2011-2012 SCHOOL CALENDAR

First day of classes elementary and secondary schools Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Last day of classes Semester 1 Secondary (Semester Schools Only) Tuesday, January 24, 2012

First Day of classes Semester 2 Secondary (Semester Schools Only) Friday, February 3, 2012

School Year ends Elementary and Secondary Schools Friday, June 29, 2012

Number of school days for the 2011 – 2012 school year 194

Number of Instructional Days in Elementary Schools 188

Number of Instructional Days in Secondary Schools 188

Number of Professional Activity Days in Elementary Schools 6

Number of Professional Activity Days in Secondary Schools 6

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS FOR THE 2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR Includes every Saturday and Sunday

Labour Day Monday, September 5, 2011

Thanksgiving Day Monday, October 10, 2011

Christmas Break (inclusive) Monday, December 26, 2011 to Friday, January 6, 2012

Family Day Monday, February 20, 2012

Mid-Winter Break Monday, March 12, 2012 to Friday, March 16, 2012 (inclusive)

Good Friday Friday, April 6, 2012

Easter Monday Monday, April 9, 2012

Victoria Day Monday, May 21, 2012

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS-PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY DAYS

1. Friday, September 16, 2011 Principal’s Day: Re-organization/Faith Development/Prov. Priorities

2. Friday, November 18, 2011 Provincial Priorities and Faith Development

3. Monday, January 16, 2012 Term 1 Assessment and Evaluation of Pupil Progress

4. Friday, February 3, 2012 Reporting to Parents on Evaluation and Pupil Progress

5. Friday, May 11, 2012 Provincial Priorities and Faith Development

6. Monday, June 11, 2012 Term 2 Assessment and Evaluation of Pupil Progress

SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Cancellations

During the winter months, inclement weather and/or poor road conditions may cause the disruption of bus transportation and regular school operations. In these cases, parents/guardians should develop alternate care/transportation arrangements.

A decision to cancel bus transportation and/or to close schools is made by 6:00 a.m. Decisions are based on several factors including precipitation, air temperature and road conditions. A decision to cancel bus transportation may be system wide (where all buses in Dufferin County and the Region of Peel are cancelled) or municipality specific (where buses in one or more municipalities are cancelled).

If buses are cancelled in the morning, they will not operate in the afternoon. Therefore students transported to school by parents require the same transportation home.

Notification

Parents/guardians, students and school staff are asked to monitor the following radio/television stations after 6:00 a.m. to receive bus cancellation/school closure information.

Radio:                                                                                         Television:

CKFM 99.9                     CHUM 1050                                        CFTO

CJCL 590                        CJBC (FR) 860 AM                             Global

CHFI 98.1                      CJEZ EZ ROCK 97.3                        CP 24

CFTR 680                       CFRB 1010                                          CBC

FOXY 88.5 FM              Z103.5                                                 The Weather Network

CFNY 102.1                   CHIN 100.7 FM / 1540 AM              

93.1 FM                          CJMR/CHOW 1250                           
102.7 FM (Caledon)       

A bus cancellation and/or school closure message will also be available online at www.dpcdsb.org  or by calling 905-890-1221.

Parents can also use the Transportation website to check for cancellations and delays: https://businfo.stopr.ca/