S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

August 2010 February 2011

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
2010-2011 Calendar 29 30 31 27 28
August
17, 19-20, . . . . . . . . . . . . .Campus Staff Development
18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Teacher Work Day
23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .First Day of School
September 2010 March 2011
September 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5
6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Holiday/Labor Day 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
October
7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Elem Parent Conf. & Early Release
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .End of Nine Week Period 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 20 21 22 23 24 [25] 26
November
24 - 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Holiday/Thanksgiving Break
26 27 28 29 30 27 28 29 30 31
December
14 - 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Exams
16, 17 . . . . . . . .Early Release - MS/HS students only
October 2010 April 2011
17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .End of First Semester 1 2 1 2
20 - 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holiday/Winter Break
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
January
3 . . . . . . .Campus Staff Development/Student Holiday 10 11 12 13 14 [15] 16 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .First Day 2nd Semester
17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Holiday/Martin L. King Day 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
February
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Elem Parent Conf. & Early Release 31
21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Holiday/President’s Day
March
14 - 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Holiday/Spring Break
November 2010 May 2011
25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .End of Nine Week Period 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
April 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Holiday/Good Friday
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
May
27, 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exams 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 22 23 24 25 26 {27} 28
30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holiday/Memorial Day
28 29 30 29 30 {31}
June
1, 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exams
Early Release - MS/HS Students only
2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Last Student Day
December 2010 June 2011
Early Release - All Students 1 2 3 4 {1} {2} 3 ✤ 4✤
3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Teacher Work Day
3, 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Graduation 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 {14} {15} {16} {17} 18 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
July
4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Independence Day 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
District Staff Development 26 27 28 29 30
(14 hours of professional development to be completed
26 27 28 29 30 31
on these days or between May 15 and December 15)
Campus Staff Development Day January 2011 July 2011
Parent Teacher Conference
1 1 2
Holiday
Teacher Work Day 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
[ ] End of Nine Week Period 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
First Day of Semester
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Last Day of Semester
Exams
23 24 25 26 27 28 29 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
{ }
✤ Graduation 30 31 31
In the event that severe weather causes the closing of schools, and the school district is required to make up the missed day(s),
the district will choose the most appropriate and timely day(s) from designated holidays to use as a make-up day(s).  3/22/10
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Students
Bad Weather Make-up Days
1st 2nd Sem 3rd 4th Sem Total
In the event that severe weather causes the closing of schools,
39 42 81 52 47 99 180
and the school district is required to make up the missed day(s),
Teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180 Instruction Days the district will choose the most appropriate and timely day(s) from
2 Work Days
4 Campus Professional Development Days designated holidays to use as a make-up day(s). 
14 hours Mandatory Professional Development

Representation of Cultural and Religious Observances of Families in FBISD

Sources: Dates were obtained from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) 2010 and 2011 Calendar of Observances and the 2010-2011 Planning Calendar for Texas Schools
(prepared by Educational Research Service and the Texas Association of School Administrators’ Resource Center).

This list is not intended to be exhaustive of the * Note - All Jewish, Baha'i, and Islamic holidays begin at sunset the previous day.
observances of any religion, and is based on the ** The dates for certain Hindu holidays which are calculated on a lunar calendar and are
information available at the time of production. approximate, are observed at different times in different regions.

August 2010 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Our Lady of Guadalupe April 2011

12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .International Youth Day
12-Sept. 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ramadan (Islamic)
24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ulambana (Buddhist)
24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Raksha Bandhan (Hindu)
September 2010
Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15)
2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kri shna Jayanti (Hindu)
6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Labor Day
8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .International Literacy Day
9-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rosh Hashanah (Jewish)
10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eid Ul-Fitr (Islamic)
11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ganesh Chaturthi (Hindu)
17 . . . . . . . . .Constitution Day and Citizenship Day
18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Yom Kippur (Jewish)
23-29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sukkot (Jewish)
28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Native American Day
30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Shemini Atzeret (Jewish)
October 2010
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Simchat Torah (Jewish)
8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Navaratri (Hindu)
11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Columbus Day
17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dassera (Hindu)
20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Birth of the BÁB (Bahá’í)
24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .United Nations Day
31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Reformation Day
November 2010
National American Indian Heritage Month
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . .All Saints’ Day (Western Christian)
2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .All Souls’ Day
5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Diwali (Hindu)
11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Veterans’ Day
12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Birth of Baháulláh (Bahá’í)
14-17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hajj (Islamic)
15-21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .American Education Week
16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .International Day for Tolerance
17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eid Ul-Adha (Islamic)
25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Thanksgiving Day
26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Day of the Covenant (Bahá’í)
28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Advent
December 2010
2-9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chanukah (Jewish)
7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Muharram (Islamic)
8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bodhi Day (Buddhist)
10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Human Rights Day
15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bill of Rights Day
16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ashura (Islamic)
25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Christmas
26-Jan. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kwanzaa
January 2011
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .New Year’s Day
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Temple Day (Buddhist)
6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Epiphany
6 . . . . . . . .Christmas (Armenian Orthodox Christian)
7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Christmas (Eastern Christian)
14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Makar Sankranti (Hindu)
17 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday
18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .World Religion Day (Bahá’í)
19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mahayana New Year (Buddhist)
20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tu B'shvat (Jewish)
27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Holocaust Memorial Day
February 2011
Black History Month
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .National Freedom Day
3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lunar New Year
6-Mar. 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ayyám-I-ha (Bahá’í)
13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Race Relations Sunday
13-19 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brotherhood/Sisterhood Week
14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Valentine’s Day
15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Susan B. Anthony Day
15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nirvana Day (Buddhist)
15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Milad Al-Nabi (Islamic)
21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Presidents’ Day
March 2011
National Women’s History Month
2-20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nineteen-Day Fast (Bahá’í)
3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Maha Shivaratri (Hindu)
8 . . . . . . . . . . . .Shrove Tuesday (Western Christian)
8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .International Women’s Day
9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ash Wednesday
17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .St. Patrick’s Day
19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Magha Puja (Buddhist)
19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Holi (Hindu)
20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Purim (Jewish)
21 . . . . . . . . . . .International Day for the Elimination
of Racial Discrimination
21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Naw-Rúz (Bahá’í)
31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ceasar Chavez Day
12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rama Navami (Hindu)
13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Day of Silence
17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Palm Sunday
18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Theravada New Year (Buddhist)
19-26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Passover / Pesach (Jewish)
21-May 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Festival of Ridvan (Bahá’í)
21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Holy Thursday
22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Good Friday
24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Easter
24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Armenian Martyrs’ Day
May 2011
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .International Worker’s Day
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Yom Hashoah (Jewish)
3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .World Press Freedom Day
5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cinco de Mayo
8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mother’s Day
9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Yom Haatzma'ut (Jewish)
17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Buddha Day (Buddhist)
21 . . . . . . . . . . . .World Day for Cultural Diversity for
Dialogue and Development
22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lagb'omer (Jewish)
23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Declaration of the Bab (Bahá’í)
29 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh (Bahá’í)
30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Memorial Day
June 2011
2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ascension Day
8-9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Shavuot (Jewish)
12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Anne Frank Day
12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pentecost
14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Flag Day
14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Race Unity Day
19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Juneteenth
19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Father’s Day
19 . . . . . . . . . . . . .All Saints Day (Eastern Christian)
20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .World Refugee Day
July 2011
4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Independence Day
9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Martyrdom of the Báb (Bahá’í)
15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dharma Day (Buddhist)
17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nisf Shabaan (Islamic)

For additional listings, please refer to the Interfaith Calendar website at www.interfaithcalendar.org. 02/16/10
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