Here's the 2007-08 school calendar for Manatee County schools. The first day of classes took place Aug. 20 under a new state law that calls for schools to begin no later than two weeks before Labor Day.
October
19: Teacher training - no school
25: End of first quarter
26: Record day - no school
November
21: Hurricane makeup day (if needed)
21-23: Thanksgiving holiday - schools closed
December
24-31: Winter break - no school
January
1: New Year's Day - no school
2-4: No school
7: District Inservice - no school for students
8: School resumes
14-15: Middle, high school exams - high schools let out early
15: End of first semester
18: Record day - no school
21: Martin Luther King Jr. birthday - schools closed
February
18: Presidents Day - schools closed
March
12-20: FCAT testing
21: Schools closed
24-26: FCAT testing
27: End of third quarter
28: District inservice - no school
31: Spring Break
April
1-4: Spring Break
7: Record Day - no school
May
26: Memorial Day - no school
June
4-5: Middle, high school exams - high schools let out early
5: End of second semester - schools let out early
6: Last day for teachers
5-7: High school graduations
Source: The School District of Manatee County
