Colchester Public Schools
School Year Calendar 2023-2024 (Revised 2.12.2024)
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August/September 2023 February 2024
M Tu W Th F M Tu W Th F
28 29 30 31 1 28-30 Teacher & Paraprofessional PD Day 1 2
4 5 6 7 8 31 First Day of School 5 6 7 8 9 13 Inclement Weather Day
11 12 13 14 15 4 Labor Day 12 13 14 15 16 16 Early Release Day for Students
18 19 20 21 22 15 Early Release Day for Students 19 19 20 21 22 23 19 Presidents' Day
21 25 26 27 28 29 26 27 28 29 20 School Holiday
October 2023 March 2024
M Tu W Th F M Tu W Th F
2 3 4 5 6 6 Early Release Day for Students 1
9 10 11 12 13 9 Columbus Day 4 5 6 7 8 8 No School for Students / Teacher PD Day
16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15
23 24 25 26 27 26 No School for Students/ Parent Conf. 18 18 19 20 21 22 28 No School for Students/ Parent Conf.
20 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 29 Good Friday
November 2023 April 2024
M Tu W Th F 1 2 3 4 5 2 Early Release Day for Students
1 2 3 8 9 10 11 12 8-12 Spring Recess
6 7 8 9 10 7 No School for Students / Teacher PD Day 15 16 17 18 19
13 14 15 16 17 10 Veterans Day (observed) 17 22 23 24 25 26 26 Early Release Day for Students
17 20 21 22 23 24 22-24 Thanksgiving Recess 29 30
27 28 29 30
December 2023 May 2024
M Tu W Th F M Tu W Th F
1 1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 8 Early Release Day for Students 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 18 Inclement Weather Day - School Closed 13 14 15 16 17
14 18 19 20 21 22 22 Early Release Day for Students 22 20 21 22 23 24 24 Early Release Day for Students
25 26 27 28 29 25-29 Winter Recess 27 28 29 30 31 27 Memorial Day
January 2024 June 2024
M Tu W Th F 1 New Year's Day M Tu W Th F
1 2 3 4 5 12 Early Release Day for Students 3 4 5 6 7 17 Early Release
8 9 10 11 12 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Day 10 11 12 13 14 18 Early Release
15 16 17 18 19 16 Inclement Weather Day - School Closed 12 17 18 19 20 21 *18 Last Day of School
20 22 23 24 25 26 17 Delayed Opening - Inclement Weather 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31 24 Delayed Opening - Inclement Weather
TOTAL DAYS: 180
School Holiday
Early Release Day *There are no inclement weather days built into this calendar. The last
Teacher Training day of school is currently June 18, 2024 if there are no additional
2-hour delayed opening inclement weather days. Any school cancellations due to inclement
Inclement weather-school closed weather will be added to the calendar.
Colchester Public Schools
2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR
2023 2024
August January
31 First Day of School 1 New Year's Day
12 Early Release Day for Students
15 Martin Luther King Jr. Day
16 Inclement Weather Day - School Closed
24 WJJMS/BA End of 2nd Marking Period
September February
4 Labor Day 13 Inclement Weather Day
15 Early Release Day for Students 16 Early Release Day for Students
15-17 Rosh Hashanah (begins at sundown 9/15) 19 Presidents' Day
21 BA Open House 20 School Holiday
24-25 Yom Kippur (begins at sundown 9/24)
28 CES Open House
October March
5 JJIS Open House 7 Early Release Day or Students
6 Early Release Day for Students 7 CES/JJIS End 2nd Trimester
9 Columbus Day 10 - April 9 Ramadan
12 WJJMS Open House 8 No School for Students / Teacher PD Day
26 Parent Conferences / No School for Students 15 CES/JJIS Report Cards Sent Home
25 Holi
28 Parent Conferences / No School for Students
29 Good Friday
November
6 WJJMS/BA End of 1st Marking Period April
7 Election Day / No School for Students 3 WJJMS/BA End of 3rd Marking Period
10 Veterans Day (observed) 8-12 Spring Recess
12 Diwali 10 Eid al-Fitr
22-24 Thanksgiving Recess 22-30 Passover (begins at sundown on 4/22)
26 Early Release Day for Students
May
24 Early Release Day for Students
27 Memorial Day
December
1 CES/JIS End 1st Trimester
7-15 Chanukah (begins at sundown 12/7) June
8 CES/JJIS Report Cards Sent Home 17, 18 Early Release Days
8 Early Release Day for Students 17 WJJMS/BA End of 4th Marking Period
18 Inclement Weather Day - School Closed 17 CES/JJIS End 3rd Trimester
22 Early Release Day 18 CES/JJIS Report Cards Sent Home
25-29 Christmas / Winter Recess 18 Last day of School
19 Juneteenth
* BA Grades Finalized in Powerschool Approximately 2 Weeks After School Closes
** CES/JJIS/WJJMS Report Cards Issued Last Day of School