20162017 DISTRICT CALENDAR

August 17-19 .........................New Teacher Institute

September 5 ..........................Labor Day: No school
September 6-7 ........... All teachers and paras report
September 8 .......... Students in grades 1-12 report,
including grade 1 in ELCs and EECs:
September 12 ....... All kindergarten students report
(including EECs, ELCs, and special ed.)
October 10 ...Columbus Day (observed): No school
November 11 ................... Veterans Day: No school
November 23 .... Early release for students and staff
November 24-25... Thanksgiving Recess: No school
December 23-January 2 . Winter Recess: No school
January 3.................... All teachers and paras report
January 4...................... Students return from recess
January 16.................M. L. King Jr. Day: No school
February 20 ................... Presidents Day: No school
February 21-24............. February Recess: No school
February 27 .................. Students return from recess

April 14 .............................. Good Friday: No school

April 17 ..............................Patriots Day: No school
April 18-21 .......................Spring Recess: No school
April 24 ........................ Students return from recess
May 29 ...........Memorial Day (observed): No school
June 7 ........................................Last day for seniors
June 20 (or day 179) ........ Early release for students
June 21 (or day 180) ...................Last day of school:
Early release for students
June 21 is the 180th school day, if no days are lost
due to cancellations.
June 28 is the 185th day required for calendar
purposes.
No graduation program should be scheduled
before June 7, 2017.

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DECEMBER 2016
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Apr. 11 .. Passover begins

Apr. 14 ....... Good Friday,
Orthodox Holy Friday
Apr. 16 ................. Easter,
Orthodox Easter
May 14 .......Mothers Day
May 27* ...........Ramadan
begins
June 18 ....... Fathers Day
July 5*............. Eid al-Fitr

Observance of Jewish and Islamic holidays begins at

sundown of the preceding day. * Estimated

SEPTEMBER 2016

Sept. 11*......... Eid al-Adha

Oct. 3-4 .......Rosh Hashanah
Oct. 12............ Yom Kippur
Oct. 30......... Diwali begins
Nov. 24 .........Thanksgiving
Dec. 25 .............. Christmas
Dec. 25-Jan. 1 ... Hanukkah
Dec. 26-Jan. 1 .....Kwanzaa
Jan. 1 ........ New Years Day
Jan. 6 ...... Three Kings Day
Jan. 28 ......Lunar New Year

w All BPS offices and Welcome Centers closed.

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Extenuating circumstances and/or inclement weather may necessitate changes to the calendar during the year.
Visit www.bostonpublicschools.org for current information.
Produced by the Boston Public Schools Communications Office | rev. June 21, 2016

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Public Schools

Focus on Children

2016-2017

Report Card Schedule

KindergartenGrade 5 s
Fall
(Grades 1-5 only)

Winter

Spring

(K-Grade 5)

(K-Grade 5)

December 2

March 17

June 21

Week of December 12

Week of March 27

Week of June 19

Marks Close
Distribute Report Cards
s

Includes kindergartengrade 5 in K8 schools.

EXCEPTIONS:
Kindergarten students do not receive a Fall report card.
Boston Teachers Union, King, and Young Achievers Math & Science schools grade on three marking
terms for grades 1-8.
Mason Elementary and Mission Hill K-8 do not use the BPS grading system to record term grades.
Lyndon K-8 does not use the BPS grading system to record term grades for grade 5.
Dever Elementary has a different school calendar but follows the BPS grading calendar.

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Period 1

Period 2

Period 3

October 11

December 16

March 10

May 23

Marks Close

November 10

January 27

April 13

June 21

Distribute Report
Cards

November 18

February 6

May 1

Progress Reports

Period 4
Grades 611

Last day of
school

Period 4
Grade 12

June 7
Last day of
school

Includes grades 6-8 in K-8 schools except BTU, King and Young Achievers.

EXCEPTIONS:
Greater Egleston High School grades on three marking terms.
Boston Arts Academy, Boston Latin School, and New Mission High School term start and end dates
differ slightly from the district schedule.
Boston Day & Evening Academy, Dorchester Academy, Margarita Muiz High School, and
UP Academy do not use the BPS grading system.
The last marking period will be adjusted in Spring 2017 after the last day of school is established.