Region 9 School Calendar 2019-20: First Day of School, Vacations

REDDING, CT — The first day of school Region 9/Joel Barlow High School is August 28. 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 that date on your calendar. The Region 9 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:

27: Staff Only/Professional Development (PD)

28: First Day of Class

September:
2: Labor Day – Schools Closed
30: Rosh Hashanah - Schools Closed

October:
9: Yom Kippur - Schools Closed
14: Columbus Day - Schools Closed

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

December:
20: Early Dismissal
23–31: Holiday Recess – Schools Closed

January:
1: New Year's Day - Schools Closed
20: Martin Luther King Day–Schools Closed
21: PD for Staff - Students Off

February:
14: February Break - Schools Closed
17: Presidents’ Day–Schools Closed

March:

April:

10: Good Friday – Schools Closed

13-17: Spring Recess – Schools Closed

May:

25: Memorial Day – Schools Closed

June:
9: Tentative Last Day of School

10: Staff Only