Washington State School for the Blind

2008-2009

August	New Employee Orientation	August 25
	Ed Reform Workshop (teachers only)	August 27
	Safety Training/Fall Workshops	August 28-29

September	Labor Day	September 1
	Student Registration (no transp.) (Parent option 1)	September 2
	First Day of School	September 3
	Student Registration (Parent option 2)	September 7
	Welcome Students Ice Cream Social	September 9 (2:30 pm)
	Board of Trustees Meeting	September 19-20

October	National White Cane Awareness Day	October 15
	Open House	October 16 (6:30-8:30 pm)
	Washington Council of the Blind Convention	October 23-25
	End of 1^st Quarter	October 31
	National Federation of the Blind Convention	October 31-November 2

November	Veterans Day Holiday (observed)	November 10-11
	Board of Trustees Meeting	November 14-15
	Thanksgiving Holiday	November 27-28

December	Tree Decorating	December 2
	Winter Holiday Program	December 18
	Winter Holiday	December 22-Jan. 2

January	Students returning by bus/air	January 4
	Board of Trustees Conference Call	January 13
	M.L. King's Birthday	January 19
	End of 2^nd Quarter/1^st Semester	January 23
	PAYDAY Assembly	January 25
	Lions Swim Meet	Postponed to 2010
	Career Fair	TBD

February	Braille Challenge	TBD
	President’s Day	February 16

March	Board of Trustees Meeting	March 13-14
	State In-Service Day (AER Conference)	March 13
	WSSB/WSD Lions Carnival	March 26
	End of 3^rd Quarter	March 27
	Spring Break	March 30-April 3

April

Northwest Environmental Science Camp (Magruder)

April 27-30

May	Board of Trustees Conference Call	May 7
	Lions Track Meet	May 21
	Memorial Day	May 25
	Music Department-Program/Volunteer Recognition	May 28

June	Annual Picnic/Awards/Open House	June 11
	Board of Trustees Meetings	June 12
	Commencement	June 12
	End of 4^th Quarter/2^nd Semester	June 12
	Final Day of School (no transportation)	June 12
	Alumni Convention	June 19-21

July	YES Program	July 5-16
	Summer School (Grades 3-8)	July 5-10
	Sports Camp	July 5-10
	WSSB Summer Institute	July 27-31