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20/21 school calendar for public schools is out & blended learning opt-in dates

The Department of Education has published the school calendar for this school year.

Schools will be closed:

  • Monday, 9/28 Yom Kippur
  • Monday, 10/12 Columbus Day
  • Remote learning for all students will take place on Election Day Tuesday, 11/3.
  • Wednesday, 11/11 Veterans Day
  • 11/26 & 11/27 Thanksgiving Recess
  • 12/24 – 1/1 Winter Recess
  • 1/18 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, schools closed
  • 2/12 Lunar New Year, schools closed
  • 2/15 – 2/19 Midwinter Recess
  • 3/29 – 4/2 Spring Recess
  • 5/13 Eid Al-Fitr, schools closed
  • 5/31 Memorial Day, schools closed
  • 6/3 and 6/8 schools closed
  • 6/25 last day of school

Preliminary dates to opt into blended learning (from all virtual learning) on a quarterly basis are:

  • October 26 – 30: window to opt-in for Quarter 2, November 16: Quarter 2 begins
  • January 11 – 15: window to opt-in for Quarter 3, February 1: Quarter 3 begins
  • March 22 – 26: window to opt-in for Quarter 4, April 19: Quarter 4 begins

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