2019–2020 DISTRICT CALENDAR

2019 2020 Major Religious & Cultural Holidays

 August 6-7....................... New Leader Development  January 2.................... All teachers and paras PD day 2020
2019
 August 13-16..................August Leadership Institute  January 6........................ Students return from recess
Aug. 10.......... Eid al-Adha Jan. 1....... New Year’s Day
 August 20.......................... Teacher Summer Institute  January 20....................M.L. King Jr. Day: No school
Sep. 29-Oct. 1.................. Jan. 6..... Three Kings Day
 August 19............ Dever Elem.: New teachers report  February 17..................... Presidents’ Day: No school Rosh Hashanah Jan. 25.....Lunar New Year
 August 21.... Dever Elem.: Returning teachers report  February 18-21...............February Recess: No school Oct. 8-9......... Yom Kippur Feb. 26...Ash Wednesday
 August 21.........Up Academies: Boston, Dorchester,  February 24.................... Students return from recess Oct. 27-31.............. Diwali Apr. 8-16.............Passover
and Holland, all grades − first day of school
 April 10.................................Good Friday: No school Nov. 28........Thanksgiving
 August 22-23... English Learner Summer Symposium Apr. 10..........Good Friday
 April 20.................................Patriots’ Day: No school Dec. 22-30........Hanukkah
 September 2............................ Labor Day: No school Apr. 12....................Easter
 April 21-24......................... Spring Recess: No school Dec. 25.............Christmas
 September 3-4............ All teachers and paras report Apr. 19... Orthodox Easter
 April 27........................... Students return from recess Dec. 26 - Jan. 1...Kwanzaa
 September 5.............Students in grades 1-12 report, Apr. 22.............. Earth Day
including grade 1 in ELCs and EECs  May 25............................... Memorial Day: No school
Apr. 23....Ramadan begins
 September 9............... Kindergarten students report,  June 5 (or day 170)...................... Last day for seniors
May 10.........Mother’s Day
including EECs, ELCs, and special ed.  June 18 (or day 179)...........Early release for students
May 23.............. Eid al-Fitr
 October 14.......................Columbus Day: No school  June 19 (or day 180)....... Last day of school if no days
June 21......... Father’s Day
 November 11.....................Veterans’ Day: No school are lost due to cancellations, early release for students.
July 3...Independence Day
 November 27......Early release for students and staff  June 26 is the 185th day required for calendar (observed)
 November 28-29.... Thanksgiving Recess: No school purposes.
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Extenuating circumstances and/or inclement weather may necessitate changes to the calendar during the year.
Visit www.bostonpublicschools.org/calendar for current information.
Produced by the Boston Public Schools Communications Office | July 2019
 2019-2020
Report Card Schedule
Kindergarten–Grade 5 s

Fall Winter Spring

(Grades 1-5 only) (K-Grade 5) (K-Grade 5)
September 5, 2019 - December 2, 2019 - March 16, 2020 -
Term
November 29, 2019 March 13, 2020 June 19, 2020
Distribute Report Cards Week of December 9 Week of March 23 Last day of school
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Includes kindergarten–grade 5 in K–8 schools.
EXCEPTIONS:
 Kindergarten students do not receive a Fall report card.
 Boston Teachers Union, Curley, King, and Young Achievers Math & Science schools grade on three
marking terms for grades 1-8.

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Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 4

Grades 6–11 Grade 12

Term Sept. 5, 2019 - Nov. 12, 2019 - Feb. 3, 2020 - April 27, 2020 - April 27, 2020 -
Nov. 8, 2019 Jan. 31, 2020 April 17, 2020 June 19, 2020 June 5, 2020
Progress Reports October 9 December 18 March 11 May 20
Distribute Report November 14 February 6 April 30 Last day of Last day of
Cards school school
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Includes grades 6-8 in K-8 schools except Boston Teachers Union, Curley, King, and Young Achievers.

EXCEPTION:
 Greater Egleston High School grades on three marking terms.

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The last marking period will be adjusted in Spring 2020 after the last day of school is established.

PROPOSED 6/18/2019