SCHOOL CALENDAR OUT FOR 2016-2017

A couple of weeks back the school calendar was released for New York City for the next school year.

For those planning their lives, teachers return to school on September 6, 2016 with the students returning on Thursday, September 8.

No Lunar New Year next year as it falls on a weekend but we get a day off on Monday, June 26th for Eid al-Fitr and then have to return to school for the final two days after that. It is good to see that Passover and Easter are once again back in alignment so there will be a decent spring break.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew told Delegates last week that we still have to negotiate how to use extended time for next school year but since the extra parent teacher nights are already included in the calendar, I guess the four conferences, not two, have already been agreed to.

The calendar is copied and pasted below.  Go to the link for all of the official information.  There is also a printer friendly version here.

2016-17 SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR 

The School Year Calendar mandates that school sessions begin for all students on Thursday, September 8, 2016 and ends on Wednesday June 28, 2017. It reflects that on Wednesday, September 7, 2016, Tuesday, November 8, 2016, and Thursday, June 8, 2017, students in all five boroughs will not be in attendance, but schools in all five boroughs will be scheduled for a Chancellor’s Conference Day for staff development related to the implementation of high learning standards and assessments.

The calendar must be adhered to without exception, unless notifications of subsequent changes are received pursuant to collective bargaining agreements or for other reasons, provided these other reasons are not inconsistent with collective bargaining or legal obligations.

2016 August 29 Monday The following staff report: Assistant Principals and school-based intermediate supervisors not designated to work an increased work year.

September 5 Monday Labor Day (schools closed)

September 6 Tuesday Teachers report (see section 5 below). Students will not be in attendance.

September 7 Wednesday Chancellor’s Conference Day for staff development. Students will not be in attendance.

September 8 Thursday School Session Begins For All Students. Early dismissal for non District 75 kindergarten students only. Partial school time for prekindergarten public school students.

September 9 Friday First full day for non-District 75 kindergarten students. Partial school time for pre-kindergarten public school students.

September 12 Monday Eid al-Adha (schools closed)

October 3 4 Monday & Tuesday Rosh Hashanah (schools closed)

October 10 Monday Columbus Day Observed (schools closed) October 12 Wednesday Yom Kippur (schools closed)

November 8 Tuesday Election Day. Chancellor’s Conference Day for staff development. Students will not be in attendance.

November 11 Friday Veterans Day (schools closed)

November 24 25 Thursday & Friday Thanksgiving Recess (schools closed)

December 26 - January 2, 2017 Monday – Monday Winter Recess (schools closed)

January 16 Monday Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (schools closed)

January 30 Monday Chancellor’s Conference Day for staff development in all non-D75 high schools. Non-D75 high school students will not be in attendance. All other students will be in attendance (see section 9 below for details on high school student attendance on January 30.)

January 31 Tuesday Spring term begins for high school students.

February 20-24 Monday – Friday Midwinter Recess (including Washington’s Birthday and Lincoln’s Birthday, observed) (schools closed)

April 10-18 Monday – Tuesday Spring Recess (including Passover and Good Friday) (schools closed)

May 29 Monday Memorial Day (schools closed)

June 8 Thursday Anniversary Day. Chancellor’s Conference Day for staff development. In all five boroughs students will not be in attendance.

June 12 Monday June Clerical Day for students in elementary school, middle school and D75 school programs. These students will not be in attendance.

June 23 Friday Regents Rating Day. In non-District 75 high schools, students will not be in attendance. All other students will be in attendance.

June 26 Monday Eid al-Fitr (schools closed)

June 28 Wednesday Last Day For All Students. Early dismissal of all students under the guidelines outlined in Section 13 below. Last day for all Classroom Teachers, Bilingual Teachers in School and Community Relations, Attendance Teachers, Nurses, Therapists, Laboratory Specialists and Technicians, and Paraprofessionals.

June 29 30 Thursday & Friday All other staff report except Classroom Teachers, Bilingual Teachers in School and Community Relations, Attendance Teachers, Nurses, Therapists, Laboratory Specialists and Technicians, and Paraprofessionals.