2021–2022 SCHOOL CALENDAR Illinois Association of School Boards 2921 Baker Drive • Springfield, Illinois 62703-5929 / One Imperial Place 1 East 22nd St., Suite 20 • Lombard, Illinois 60148-6120 Compiled by Deanna L. Sullivan, Director of Governmental Relations August 2021 This calendar contains references exclusively from the Illinois Compiled Statutes. Illinois state administrative agency regulations and federal law are not included. Parentheses () indicate the applicable Illinois statute. Unless otherwise indicated, statutory ref- erences are to the School Code, 105 ILCS 5/1-1 et seq. For brevity, references to the regional superintendent include intermedi- ate service centers. NOTE: Each school board shall annually prepare a calendar for the school term specifying the opening and closing dates and providing a minimum term of at least 185 days to insure 176 days of actual pupil attendance; provided that any of the four days allowed by law for teachers’ institute, but not used as such, shall increase the minimum term by such days not used. The calen- dar for the school term and any changes must be submitted to and approved by the regional superintendent before the calendar or changes may take effect. (10-19) When the Governor has declared a disaster due to a public health emergency and the State Superintendent of Education has required the use of remote learning days (RLDs) or blended remote learning days (BRLDs), RLDs and BRLDs, and up to 5 remote and blended remote learning planning days count as pupil attendance days. AUGUST 2021 30 Last day on which region- 1 Recycling Day; a com- al superintendents and memorative school holi- Before the School districts must other persons paying day. (24-2) 30th Day report certain student money to school treasurer Last day for school board of the assessment information shall notify, in writing, the School using a form developed to forward administrator presidents of school trust- and teacher salary and Year by the Ill. State Board of ees and clerks and sec- Education (ISBE). (22-82) benefits report to ISBE. retaries of school boards Report must be posted on 31 Last day for regional the dates and amounts of the school district’s web- superintendent to file with money distributed to the site. (10-20.47) ISBE an affidavit showing school treasurer. (3-14.17) which treasurers of school On the first school day This is the end of the first of October the Secretary districts are properly quarter of the fiscal year bonded. (3-8 and 8-2) of the board shall report in most school districts to the regional superin- and the last day for the tendent and Secretary SEPTEMBER 2021 school board to adopt and of State a list of students file with ISBE its balanced 6 Labor Day; a legal who have left school and budget for the 2021-2022 school holiday. (24-2) been removed from the fiscal year. (17-1) Within 6-8 Rosh Hashanah. regular attendance rolls 30 days of its adoption, (except transferees) during 11 Saturday September 11th Day of the annual budget must the previous attendance Remembrance; a com- be filed with the county quarter. (26-3a) memorative school holi- clerk. (17-1 and 35 ILCS day. (24-2) 200/18-50) 15-16 Yom Kippur 24 American Indian Day. OCTOBER 2021 (27-20) During During the month of 29-October 1 Illinois Association of October October the quarterly School Administrators meeting of regional Annual Conference, board of school trustees Springfield. must be held. (6-18) Page 1 of 6 4 Township treasurer 31 Sunday Last day for filing fed- 19-21 Joint Annual Conference reports and submits his eral and state income of Illinois Association books to school trustees; tax withholding reports of School Boards, also, makes semi-annu- and paying taxes due Illinois Association of al examination of each for quarter ending School Administrators school district’s records. September 30, 2021. and Illinois Association (8-14 and 8-17) of School Business In Class II counties Officials, Chicago. (Cook): (1) Quarterly NOVEMBER 2021 meeting of township 1 Last day for school 25 Thanksgiving Day; a school trustees; (2) district to submit to the legal school holiday. township trustees make State Superintendent of (24-2) apportionment and dis- Education reimburse- 28-December 6 Hanukkah. tribution of unused funds ment claim for summer 30 Last day for publishing in permanent township school for children with annual fiscal statement of fund. (5-16 and 5-17) disabilities. (18-4.3) school district, commonly 7 Iraq and Afghanistan 4 Diwali known as the “Annual Veterans Remembrance 7 Sunday Standard Time returns; Statement of Affairs.” (10- Day; a commemorative set clocks back one hour. 17) The report must be school holiday. (24-2) forwarded to ISBE and 10 Korean War Veterans’ 7-15 Navratri/Dussehra copies must be available Day; a commemorative in the main administrative 8 Leif Erickson Day. (27-19) school holiday. (24-2) office of the district. 