2023 - 2024 ACADEMIC CALENDAR HOUSTON GATEWAY ACADEMY, INC.

August 2023 February 2024

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23 24 25 26 27 28 29 1 2 3
30 31 1 2 3 4 5 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 19 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 8 July 24 - Aug. 4 Teachers and Staff In-service 20 25 26 27 28 29
27 28 29 30 31 29 Aug. 7 First Day of Instruction
September x2023 Aug. 21 First Day of After School Program March 2024
S M T W T F S Sept. 4 Labor Day S M T W T F S
1 2 Nov. 20 - 24 Thanksgiving Break 1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Dec. 18 - Jan. 3 Winter Break 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Jan. 15 Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 20 Feb. 19 Presidents' Day 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 15 Mar. 11 - 15 Spring Break 12 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
20 Mar. 29 Spring Holiday 15 31
October 2023 May 15 Last Day of School for Students April 2024
S M T W T F S May 17 Last Day of School for Teachers and Staff S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ASSESSMENT DATES 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Dec. 5 - 15 English I, II 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 22 Algebra I, Biology, U.S. History STAAR 22 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
29 30 31 18 Dec. 15 Make-up session 18 28 29 30
22 Feb. 19 - Mar. 29 TELPAS Assessment Window 22
November 2023 Mar. 25 - Apr. 26 STAAR Alt 2 Assessment May 2024
S M T W T F S Apr. 16 - 26 Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 ELA I, II STAAR S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 Apr. 26 Make-up session 1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Apr. 23 - May 3 Grades 5 & 8 Science STAAR 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Apr. 23 - May 3 Grade 8 Social Studies STAAR 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 17 Apr. 23 - May 3 Biology & U.S. History STAAR 11 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 14 Apr. 30 - May 10 Grades 3 - 8 Mathematics/Algebra I 0 26 27 28 29 30 31
17 June 18 - 28 English I, II 13
December 2023 Algebra I, Biology, U.S. History STAAR June 2024
S M T W T F S S M T W T F S
1 2 DIBELS (K-2) BOY - Sept. 25 ( K), Sept. 11 (1-2) 1
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 MOY - Jan. 16 (K - 2), EOY - April 15 (K - 2) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 PSAT - October 11 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 11 SAT Administration Dates: August 26, October 7, 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 4 November 4, December 2, March 9, May 4, June 1 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
31 11 1st nine weeks: August 7 - October 6 30
January 2024 2nd nine weeks: October 9 - December 15 July 2024
S M T W T F S 3rd nine weeks: January 4 - March 8 S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6 4th nine weeks: March 18 - May 14 1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 19 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31 15 28 29 30 31
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Benchmark assessment dates IOWA testing dates Important dates

August 22 - 24 Fall Benchmark August 29 - 31 Fall IOWA K-12 May 18 High school graduation
December 12 - 14 Mid-year Benchmark May 7 - 9 Spring IOWA PK - 12 Jan. 15 & Mar. 29 Student waiver days

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2 Student Waiver days 176 School days Early dismissal
120 After School program 13 Professional Development days First & Last Day of School
29 Holidays 189 Teacher days Summer school & Credit Recovery
*Approved by the school board on March 27, 2023 May 31 - June 28, 2024

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