2025-26 School Calendar
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September 2025
- 1 (Monday) — Labor Day (schools closed)
- 2–3 (Tuesday–Wednesday) — Staff reports; students not in attendance
- 4 (Thursday) — First day of school for students
- 17 (Wednesday) — Evening parentteacher conferences for elementary schools, pre-K centers, pre-K–5 and K–8 schools
- 18 (Thursday) — Evening parent-teacher conferences for middle schools and District 75 schools
- 23–24 (Tuesday–Wednesday) — Rosh Hashanah (schools closed)
- 25 (Thursday) — Evening parent-teacher conferences for high schools, K–12 and 6–12 schools
October
- 2 (Thursday) — Yom Kippur (schools closed)
- 13 (Monday) — Italian Heritage Day/ Indigenous People’s Day (schools closed)
- 20 (Monday) — Diwali (schools closed)
November
- 4 (Tuesday) — Election Day, students do not attend school; professional development for teachers
- 6 (Thursday)— Afternoon and evening parent-teacher conferences for elementary schools, pre-K centers, pre-K–5 and K–8 schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours early
- 11 (Tuesday) — Veterans Day (schools closed)
- 13 (Thursday) — Afternoon and evening parent-teacher conferences for middle schools and District 75 schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours early
- 20 (Thursday) — Evening parent-teacher conferences for high schools, K–12 and 6–12 schools
- 21 (Friday) — Afternoon parent-teacher conferences for high schools, K–12 and 6–12 schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours early
- 27–28 (Thursday–Friday) — Thanksgiving recess (schools closed)
December
- 24–31 (Wednesday–Wednesday) — Winter recess (schools closed)
January 2026
- 2 (Friday) — Last day of winter recess (schools closed)
- 19 (Monday) — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (schools closed)
- 20–23 (Tuesday–Friday) — Regents administration
- 26 (Monday) tentative — Professional development for high schools and 6–12 schools; students in these schools do not attend
- 27 (Tuesday) tentative — Spring term begins for semester-based schools
February
- 16–20 (Monday–Friday) — Midwinter recess (schools closed)
March
- 5 (Thursday) — Afternoon and evening parent-teacher conferences for elementary schools, pre-K centers, pre-K–5 and K–8 schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours early
- 12 (Thursday) — Afternoon and evening parent-teacher conferences for middle schools and District 75 schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours early
- 18 (Wednesday) — Evening parentteacher conferences for high schools, K–12 and 6–12 schools
- 19 (Thursday) — Afternoon parentteacher conferences for high schools, K–12 and 6–12 schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours early
- 20 (Friday) — Eid al-Fitr (schools closed)
April
- 2–10 (Thursday–Friday) — Spring recess, including Passover and Good Friday (schools closed)
May
- 7 (Thursday) — Evening parent-teacher conferences for elementary schools, pre-K centers and K–8 schools
- 14 (Thursday) — Evening parent-teacher conferences for middle schools and District 75 schools
- 21 (Thursday) — Evening parent-teacher conferences for high schools, K–12 and 6–12 schools
- 25 (Monday) — Memorial Day (schools closed)
- 27 (Wednesday) — Eid al-Adha (schools closed)
June
- 4 (Thursday) — Anniversary Day/ Chancellor’s Conference Day for staff development; students not in attendance
- 5 (Friday) — Clerical Day for elementary schools, middle schools and K–12 schools and standalone District 75 programs; students in these schools do not attend
- 9 (Tuesday) — Regents administration
- 10 (Wednesday) — Regents administration
- 17–18 (Wednesday–Thursday) — Regents administration
- 19 (Friday) — Juneteenth (schools closed)
- 22–25 (Monday–Thursday) — Regents administration
- 26 (Friday) — Last day of school for students, teachers, attendance teachers, nurses, therapists, lab specialists and paraprofessionals
- 30 (Tuesday) — Last day of school for school-based school secretaries, school counselors, school psychologists and social workers