FO RT WO RT H I N D E PE N D EN T SC H OOL D ISTR ICT

2015-2016 TRADITIONAL CALENDAR

SU

AUGUST 2015

TH

SEPTEMBER 2015

SU

SA

TH

11

12

5(

19

11

12

13

10

10

11

12

13

14

15

13

Labor Day
14
15

16

17

17

18

19

20

21

STAFF DEVELOPMENT
TEACHER PREP
23

24 ({ FIRST DAY 25

26

27

21

31

22

23

27

28

29

TH

6)

10

14

15

16

17

24

25

Report
Cards

26

9(

10

11

12

18

19

20

21

22

25

26

27

28

29

Payroll Due

SU

SA

HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH

September 15 - October 15

Semi-Payday

15

16

22

23

17

18

Report
Cards
Payroll Due

24

25

14

Payroll
Closes
Semi-Payday

Veterans Day

19

20

TH

21

27

13

14

15

20

28

21

SU

SA

27

TH

31

TH

28

SU

5 ({

13

14

15

16

STUDENTS
RETURN

17

18 )}

10

19

11

12

24

30

Payroll
Closes
Semi-Payday

Report
Cards

Payday

25

26

17

18

31

19

20

21

Martin Luther
King, Jr. Day

Kwanzaa

Christmas Day

24

MARCH 2016
T

New Years Day

12

31

27

26

25

TH

SU

SA

22

23

29

30

Payroll Due

28
Payday

SA

Semi-Payday

APRIL 2016

TH

F
1

(no students)

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 )

20

13

14

SA
2

Report
Cards

Waiver Day

SA

(no students)

23

29

WINTER
BREAK

NATIVE AMERICAN AND ALASKAN NATIVE

HERITAGE MONTH

FEBRUARY 2016

11

WINTER BREAK

30
Semi-Payday

30

JANUARY 2016

Teacher Prep
Day

16

22

Thanksgiving

SU

10

Semi-Payday

THANKSGIVING BREAK
29

24

Semi-Payday

Payday

Payroll Due

Hanukkah

Payday

26

23

Payroll Due

DECEMBER 2015

13

Payroll
Closes

Semi-Payday

Payroll
Closes

SA

2)

Columbus Day

30

Payday

NOVEMBER 2015

SU

Waiver Day
(no students)
State Fair Day

Payroll
Closes

Yom Kippur

29

Payday

Payroll Due

Semi-Payday

TH

College
Night

Payroll
Closes

28

18

Semi-Payday

20

Patriot Day

OF SCHOOL

30

22

16

Rosh
Hashanah

SU

SA

Semi-Payday

OCTOBER 2015

SnowDay

10

11

12

19

10

11

12

13

14

15 )

16

Semi-Payday

22 (

15

23

24

25

26

16

17

27

20

21

22

23

24

18

SPRING BREAK

Payroll
Closes

Presidents Day

Semi-Payday

21

Payroll
Closes

25

Semi-Payday

17

26

18 (

19

20

21

22

Waiver Day

28

Payroll
Closes

(no students)

Payroll Due

Payday

Payroll Due

Palm Sunday

29

27

28

29

30

24

31

25

26

27

BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Semi-Payday

SU
1

MAY 2016

M
2

Payday

Easter

T
3

10

11

TH

12

F
6

SU

SA

16

17

18

19

13

14

20

23

24

25

26
Payroll Due

29

30

31

27

TH

2 )}

LAST
DAY OF
SCHOOL

F
3

SU

SA

(if needed)

21

12

13

19

20

21

15

Report
Cards

22

Payday

ASIAN-PACIFIC AMERICAN
HERITAGE MONTH

TH

F
1

Teacher Prep
Day

10

11

16

17

15

16

18

10

11

12

13

14

25

17

18

19

20

21

Payroll
Closes

23

24

Semi-Payday

22

27

28

29

Payday

Memorial Day Semi-Payday

30

23

Payroll
Closes

Payroll Due

26

SA

Independence
Day

Semi-Payday

28

30

Payroll Due
Payday Semi-Payday

(if needed)

14

29

JULY 2016

Teacher Prep Teacher Prep

Day
Day

Payroll
Closes

22

Semi-Payday

15

Semi-Payday

28

Report
Cards

JUNE 2016

23

24

31

25

26

27

28

29

30

Payroll Due
Payday Semi-Payday

Semi-Payday

CALENDAR KEY

SU

Holidays - No School

AUGUST 2016
T

TH

SA

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Staff Development Days - No School

Staff Development Waiver Days (no students)
Teacher Preparation Days - No School

100 N. UNIVERSITY DRIVE

FORT WORTH, TX 76107
817.871.2000
HTTP://WWW.FWISD.ORG
NOTE: STAFF DEVELOPMENT WAIVER DAYS
ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Fort Worth ISD Board Approved - Updated September 2, 2015
For the most current version, please check http://www.fwisd.org

Snow Days - no school unless days used

All contract employees work if snow day not used
240-Day Employees Work

245-Day Employees Work

(
Six weeks begins
)

Six weeks ends

Semester begins

Semester ends
MUNIS Time and Attendance Due
Kronos and Smartfind Verification Due

STAFF DEVELOPMENT
TEACHER PREP

Semi-Payday

21

22 ({

23

24

FIRST
DAY OF
SCHOOL
28

29

25
Payroll Due

30

31
Semi-Payday

Payroll
Closes

26
Payday

27

FO RT WO RT H I N D E PE N D EN T SC H OOL D ISTR ICT

2015-2016 TRADITIONAL CALENDAR

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

Monday, August 24, 2015

Friday, June 2, 2016

Monday, September 7, 2015

Monday, November 23 Friday, November 27, 2015
Monday, December 21, 2015 Friday, January 1, 2016
Monday, January 18, 2016
Monday, March 14 Friday, March 18, 2016
Friday, June 3 and Monday, June 6, 2016 (if needed)

Snow Days

(All employees work June 3 if snow day not needed)

Monday, May 30, 2016

Monday, July 4, 2016

STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND TEACHER PREP DAYS

Monday, August 17 - Friday, August 21, 2015
Monday, January 4, 2016
Friday, June 3, 2016
Monday, June 6, 2016 (if snow day needed)

Tuesday, June 7, 2016 (if 2nd snow day needed)

STAFF DEVELOPMENT WAIVER DAYS

Monday, October 12, 2015; Friday, February 5, 2016; Friday, March 25, 2016

SIX WEEKS GRADING PERIODS

1st Six Weeks
2nd Six Weeks (1 staff dev. waiver day)
3rd Six Weeks
{ } Fall Semester

29 days
24 days
25 days
78 days

August 24 - October 2, 2015

October 5 - November 6, 2015
November 9, 2015 - December 18, 2015

4th Six Weeks (1 staff dev. waiver day)

5th Six Weeks (1 staff dev. waiver day)
6th Six Weeks
{ } Spring Semester

32 days
34 days
33 days
99 days

January 5 - February 19, 2016

February 22 - April 15, 2016
April 18 - June 2, 2016

Total Instructional Days: 177

(Does not include 3 Staff Development Waiver Days)