After the Baldwinsville Central School District’s 2009-2010 calendar went to print, the New York State Department of Education issued new dates for ALL state assessments (ELA, math, social studies and science) for the 2009-2010 school year. The new dates have affected the calendars of many school districts in the state since many had finalized their calendars for 2009-2010 when the new test dates were announced.

Changes to the state assessment dates have affected the Baldwinsville Central School District’s November elementary parent-teacher conference days as follows:

Nov. 16 and 17

Are now full days of school for students in grades 1-12.

AM and PM kindergarten will attend school as usual.

Nov. 24

Half-day of school for grades 1-5 for parent-teacher conferences.

PM kindergarten will attend in the morning, AM kindergarten will not attend.

Dismissal time for K-5 is 11:30 a.m.

Full day of school for grades 6-12

Nov. 25

Half-day of school for grades 1-5 for parent-teacher conferences.

AM kindergarten will attend school in the morning, PM kindergarten will not attend.

Dismissal for K-5 will be at 11:15 a.m. for a state-required sheltering drill.

Full day of school for grades 6-12.

Dismissal for grades 6-12 will be 15 minutes earlier than normal dismissal time for the state-required sheltering drill.

The state assessment testing dates are as follows:

Nov. 16 and 17 — fifth grade social studies assessment

April 26 — ELA testing, third, fourth and sixth grades

April 27 — ELA testing, third through eighth grades

April 28 — ELA testing, fourth through eighth grades

May 5 — Math assessment, third, fourth, sixth through eighth grades

May 6 — Math assessment, third through eighth grades

May 7 — Math assessment, fourth and fifth grades

May 24 — Palmer Elementary School fourth grade science performance test

May 25 — Elden Elementary School fourth grade science performance test

May 26 — Van Buren Elementary School fourth grade science performance test

May 27 — McNamara Elementary School fourth grade science performance test

June 1 — Reynolds Elementary School fourth grade science performance test

June 7 — Grades fourth and eighth science written assessments

June 14 & 15 — Eighth grade social studies assessment

If you have any questions regarding the testing dates, parent-teacher conferences, or the sheltering drill, please contact your child’s school.