How schools will work in New York: calendar for the upcoming school year
'07.09.2020'
Vita Popova
The new school year kicks off in New York on September 21st. Schoolchildren will receive distance learning on presidential election day. Every month, except for April, students will have a weekend in connection with a particular holiday or vacation. The details are shared by the publication abc7NY.
New York Department of Education published calendar for the coming academic year. According to the document, the school year starts on Monday, September 21.
On election day, classes will be held remotely as schools are used as polling stations.
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There are also many weekends for students throughout the year. See below for details.
Days when schools in New York will be closed:
- September 28, Monday. Schools will be closed for Yom Kippur.
- October 12, Monday. Schools will be closed for Columbus Day.
- November 3, Tuesday. Election Day. Schools are closed, but all classes will be online.
- November 4, Wednesday. Evening meetings for parents of primary and K-8 students.
- November 5, Thursday. Evening meetings for parents of elementary and K-8 students; pupils in these schools will finish their classes three hours early.
- November 11, Wednesday. Veterans day, schools are closed.
- November 12. Evening parents' meetings in elementary and K-12 schools.
- the 13th of November. Evening meetings for parents of primary and K-12 students, as well as students in grades 6-12;
- November 18th. Evening meetings for parents and teachers of District 75 high schools and school programs.
- November 19th. On this day, conferences will be held at high schools and District 75 schools; students will be released from class three hours earlier.
- November 26-27, Thursday-Friday. Schools will be closed for Thanksgiving celebrations.
- December 24 - January 1. Schools will close for the winter break.
- January 18, Monday. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, schools closed.
- February 1, Monday. Advanced training day only for grades 9-12 and 6-12 in districts 1-32; classes are canceled for students in these schools. Students in schools K-5, K-6, 6-8, and K-12 and D75 attend classes.
- February 12, Friday. Chinese New Year, schools will be closed.
- February 15-19, Monday-Friday. President's Day and Lincoln's Birthday holidays.
- March 3, Wednesday. Evening meetings for parents of elementary and K-8 students.
- March 4, Thursday. Evening meetings for parents of elementary and K-8 students; classes for students in these schools will be reduced by three hours.
- 10th of March. Evening meetings for parents of District 75 high and high school students.
- 11th of March. Evening Meetings for Parents of High School and School and District 75 School Students; classes for students in these schools will be reduced by three hours.
- 18th of March. Evening meetings for parents of high school students in grades K-12 and grades 6-12.
- March 19. Evening meetings for parents of high school students, grades K-12 and 6-12; classes will be shortened by three hours.
- March 29 - April 2, Monday-Friday. Spring break, schools are closed.
- May 13, Thursday. Schools will be closed due to the celebration of Eid al-Adha.
- May 31, Monday. Memorial day, schools closed
- June 3, Thursday. Anniversary Day.
- June 8, Tuesday. Schools K-5, K-6, 6-8, and K-12 and D75 will be closed.
- June 25, Friday. Last day of school for all students.
It took the department longer than usual to release this calendar due to changes caused by the pandemic.
Recall that in the fall, schools in New York will resume their work. But they will function in a new way: students will be able to attend classes several days a week, the rest of the time they will study online. You can learn more about this by going to here to register:.
