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2025-2026 School Year Calendar as a Grid

 APPROVED JANUARY 2025

2025

July 4

Independence Day – Schools and Offices Closed

August 13-15

Professional Duty Days for New Teachers

August 18-22

Professional Duty Days for All Teachers

August 25

Student Orientation Day (Professional Duty Day for All Teachers)

August 26 (Tuesday)

First Day of School for All Students

September 1

Labor Day – Schools and Offices Closed

September 12

Teacher Planning, Half-Day – Early Dismissal for Students

September 23

Rosh Hashanah* (starts at sunset 9/22)

September 23

Professional Development – Schools Closed for Students

October 2

Yom Kippur* (starts at sunset 10/1)- Schools and Offices Closed (Potential inclement weather make-up day1)

October 17

Professional Development – Schools Closed for Students

October 18- 23

Diwali*

October 31

End of First Quarter (45 days)

October 31

Grading & Reporting Day Q1 for Teachers – Early Dismissal for Students

November 11

Parent-Teacher Conferences – Schools Closed for Students

November 26-28

Thanksgiving Break – Schools and Offices Closed

December 19

Teacher Planning, Half-Day – Early Dismissal for Students

December 22-31

Winter Break & Christmas Holiday – Schools and Offices Closed

2026

January 1

New Year’s Day – Schools and Offices Closed

January 2

Winter Break – Schools and Offices Closed

January 19

Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Schools and Offices Closed

January 26

End of Second Quarter (46 days)

January 26

Grading & Reporting Day Q2  for Teachers – Early Dismissal for Students

February 13

Teacher Planning Half-Day – Early Dismissal for Students

February 16

Presidents’ Day – Schools and Offices Closed

February 18

First Day of Ramadan* (starts sunset of 2/17)

March 18

Last Day of Ramadan*

March 20

Eid al-Fitr*  (starts sunset of 3/19)

March 20

Professional Development – Schools Closed for Students (Potential inclement weather make-up day1)

March 27

End of Third Quarter (42 days)

March 27

Grading & Reporting Day Q3 for Teachers –Early Dismissal for Students

March 30- April 2

Spring Break – Schools Closed

April 1- 9

Passover* (starts sunset of 4/1)

April 3 & 6

Spring Break/Easter Holidays – Schools and Offices Closed

April 22

Teacher Planning, Half-Day – Early Dismissal for Students

May 25

Memorial Day – Schools and Offices Closed

May 27

Eid al-Adha* – Schools and Offices Closed (Potential inclement weather make-up day1)

June 12

Last Day for Students1 and End of Fourth Quarter (47 days) – Early Dismissal for Students

June 15, 16 & 17

Potential Inclement weather make up days that may be used if instructional days need to extend the year1

June 16

Last Day for Teachers1

June 19

Juneteenth – Schools and Offices Closed


IMPORTANT CALENDAR NOTES – There are 180 student days and 192 teacher days (195 for new teachers). Last days for students and teachers are subject to change. 10- and 11-month employees can refer to Bulletin M-1-23 for clarification on workdays.

1INCLEMENT WEATHER MAKE-UP DAYS –If the school year is disrupted by emergencies and schools are closed, dates identified as possible make-up instructional days include: October 2, 2025, and March 20, May 27, June 15, June 16, June 17, 2026. If no emergency closure days occur, the school year will end for students on Friday, June 13, 2026, as shown. 

Please note that if more  emergency closures occur than there are available make-up days and/or there are a significant number of delayed openings and/or early dismissals used, the school calendar also may be adjusted appropriately to meet the minimum required student days AND the required number of student hours.

*RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS – Major religious holidays are noted here for planning purposes. Many Jewish and Muslim holidays begin the day before at sunset. PGCPS recognizes and values the diversity of traditions represented among its staff and students.The religious practices and observances of students and employees, and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for religious obligations.