11 Columbus Day; a legal 11 Veterans’ Day; a legal Last day to submit to school holiday. (24-2) school holiday. (24-2) ISBE the annual report on 11-15 National School Lunch 15 Illinois School Board all contracts over $25,000 Week. Members’ Day. awarded by the school district during the previous 15 Last day to submit annual Last day for regional fiscal year. (10-20.44) report to ISBE disclosing superintendent to submit the number of teachers district annual financial NOTE: The statement dismissed or removed reports and audits to shall be prepared by the as a result of the board’s ISBE. (3-7 and 3-15.1) township school trea- decision to decrease surer for those school Last day for school dis- the number of teachers districts in Cook County trict to file with ISBE a employed. (10-20.26) that are under the juris- one-page report that lists diction of township trust- Last day for school district the actual administrative ees/treasurers. to present to the regional expenditures for the prior superintendent an origi- year from the district’s nal and one copy of the audited Annual Financial annual audit. (3-7) Report, and the pro- Last day for township jected administrative school treasurer and expenses for the current school districts to file the year from the adopted annual report with the budget. (17-1.5) The Open Meetings Act requires that each school board review minutes from all regional superintendent. Last day for schools to closed meetings every 6 months or as soon (3-15.1) report to ISBE the num- as practical taking into account the nature Last day for township ber of children who have and meeting schedule of the public body. land commissioners to file received or been exempt- Ad hoc committees may choose to review at the next scheduled meeting or 6 months ed from the required certified annual audit with from the last review of closed session regional superintendent immunizations and health minutes. At such meetings the board must and ISBE. (15-27) examinations. (27-8.1) determine the need for confidentiality for all or any part of those minutes or that the 21-24 Illinois Principals minutes or portions thereof no longer require Association Annual Fall confidential treatment and are available for Conference, Springfield. public inspection. Action under this section must occur in an open session of the board. 18-22 National School Bus Although discussion of closed meeting Safety Week. minutes may take place in a closed meeting, 15-19 American Education the board’s determinations must be reported Week. in open session. (5 ILCS 120/2.06) Page 2 of 6 DECEMBER 2021 3 On the first school day FEBRUARY 2022 of January the Secretary 1 Deadline for the of the board shall report 1 Last day for district Reduction in Force (RIF) to the regional superin- superintendent to certify Joint Committee to be tendent and Secretary of to the county clerk the established and begin its State a list of students names and addresses of meetings. (24-12) who have left school school employees who Last day to make public- during the previous are required to file the ly available the report of attendance quarter. (26- statement of econom- the number of children 3a) ic interests. (5 ILCS who have received or 420/4A-101.5, 4A-105 In Class II counties and 4A-106.5) been exempted from the (Cook): (1) Quarterly required immunizations meeting of township Last day that the RIF and health examinations. school trustees; and (2) Joint Committee can (27-8.1) township trustees make reach agreement to 3 Illinois Statehood Day. apportionment and dis- apply the sequence of tribution of unused funds dismissal for that school 7 Pearl Harbor Veterans’ year. (24-12) Day; a commemorative in permanent township school holiday. (24-2) fund. (5-16 and 5-17) Last day to distribute copies of the education- 25 Saturday Christmas Day; a legal 15 Saturday Last day for affected al support personnel school holiday. (24-2) school districts to file a employee sequence petition with the regional of dismissal list to the 28 The annual tax levy must superintendent to opt out be certified by the school exclusive bargaining rep- of the required summer resentative. (10-23.5) board and filed with food service program. the county clerk on or (105 ILCS 126/20) 6 Sunday Commemorative hol- before the last Tuesday 17 Martin Luther King, Jr. iday honoring Ronald in December. (17-11, 35 Reagan. (State ILCS 200/18-15) birthday observance; a legal school holiday. Commemorative Dates Act, 5 ILCS 490/2) JANUARY 2022 (24-2) Muhammad Ali’s 12 Saturday Abraham Lincoln’s birth- During During the month of Birthday; a commem- day; a legal school holi- January January the quarterly orative school holiday.