SCHOOL YEAR   

CALENDAR 2021-2022 

DATE

WEEKDAYS

EVENT

September 13th

Monday

First day of school for students

September 16th

Thursday

Yom Kippur, schools closed

October 11th

Italian Heritage Day/Indigenous People’s Day, schools closed

Monday

November 2nd

Tuesday

Election Day, fully remote, asynchronous instructional day

Wednesday

Evening parent-teacher conferences for elementary schools and K–8 schools.

November 3rd

November 4th

Thursday

Afternoon parent-teacher conferences for elementary schools and K–8 schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours early.

November 10th

Wednesday

Evening parent-teacher conferences for high schools, K–12, and 6–12 schools.

November 11th

Thursday

Veterans Day, schools closed

November 12th

Friday

Afternoon parent-teacher conferences for high schools, K–12, and 6–12 schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours early.

Evening parent-teacher conferences for middle schools and District 75 school programs.

November 17th

Wednesday

November 25-26th

Thursday-Friday

Thanksgiving Recess, schools closed

December 24th-31st

Friday-Friday

Winter Recess, schools closed

2020-2021

School Year Calendar

DATES

WEEKDAYS

NOTES

September 16–18

Wednesday–Friday

 Fully remote partial school days for students.

September 21 

September 

First full day of school; blended learning commences.

September 28 

Monday 

Yom Kippur, schools closed

October 12 

Monday 

Columbus Day, schools closed

November 3 

Tuesday 

Election Day, fully remote instructional day for all students

November 4 

Wednesday 

Evening parent teacher conferences for elementary schools and K–8 schools.

November 5 

Thursday 

Afternoon parent teacher conferences for elementary schools and K–8 schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours early.

November 11 

Wednesday 

Veterans Day, schools closed

November 12 

Thursday 

Evening parent teacher conferences for high schools, K–12, and 6–12 schools.

November 13 

Friday 

Afternoon parent teacher conferences for high schools, K–12, and 6–12 schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours early.

November 18 

Wednesday 

Evening parent teacher conferences for middle schools and District 75 school programs.

Thursday 

Afternoon Conferences for middle schools and District 75 school programs; students in these schools dismissed three hours early.

November 19 

November 26–27 

Thursday–Friday 

Thanksgiving Recess, schools closed

December 24–January 1 

Thursday–following Friday

Winter Recess, schools closed

January 18 

Monday 

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, schools closed

February 1

Monday 

Professional Development Day for 9–12 and 6–12 schools in Districts 1–32 only; students in these schools do not attend.

Students in K­–5, K–6, 6–8, and K–12 and D75 schools and programs are in attendance.

February 12 

Friday 

Friday Lunar New Year, schools closed

February 15–19 

Monday–Friday 

Midwinter Recess (includes Presidents’ Day and Lincoln’s Birthday), schools closed 1

March 3 

Wednesday 

Evening parent teacher conferences for elementary schools and K–8 Schools.

March 3 

Wednesday 

Evening parent teacher conferences for elementary schools and K–8 Schools.

March 4 

Thursday

Afternoon parent teacher conferences for elementary schools and K–8 schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours early.

March 10

Wednesday

Evening parent teacher conferences for middle schools and district 75 schools and programs.

March 11

Thursday 

Afternoon parent teacher conferences for middle schools and district 75 schools and programs; students in these schools dismissed three hours early.

March 18 

Thursday 

Evening parent teacher conferences for high schools, K–12, and 6–12 schools.

March 19 

Friday 

Afternoon parent teacher conferences for high schools, K–12, and 6–12 schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours early.

March 29–April 2 

Monday–Friday

Spring Recess, schools closed

May 13 

Thursday

Eid Al-Fitr, schools closed

May 31

Monday

Memorial Day, schools closed

June 3

Thursday

Anniversary Day. Chancellor’s Conference Day for staff development. Students not in attendance.

June 8 

Tuesday

Clerical Day for K­–5, K–6, 6–8, and K–12 and D75 schools and programs only; students in these schools do not attend.

Students in 9–12 and 6–12 schools in Districts 1–32 are in attendance.

June 25 

Friday 

 Last day of school for all students.