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2026-27 School Calendar

See the calendar page on the DOE website for additional events, languages and search options. 

September 2025

  • 7 (Monday) — Labor Day (schools closed)
  • 8-9 (Tuesday–Wednesday) — Staff reports; students not in attendance
  • 10 (Thursday) — First day of school for students
  • 21 (Monday) — Yom Kippur (schools closed)
  • 23 (Wednesday) — Evening parent-teacher conferences for middle schools and District 75 schools
  • 24 (Thursday) — Evening parent-teacher conferences for high schools, K–12 and 6–12 schools
  • 30 (Wednesday) — Evening parent-teacher conferences for elementary schools, pre-K centers, pre-K–5 and K–8 schools

October

  • 12 (Monday) — Italian Heritage Day/Indigenous People’s Day (schools closed)

November

  • 3 (Tuesday) — Election Day, schools will be in session remotely for all students
  • 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
  • 11 (Wednesday) — Veterans Day (schools closed)
  • 12 (Thursday) — Afternoon and evening parent-teacher conferences for middle schools and District 75 schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours early
  • 19 (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
  • 26–27 (Thursday–Friday) — Thanksgiving recess (schools closed)

December

  • 24–31 (Thursday–Thursday) — Winter recess (schools closed)

January 2026

  • 1 (Friday) — Last day of winter recess (schools closed)
  • 18 (Monday) — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (schools closed)
  • 25–29 (Tuesday–Friday) — Regents administration

February

  • 1 (Monday) — Professional development for high schools and 6–12 schools; students in these schools do not attend
  • 2 (Tuesday) — Spring term begins for semester-based schools
  • 15–19 (Monday–Friday) — Midwinter recess (schools closed)

March

  • 3 (Wednesday) — 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
  • 4 (Thursday) — Afternoon and evening parent-teacher conferences for middle schools and District 75 schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours early
  • 9 (Tuesday) — Eid al-Fitr (schools closed)
  • 18 (Thursday) — Evening parent-teacher conferences for high schools, K–12 and 6–12 schools
  • 19 (Friday) — Afternoon parent-teacher conferences for high schools, K–12 and 6–12 schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours early
  • 26 (Friday) — Good Friday  (schools closed)

April

  • 22–30 (Thursday–Friday) — Spring recess (schools closed)

May

  • 12 (Wednesday) — Evening parent-teacher conferences for high schools, K–12 and 6–12 schools
  • 13 (Thursday) — Evening parent-teacher conferences for middle schools and District 75 schools
  • 17 (Monday) — Eid al-Adha (schools closed)
  • 26 (Thursday) — Evening parent-teacher conferences for elementary schools, pre-K centers and K–8 schools
  • 31 (Monday) — Memorial Day (schools closed)

June

  • 8 (Tuesday) — Clerical Day for elementary schools, middle schools and K–12 schools and standalone District 75 programs; students in these schools do not attend
  • 10 (Thursday) — Anniversary Day/Chancellor’s Conference Day for staff development; students not in attendance
  • 15–18; 21-25 (Wednesday–Thursday; Monday–Friday) — Regents administration
  • 28 (Monday) — Last day of school for students, teachers, attendance teachers, nurses, therapists, lab specialists and paraprofessionals
  • 30 (Wednesday) — Last day of school for school secretaries, school counselors, school psychologists and social workers