Fresno Unified School District Academic Calendar for the 2020/2021 School Year Board Adopted on January 29, 2020 BOARD APPROVED Amendment October 21, 2020 and December 16, 2020 District Information & Important Dates Miscellaneous Information • Traditional School Year has 180 teaching days, 6 non-student days, 2 Institute Days, 3 District Buyback Days • Institute & Buyback Days are NON-Student Days • Board of Education Meetings are 2nd & 4th Wednesdays unless otherwise specified. Board Meetings are held at the FUSD Education Center 2309 Tulare Street. On the 2nd Floor in the Bo ard Room. Start & End Dates • School Begins on August 19, 2020 • School Ends on June 11, 2021 Teacher Institute Days • August 13 & 14 District Buyback Days • August 12, 17, and 18 • January 11 Vacation & Holidays • Independence Day: July 4 (observed July 3, 2020) • Labor Day: Sept. 7 • Veterans' Day: Nov. 11 • Thanksgiving: Nov. 23 thru 27 • Winter Break: Dec. 21 thru Jan. 8 • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Jan. 18 • Lincoln's Birthday: Feb. 8 • Presidents' Day: Feb. 15 • Spring Break: March 29 thru April 5 • Memorial Day: May 31 • Independence Day: July 4, 2021 (observed July 5, 2021) Holidays for Classified Personnel • 2020: July 3, Sept. 7, Nov. 11, Nov. 26 & 27, Dec. 24 & 25th • 2021: Jan. 1, Jan. 18, Feb. 8, Feb. 15, April 2, May 31, July 5 Additional Dates • Public Schools Month - April 2021, California Day of the Teacher - May 4, 2021, Classified Employee Week - May 17 thru 21, 2022 Elementary & Secondary Reporting Periods • Oct. 9, Period 1 ends (39 days) • Dec. 18, Period 2 ends (43 days) • Mar 19, Period 3 ends (46 days) • June 11, Period 4 ends (53 days) Reports Sent to Parents • Sept. 11 thru 16, 1st Deficiency Notice • Oct. 12 thru 23rd, 1st Report Card & Elementary Parent Conferences • Nov. 9-1 6th, 2nd Deficiency Notice • Jan. 11th thru 15th, 2nd Report Card • Feb. 12th thru 18th, 3rd Deficienc y Notice • Mar. 22nd thru 26 th, 3 rd Report Card • Apr. 30th thr u May 6 th, 4th Deficiency Notice • th th June 11 , 4 Report Card End of Semester Dates for Elementary & Secondary • Dec. 18th (82 days) • Jun. 11th ( 98 days) Standardized Testing Windows, iReady • State Testing April 6 thru June 4 Main Calendar July 2020 • Friday, July 3, 2020 • Independence Day: July 4 (observed July 3, 2020) August 2020 • Wednesday, August 12, 2020 is a BuyBack Day and a NON-Student Day • Thursday, August 13 & Friday, August 14, 2020 is an Institute Day and is a NON-Student Day • Monday, August 17, 2020, is a BuyBack Day and NON-Student Day • Tuesday, August 18, 2020, is a BuyBack Day and NON-Student Day September 2020 • Monday, September 7, 2020 is Labor Day (Holiday) October 2020 No items to report November 2020 • Wednesday, November 11, 2020 Veterans' Day (Holiday) • Monday, November 23 thru Wednesday, November 25, 2020, School is not in Session • Thursday, November 26 thru Friday, November 27, 2020 is Thanksgiving (Holiday) December 2020 • Monday, December 21, 2020 thru Thursday, December 31, 2020 is Winter Break January 2021 • Friday, January 1, 2021 thru January 8, 2021 is Winter Break continued • Monday, January 11, 2021 is a BuyBack Day and a NON-Student Day • Monday, January 18, 2021, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. (Holiday) February 2021 • Monday, February 8, 2021, - Lincoln's Birthday, (Holiday) • Monday, February 15, 2021, - Presidents Day, (Holiday) March 2021 • Monday, March 1, 2021, is a BuyBack Day and a Non-School Day • Monday, March 29, 2021, thru Wednesday, March 31, 2021, is Spring Break April 2021 • Thursday, April 1, 2021 thru Monday, April 5, 2021, is Spring Break Continued May 2021 • Monday, May 31, 2021, - Memorial Day, (Holiday) June 2021 • Friday, June 11, 2021 is t he Last Day of School July 2021 • Monday, July 5, 2021 - Independence Day: July 4, 2021 (observed July 5, 2021), (Holiday) .