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

WESTPORT, CT — The first day of school in Westport is August 27 — and 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 the date on your calendar ASAP. The Westport 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.

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

August:

August 20-23 & 26 Professional Development for Staff

August 27 First Day for Students

September

September 2 Labor Day, no school

September 30 Rosh Hashanah, no school

October

October 9 Yom Kippur, no school

November

November 5 Professional Development - No School for students (Election Day)

November 27-29 Thanksgiving Recess, no school

December

December 23-31 Holiday Recess, no school

January

January 1, no school

January 20 Martin Luther King Day, no school

February

February 17-21 President's Day/February Recess, no school

March

Full Month of School

April

April 6-10 Spring Recess (includes Good Friday), no school

May

May 25 Memorial Day, no school

June

June 19 Projected Last Day of School, Early Release

Note: "Students'/teachers' last day will be June 19," school district officials said in a statement. "If there are no snow days, students'/teachers' last day will be June 12. In the event that additional make-up days are needed, District schools will use, in the following order: Monday, April 6; Tuesday, April 7; Wednesday, April 8; Thursday, April 9."