WPS 2021-22 ACADEMIC YEAR CALENDAR

August 21 February 22 Aug 25-27 (Wed-Fri) New Professional Staff Su M Tu W Th F Sa Su M Tu W Th F Sa Aug 30 & 31 (Mon/Tues) All Professional Staff 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 Sept 1 (Wed) School Begins All Students 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Sept 1 thru Sept. 10 Kindergarten Begins - Half Days 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Sept 6 (Mon) Labor Day - No School 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Sept 7 (Tues) Rosh Hashanah - No School 29 30 31 27 28 Sept 13 (Mon) Kindergarten Full Days Start Sept 16 (Thurs) Yom Kippur - No School Oct 11 (Mon) Indigenous Peoples Day-No School September 21 March 22 Oct 13 (Wed) Early Release WMS & WHS Su M Tu W Th F Sa Su M Tu W Th F Sa Nov 2 (Tues) Early Release PreK-5 Parent Conf 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 Nov 11 (Thurs) Veterans' Day - No School 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Nov 24 (Wed) Early Release - All Schools 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Nov 25-26 (Thurs/Fri) Thanksgiving Recess - No School 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Nov 29 (Mon) Professional Day - No School 26 27 28 29 30 27 28 29 30 31 Dec 24 - Dec 31 Year-end Vacation - No School 2022 Jan 3 (Mon) School Reopens October 21 April 22 Jan 17 (Mon) MartinLutherKing Jr Day-No School Su M Tu W Th F Sa Su M Tu W Th F Sa Feb 21 - 25 (Mon-Fri) Winter Vacation Week-No School 1 2 1 2 March 29 (Tues) Early Release PreK-5 Parent Conf 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 April 15 (Fri) Good Friday - No School 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 April 18 - 22 (Mon-Fri) Spring Vacation Week-No School 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 May 30 (Mon) Memorial Day - No School 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 June 3 (Fri) WHS Grad/Half Day WHS Only 31 June 20 (Mon) Juneteenth Observed-No School June 24 (Fri) Closing Day All Students (1/2 day - November 21 May 22 assumes 5 contingency days) Su M Tu W Th F Sa Su M Tu W Th F Sa June 27 (Mon) Closing Day-All Teachers(assumes 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 5 contingency days) 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Please see PAWS Website for PAWS-Specific Start/Stop Dates 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 WHS Graduation day is Friday, June 3. The final day of school will be 28 29 30 29 30 31 adjusted depending on the number of contingency days used if any. (Teachers work 184 days; students attend 180 days.) No School December 21 June 22 Additional Elem. Early Release Date for Parent Conf. Su M Tu W Th F Sa Su M Tu W Th F Sa Early Release Dates for WMS & WHS 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Early Release Date WMS Only 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Early Release Date WHS Only 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Early Release - Elementary students are dismissed on Wednesdays at 12:00 noon. Middle School (11:19 am) and High School (11:29 am) Early 26 27 28 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 release dates are: October 13, November 3 and 24, December 1, January 5, February 2, March 2, April 6, May 4. NB: June early dismissals are Middle School: June 1; High School: June 3 January 22 Student Scheduled Days Su M Tu W Th F Sa September 19 February 15 The final day of school will be a half day. For elementary students 1 October 20 March 23 there will be only one half day during the final week of school. If the 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 November 18 April 15 last day of school is a Thursday or Friday, the preceding Wednesday for 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 December 17 May 21 elementary students shall be a full day. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 January 20 June 17 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Total: 185 Football First day of practice: August 20, 2021 30 31 Fall Athletics First day of practice: August 23, 2021 Winter Athletics First day of practice: November 29, 2021 Spring Athletics First day of practice: March 21, 2022

As Voted by School Committee: 4/13/21