1550 Summit Ave., St Paul MN 55105 (651)414-6000

Year-Round Calendar and Intersessions

LJA is a year-round school on an approximately 45/15 day calendar year – the same number of days as a traditional school, but arranged differently. Students attend school for approximately 45 days and then have a 15 day break. The 15-day break includes vacation days as well as optional intersession opportunities in November, February, and May, and a longer vacation in December, with the month of August off. Year-round schools are becoming increasingly popular for several reasons. Year-round schools:

  • Eliminate the significant learning loss that occurs during the summer.
  • Allow more time for new learning, as teachers do not have to spend time re-teaching concepts each Fall.
  • Increase opportunities for unique, experiential immersion activities.

Intersessions are optional enrichment programs during the Fall, Winter, and Spring breaks. Intersessions complement the school's curriculum and allow students to immerse themselves in disciplines and activities of interest.  Some of the opportunities may include performance and visual arts, foreign language immersion, career exploration, spoken word, writing workshops, community service, and outdoor expeditions. One outdoor experience will be a trip to the Audubon Center of the Northwoods.

Teachers, student teachers, artists, community experts, support staff, and educational assistants lead intersessions.


School Calendar


October 2008

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

1 2 3
     

Parent Night
6:00-7:30

 
6 7 8 9 10
 

  Parent Info Session
6:30-7:30pm

     
13 14 15 16 17

Student/Teacher
Conferences
No School

Student/Teacher
Conferences
No School

Staff Development
No School

Parent Info Session
6:30-7:30pm

Education Minnesota
No School

Education Minnesota
No School

20 21 22 23 24
 

  Parent Info Session
6:30-7:30pm

  Board Meeting

   
27 28 29 30 31
 

  Parent Info Session
6:30-7:30pm

     

November 2008

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

3 4 5 6 7
       
10 11 12 13 14

Report Cards
Come Out
No School

End of 1st Quarter

Staff Development
No Students

No School

No School

No School

17 18 19 20 21

Intersession #1

Intersession #1

Intersession #1

Board Meeting

Intersession #1

Intersession #1

24 25 26 27 28

No School

No School

No School

No School

No School


December 2008

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

1 2 3 4 5

Quarter 2 Begins

       
8 9 10 11 12
         
15 16 17 18 19
   

  Board Meeting

   
22 23 24 25 26

Winter Break Begins
No School

  No School

  No School

  No School

  No School

29 30 31

No School

No School

No School

   

January 2009

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

1 2
   

   No School

   No School

5 6 7 8 9
         
12 13 14 15 16
         
19 20 21 22 23

Observed Holiday

       
26 27 28 29 30
 

Board Meeting

   

February 2009

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

2 3 4 5 6
       
9 10 11 12 13
   

  Board Meeting

 

 Report Cards
No School

End of 2nd Quarter

16 17 18 19 20

Observed Holiday

No School

  No School

  No School

  No School

  No School

23 24 25 26 27

Intersession #2

  Intersession #2

  Intersession #2

  Intersession #2

  Intersession #2


March 2009

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

2 3 4 5 6

 No School

  No School

Teacher Planning Day

No School

 

Quarter 3 Begins

 

9 10 11 12 13
         
16 17 18 19 20
         
23 24 25 26 27
 

  Board Meeting

   
30 31
   

 


April 2009

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

1 2 3
       
6 7 8 9 10
   

Conferences

No School

 

Conferences

No School

Observed Holiday

No School

13 14 15 16 17
         
20 21 22 23 24
   

  Board Meeting

   
27 28 29 30
       


May 2009

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

1
       
4 5 6 7 8
         
11 12 13 14 15
   

  Report Cards
No School

End of 3rd Quarter

Board Meeting

  No School

  No School

18 19 20 21 22

Intersession #3

  Intersession #3

  Intersession #3

  Intersession #3

  Intersession #3

25 26 27 28 29

No School

No School

No School

  No School

  No School


June 2009

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

1 2 3 4 5

Staff Development

No School

  First Day of Quarter 4

     
8 9 10 11 12
         
15 16 17 18 19
         
22 23 24 25 26
 

  Board Meeting

   
29 30

No School

No School

   


July 2009

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

1 2 3

 

  No School

  No School

Observed Holiday

No School

6 7 8 9 10
         
13 14 15 16 17
         
20 21 22 23 24

 

 

  Board Meeting

 

 
27 28 29 30 31
   


August 2009

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

3 4 5 6 7
 

  Board Meeting

Last Day of School

End of 4th Quarter

  Report Cards
No School

10 11 12 13 14

  No School

  No School

  No School

  No School

  No School

17 18 19 20 21

  No School

  No School

  No School

  No School

  No School

24 25 26 27 28

No School

  No School

  No School

  No School

  No School

31

 

 

 

 

No School

   


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