Meeting
9/14/11 – Early Release – Staff Development
9/19/11 – Progress Report Week/Mid Quarter
9/21/11 – Early Release – Staff Development
9/28/11 – Early Release – Staff Development
9/29/11 – Back to School Night
9/30/11 – Minimum Day – Duty Free

October 2011

10/5/11 – Early Release – Faculty Meeting
10/12/11 – Early Release – Staff Development
10/19/11 – Early Release – Staff Development
10/26/11 – Early Release – Staff Development
10/28/11 – End of First Quarter (44 days)
10/31/11 – No School – Staff Development Day

November 2011

11/1 – 4/11 – Minimum Days – Parent/Teacher Conferences
11/9/11 – Early Release – Faculty Meeting
11/11/11 – Veteran’s Day – Holiday – No School
11/16/11 – Early Release – Staff Development
11/21 – 25/11 – Fall Recess – No School
11/28/11 – School Resumes
11/30/11 – Early Release – Staff Development         

December 2011

12/7/11 – Early Release – Faculty Meeting
12/14/11 – Early Release – Staff Development
12/12/11 – Progress Report Week/Mid Quarter
12/16/11 – Minimum Day – Winter Recess Begins
12/19 – 30/11 – Winter Recess – No School

January 2012

1/2/12 – New Year’s Day Observed – No School
1/3/12 – School Resumes
1/4/12 – Early Release – Faculty Meeting
1/11/12 – Early Release – Staff Development
1/16/12 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – Holiday – No School
1/17/12 – End of Second Quarter / First Semester
(46 days)
1/30 – 31/11 – Minimum Days – Parent/Teacher Conferences

February 2012

2/1 – 3/11 – Minimum Days – Parent/Teacher Conferences
2/8/12 – Early Release – Faculty Meeting
2/13/12 – Lincoln’s Birthday – Holiday – No School
2/15/12 – Early Release – Staff Development
2/20/12 – President’s Day – Holiday – No School
2/22/12 – Early Release – Staff Development
2/27/11 – Progress Report Week – Mid Quarter
2/29/12 – Early Release – Staff Development

March 2012

3/7/12 – Early Release – Faculty Meeting
3/14/12 – Early Release – Staff Development
3/16/12 –No School – Staff Development Day
3/21/12 – Early Release – Staff Development
3/28/12 – Early Release – Staff Development
3/30/12 – End of Third Quarter (42 days)

April 2012

4/2 – 5/12 – Minimum Day – Parent/Teacher Conferences
4/6/12 – Good Friday – No School
4/9 – 13/12 – Spring Recess – No School
4/16/12 – School Resumes
4/18/12 – Early Release – Staff Development
4/24/12 – STAR Test Window Opens
4/25/12 – Early Release – Staff Development