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Colchester Public Schools
School Year Calendar 2020-2021 (BOE 3/10/2020)
Please visit our website www.colchesterct.org for additional information about our schools.
August/September 2020 February 2021
M Tu W Th F M Tu W Th F
24 25 26 27 28 24 Convocation/Staff Meetings 1 2 3 4 5 12 Shortened Day for Students
31 1 2 3 4 25 Teacher Training 8 9 10 11 12 > Professional Learning Communities
7 8 9 10 11 26 First Day of School for Students 15 16 17 18 19 15 Presidents' Day Recess
14 15 16 17 18 7 Labor Day/No School 18 22 23 24 25 26 - No School for Students
21 22 23 24 25 *16 - Built-in inclement weather day
25 28 29 30
October 2020 March 2021
M Tu W Th F M Tu W Th F
1 2 2 Shortened Day for Students 1 2 3 4 5 12 No School for Students
5 6 7 8 9 > Professional Learning Communities 8 9 10 11 12 > Teacher Training (Regional PD)
12 13 14 15 16 12 Columbus Day/No School 15 16 17 18 19 *15 - Built-in inclement weather day
19 20 21 22 23 29 Parent Conferences 22 23 24 25 26 25 Shortened Day for Students
20 26 27 28 29 30 - No School for Students 22 29 30 31 >Parent Conferences
November 2020 April 2021
M Tu W Th F 3 Election Day/No School for Students M Tu W Th F
2 3 4 5 6 > Teacher Training (Regional PD) 1 2 2 Good Friday/No School
9 10 11 12 13 11 Veterans Day observed/No School 5 6 7 8 9
16 17 18 19 20 12 13 14 15 16 12-16 April Recess/No School
23 24 25 26 27 25/26/27 Thanksgiving Recess/No School 19 20 21 22 23
16 30 16 26 27 28 29 30
December 2020 May 2021
M Tu W Th F M Tu W Th F
1 2 3 4 4 Shortened Day for Students 3 4 5 6 7
7 8 9 10 11 > Professional Learning Communities 10 11 12 13 14
14 15 16 17 18 23 Shortened Day 17 18 19 20 21 21 Shortened Day for Students
21 22 23 24 25 24-31 Winter Recess/No School 24 25 26 27 28 > Professional Learning Communities
17 28 29 30 31 20 31 31 Memorial Day/No School
January 2021 June 2021
M Tu W Th F M Tu W Th F *1 - Built-in inclement weather day
1 1 Winter Recess - No School 1 2 3 4 10, 11 Shortened Days for Students
4 5 6 7 8 8 Shortened Day for Students 7 8 9 10 11 11 *Last Day of School
11 12 13 14 15 > Professional Learning Communities 14 15 16 17 18 if no Inclement Weather or
18 19 20 21 22 18 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day /No School 21 22 23 24 25 Emergency Closing Days
19 25 26 27 28 29 8 28 29 30
Student Holiday / No School TOTAL DAYS: 181
Shortened Day for Students
*If there is an inclement weather day prior to 2/5, 2/16 will be a school day. If there is an
Convocation or Teacher Training inclement weather day prior to 3/5, 3/15 will be a school day. If there is an inclement weather
Built-in inclement weather day day prior to 5/14, 6/1 will be a school day. Further inclement weather days will be made up at the
2-hour delayed opening end of the school year through June 25. Any subsequent cancelled school days will be taken
Inclement weather-school closed from the April 2021 vacation starting with April 16 and working backward.
Colchester Public Schools: 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR
2020 2021
August January
20-21 New Teacher Training - No School 1 Winter Recess - No School
24 Convocation/Staff Meetings - No School 8 Shortened Day for Students
24 CES Meet and Greet >Professional Learning Communities
25 Teacher Training - No School 15 BA End of 2nd Marking Period
26 First Day of School for Students 18 Martin Luther King Day - No School
19-22 BA Mid Term Exams
20 WJJMS End of 2nd Marking Period
September 28 BA Grades Finalized in Powerschool
7 Labor Day - No School 29 WJJMS Report Cards Issued
10 BA Open House February
17 WJJMS Open House 12 Shortened Day for Students (Prof. Learning Communities)
24 JJIS Open House 15 Presidents' Day Recess
18 Rosh Hashanah Begins at Sundown 9/18 >No School for Students
28, 29 Yom Kippur Begins at Sundown 9/28 16 Built-in snow day (will be school day if there is snow
before 2/5/2021)
October 19 CES/JJIS Second Trimester Ends
1 CES Open House March
2 Shortened Day for Students 5 CES/JJIS Report Cards Issued
>Professional Learning Communities 12 No School for Students
12 Columbus Day - No School > Teacher Training (Regional PD)
28 BA End of 1st Marking Period 15 Built-in snow day (will be school day if there is snow
29 Parent Conferences - No School for Students before 3/5/2021)
30 WJJMS End of 1st Marking Period 25 Shortened Day for Students
>Parent Conferences
26 BA End of 3rd Marking Period
29 WJJMS End of 3rd Marking Period
November April
3 Election Day - No School for Students 1 BA Grades Finalized in PowerSchool
> Teacher Training (Regional PD) 2 Good Friday - No School
4 BA Grades Finalized in PowerSchool 7 WJJMS Report Cards Issued
6 CES/JJIS First Trimester Ends 12-16 April Recess - No School
10 WJJMS Report Cards Issued
11 Veterans Day observed - No School
20 CES/JJIS Report Cards Issued May
25, 26, 27 Thanksgiving Recess - No School 21 Shortened Day for Students
>Professional Learning Communities
31 Memorial Day - No School
December June
4 Shortened Day for Students 1 Built-in snow day (will be school day if there is snow
>Professional Learning Communities before 5/14/2021)
11-18 Hanukkah 4 BA Last Marking Period Ends
23 Shortened Day 4 CES/JJIS Third Trimester Ends
24-31 Winter Recess - No School 7,8,9,10 BA Exams
10, 11 Shortened Days (11th is last day if no inclement weather days)
10 WJJMS Last Marking Period Ends
11 BA Make-up Exams
11 BA Graduation (if no inclement weather days)
* BA Grades Finalized in Powerschool Approximately 2 Weeks After School Closes
** CES/JJIS/WJJMS Report Cards Issued Last Day of School
Statement of Non-Discrimination: The Colchester Board of Education does not knowingly condone discrimination in any form in admission or
access to, or treatment, or employment in, its programs or activities. Inquiries regarding compliance, including receipt and investigation of any
complaint alleging discrimination may be directed to: Kathleen Perry, Director of Pupil Services, (860) 537-3103 or Jeffrey Burt, Superintendent,
(860) 537-7208.