NYC 2023-2024 public school calendar: Key dates for upcoming academic year
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — It’s time to stock up on any last-minute school supplies — the first day of classes is just around the corner.
The first full day of school for Staten Island public school students is Thursday, Sept. 7. For those counting down the days to summer already, the last day of school is Wednesday, June 26.
The city Department of Education (DOE) academic calendar includes some two dozen days off between the first day and the last day of classes.
The calendar gives time off for the religious holidays Good Friday, Yom Kippur and Eid al-Fitr, and week-long breaks for winter recess, mid-winter recess and spring recess, which include Christmas and Passover. The school calendar also allows time off for Italian Heritage Day/Indigenous Peoples’ Day (Columbus Day), Election Day, Thanksgiving, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day and Juneteenth.
The city will also give students the day off on Election Day, which is Nov. 7, 2023.
On “snow days” or days when school buildings are closed due to an emergency, all students and families should plan on participating in remote learning, according to the DOE.
Dates for parent-teacher conference days for elementary, middle schools and high schools are also posted in the calendar.
The calendar is for all 3-K to 12th-grade DOE public schools. If your child attends a private, parochial, charter school, NYC Early Education Center (NYCEEC) or Family Childcare Program, please contact your child’s school for information about the calendar.
Here are key dates you need to know:
SEPTEMBER 2023
Sept. 7 – First day of schoolSept. 14 – Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for elementary schools and Pre-K CentersSept. 21 – Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for middle schools and D75 schoolsSept. 25 – Schools closed for Yom KippurSept. 28 – Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K–12, and 6–12 schools
OCTOBER 2023
Oct. 9 – Schools closed for Italian Heritage/Indigenous Peoples’ Day
NOVEMBER 2023
Nov. 2 – Afternoon and Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for elementary schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours earlyNov. 7 – Schools closed for Election DayNov. 9 – Afternoon and Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for middle schools and D75 schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours earlyNov. 16 – Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K–12, and 6–12 schoolsNov. 17 – Afternoon and Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K–12, and 6–12 schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours earlyNov. 23-24 – Schools closed for Thanksgiving recess
DECEMBER 2023
Dec. 25 – Winter recess begins
JANUARY 2024
Jan. 2 – Classes resume after winter recessJan. 15 – Schools closed for Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. DayJan. 23–26 – Regents exams are administeredJan. 29 – Professional Development Day; no classes for students attending high schools and 6-12 schools, all other students attend schoolJan. 30 – Spring semester begins
FEBRUARY 2024
Feb. 19–23 – Schools closed for mid-winter recess
MARCH 2024
March 7 – Afternoon and Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for elementary schools and Pre-K Centers; students in these schools dismissed three hours earlyMarch 14 – Afternoon and Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for middle schools and D75 schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours earlyMarch 21 – Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K–12, and 6–12 schoolsMarch 22 – Afternoon Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K–12, and 6–12 schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours earlyMarch 29 – Schools closed for Easter weekend
APRIL 2024
April 1 – Schools closed for Easter weekendApril 10 – Schools closed for Eid al-FitrApril 22–30 – Schools closed for spring recess (which includes Passover)
MAY 2024
May 9 – Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for elementary schools and Pre-K CentersMay 16 – Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for middle schools and D75 schoolsMay 23 – Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K–12, and 6–12 schoolsMay 27 – Schools closed for Memorial Day
JUNE 2024
June 6 – Anniversary Day/Chancellor’s Conference Day for staff development; students do not attend.June 7 – Clerical Day; no classes for students attending 3K, Pre-K, elementary schools, middle schools, K-12 schools, and standalone D75 programsJune 14-26 – Regents exam administration (excluding June 19 when schools are closed)June 17 – Schools closed for Eid al-AdhaJune 19 – Schools closed for JuneteenthJune 26 – Last day of classes
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