2018–2019 DISTRICT CALENDAR

 August 14-16.................August Leadership Institute  January 21.................M. L. King Jr. Day: No school Major Religious & Cultural Holidays
 August 20-22.................... Teacher Summer Institute  February 18.................... Presidents’ Day: No school
 August 23........Up Academies: Boston, Dorchester,  February 19-22............. February Recess: No school Aug. 22.......... Eid al-Adha Feb. 5......Lunar New Year
and Holland, all grades − first day of school February 25................... Students return from recess Sept. 10-11...Rosh Hashanah Apr. 19..........Good Friday
 September 3........................... Labor Day: No school  April 15...............................Patriots’ Day: No school Sept. 19......... Yom Kippur Apr. 20-27...........Passover
 September 4-5............ All teachers and paras report  April 16-19........................Spring Recess: No school Nov. 7......... Diwali begins Apr. 21....................Easter
 September 6........... Students in grades 1-12 report,  April 19................................................. Good Friday Nov. 22........Thanksgiving Apr. 28... Orthodox Easter
including grade 1 in ELCs and EECs: April 22......................... Students return from recess Dec. 25............. Christmas Apr. 22.............. Earth Day
 September 11............ Kindergarten students report,  May 27..............................Memorial Day: No school Dec. 3-10.......... Hanukkah May 5...... Ramadan begins
including EECs, ELCs, and special ed.  June 4 (or day 170).....................Last day for seniors Dec. 26 - Jan. 1...Kwanzaa May 12.........Mother’s Day
 October 8....................... Columbus Day: No school  June 17 (or day 179)......... Early release for students Jan. 1....... New Year’s Day June 5............... Eid al-Fitr
 November 12...Veterans’ Day (observed): No school  June 18 (or day 180).................... Last day of school: Jan. 6..... Three Kings Day June 16......... Father’s Day
 November 21......Early release for students and staff Early release for students Observance of Jewish and Islamic holidays begins at
Dever - Full day off  June 18 is the 180th school day if no days are lost sundown of the preceding day.
 November 22-23.... Thanksgiving Recess: No school due to cancellations.
 December 24 - January 1...Winter Recess: No school  June 25 is the 185th day required for calendar
 January 2.................... All teachers and paras report purposes.
January 3...................... Students return from recess  No graduation program should be scheduled
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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 | July, 2018
 2018-2019
Report Card Schedule
Kindergarten–Grade 5 s

Fall Winter Spring

(Grades 1-5 only) (K-Grade 5) (K-Grade 5)
September 6, 2018 - December 3, 2018 - March 18, 2019 -
Term
November 30, 2018 March 15, 2019 June 18, 2019
Distribute Report Cards Week of December 10 Week of March 25 Week of June 17 
s
Includes kindergarten–grade 5 in K–8 schools.
EXCEPTIONS:
 Kindergarten students do not receive a Fall report card.
 Boston Teachers Union, Curley, King, and Young Achievers Math & Science schools grade on three
marking terms for grades 1-8.

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Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 4

Grades 6–11 Grade 12

Term Sept. 6, 2018 - Nov. 13, 2018 - Feb. 4, 2019 - April 22, 2019 - April 22, 2019 -
Nov. 9, 2018 Feb. 1, 2019 April 12, 2019 June 18 , 2019 June 4, 2019
Progress Reports October 10 December 19 March 13 May 21 
Distribute Report November 15 February 7 April 25 Last day of Last day of
Cards school school
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Includes grades 6-8 in K-8 schools except Boston Teachers Union, Curley, King, and Young Achievers.

EXCEPTION:
 Greater Egleston High School grades on three marking terms.

 The last marking period will be adjusted in Spring 2019 after the last day of school is established.

PROPOSED 5/18/2018