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Bellefonte finalizes 2019-20 school calendar

By CHRIS MORELLI

cmorelli@lockhaven.com

BELLEFONTE – The Bellefonte Area School District has a calendar for the 2019-2020 school year.

The calendar begins on Wednesday, Aug. 7 with new teacher induction. That runs through Friday, Aug. 9. There is a professional learning day scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 13 and a teacher clerical day on Wednesday, Aug. 14.

The first day for students comes on Tuesday, Aug. 27. For those interested, the 2019 Grange Fair will run from Friday, Aug. 17 through Saturday, Aug. 25, so there is no conflict with the first day of school.

The first holiday comes on Monday, Sept. 2 for Labor Day. The next day off comes on Friday, Oct. 18, which is an Act 80 Day.

Friday, Nov. 15 is a staff professional learning day for parent-teacher conferences.

Thanksgiving vacation runs from Wednesday, Nov. 27 through Monday, Dec. 2. However, Tuesday, Dec. 3 is a staff professional learning day, which means there will be no school for students.

Winter vacation begins on Monday, Dec. 23 and runs through Friday, Jan. 3.

There are a pair of off days for students in January. Monday, Jan. 20 is an Act 80 Day. It is also the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. Friday, Jan. 24 is a teacher clerical make-up day, which means there is no school for students. There are two off days in February – Monday, Feb. 17 for Presidents’ Day and Tuesday, Feb. 18 is another Act 80 Day.

The calendar has four snow make-up days – Friday, Feb. 14, Thursday, March 12, Friday, March 13 and Monday, April 13.

Monday, March 16 and Thursday, April 9 will be Act 80 Days. Friday, April 10 is a spring vacation day.

Monday, May 25 is an off day for the Memorial Day holiday.

The final day for students is Tuesday, June 9.

The calendar wraps up with a teacher clerical day on Wednesday, June 10 and a staff professional learning day on Thursday, June 11.

The school board will vote on the 2019-2020 calendar at an upcoming meeting.

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