Bethel School Calendar 2019-20: First Day Of School, Vacations

BETHEL, CT — The first day of school in Bethel is September 3, with freshman orientation on August 21. Whether you and the kids are looking forward to the new school year or are dreading the end of summer, you'll want to mark those dates on your calendar. The Bethel School District has released its 2019-2020 calendar for public schools.

The calendar includes important dates such as winter and spring vacations, religious holidays, federal holidays, early dismissals and parent-teacher conferences. What it doesn't include is a list of back-to-school essentials and where to find them; you can find that here.

Here is the full list of dates to know for this school year:

August:

19 - 21: New Staff Orientation

21: BHS Freshman Orientation

28, 29, 30: Professional Learning Day (PLD)

September:

2: Labor Day – Schools Closed
3: First Day of School
30: Rosh Hashanah - Schools Closed

October:
9: Yom Kippur - Schools closed
16, 17, 18: Early Dismissal

November:
5: PLD - Schools Closed
27: Early Dismissal
28, 29: Thanksgiving Recess – Schools Closed

December:
23–31: Holiday Recess – Schools Closed

January:
1: New Year's Day - Schools Closed
20: Martin Luther King Day – Schools Closed

February:
17: Presidents’ Day – Schools Closed

March:
25, 26, 27: Early Dismissal

April:

10: Good Friday – Schools Closed
13 - 17: Spring Recess - Schools Closed

May:

22: PLD - Early Dismissal

25: Memorial Day – Schools Closed

June:
12, 15, 16, 17, 18: Built-in Emergency Closing Dates

19: PLD - Schools Closed

This 186-day calendar includes five emergency closing days. If these days are not used they will be deducted in June. Any additional emergency closing days, beyond the five included days, will be made up June 19-30, as needed. High School Graduation will take place no later than June 18.

If five or more snow days are used by Presidents' Day, the District will be in session on February 17. We will make every effort to avoid using April 13-17 as make-up days. Please be aware of this information when making travel plans. State law does not allow for extending the school day, school to be in session on a Saturday or Sunday, or going beyond June 30.