2020–2021 DISTRICT CALENDAR August 10-14 ...........................New Leader Institute November 11 .................... Veterans Day: No school Major Religious & Cultural Holidays August 17-20 ........ BPS Learns Summer Conference November 25 ..... Early release for students and staff 2020 2021 (TSI, ALI, English Learner Symposium, November 26-27 ....Thanksgiving Recess: No school July 31 ..........Eid al-Adha Jan. 1 ........New Year’s Day Early Childhood/UPK Conference, December 24- January 1 ..Winter Recess: No school Sep. 19-20 ..Rosh Hashanah Jan. 6 ......Three Kings Day New Teacher Induction) January 4.................... All teachers and paras report . Sep. 28 .........Yom Kippur Feb. 12 .... Lunar New Year September 1 ......REMOTE: UP Academies: Boston, January 5...................... Students return from recess Nov. 14 ...... Diwali begins Feb. 17 ... Ash Wednesday Dorchester, and Holland, January 18..................M.L. King Jr. Day: No school all grades − first day of school Nov. 26 .......Thanksgiving Mar. 27-Apr. 3 ..... Passover February 15 .................... Presidents Day: No school September 7 .......................... Labor Day: No school Dec. 10-18 .......Hanukkah Apr. 2 ............ Good Friday February 16-19.............February Recess: No school September 8 .............. All teachers and paras report Dec. 25 ............Christmas Apr. 4 ...................... Easter April 2 ...................................................... No school September 21 ..........REMOTE: ALL Students report Dec. 26 - Jan. 1 ..Kwanzaa April 12 .... Ramadan begins April 19 ..............................Patriots’ Day: No school October 1 ......................IN SCHOOL: Students with Apr. 22 ...............Earth Day April 20-23 .......................Spring Recess: No school highest needs May 2 ......Orthodox Easter April 26 ........................ Students return from recess October 12 .......................State Holiday: No school May 13 ...............Eid al-Fitr May 31 .............................Memorial Day: No school October 29 .................. IN SCHOOL: Grades K0-3 B June 19 ........... Juneteenth June 9 ........................................Last day for seniors November 2 .................IN SCHOOL: Grades K0-3 A July 5* .Independence Day June 17 (or day 169) ........ Early release for students (observed) November 3 ....... Election Day: All Remote Learning June 18 (or day 170) ....Last day of school if no days November 5/9 ............IN SCHOOL: Grades 4-8 B/A are lost due to cancellations, November 16/19 ......IN SCHOOL: Grades 9-12 A/B early release for students. w All BPS offices and Welcome Centers closed. AUGUST 2020 SEPTEMBER 2020 OCTOBER 2020 S M T W Th F S S M T W Th F S S M T W Th F S . 1 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 w 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 w 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 24 A B 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 29 30 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 NOVEMBER 2020 DECEMBER 2020 JANUARY 2021 S M T W Th F S S M T W Th F S S M T W Th F S A B w 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 A w 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 w w w w 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 29 30 27 28 29 30 31 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 FEBRUARY 2021 MARCH 2021 APRIL 2021 S M T W Th F S S M T W Th F S S M T W Th F S w 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 w 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 w 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 28 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 MAY 2021 JUNE 2021 JULY 2021 S M T W Th F S S M T W Th F S S M T W Th F S 1 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 w 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 24 w 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 29 30 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Extenuating circumstances and/or inclement weather may necessitate changes to the calendar during the year. Visit www.bostonpublicschools.org/calendar for current information. Produced by the Boston Public Schools Communications Office | October 2020.