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

WILTON, CT — The first day of school in Wilton 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. The Wilton 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:

20: New Teacher Orientation

21: Start K-8 Teachers

22: Start 9-12 Teachers
27: First Day of classes-Full Day

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

October:
9: Yom Kippur - Schools Closed
14: Columbus Day - Schools Closed
15: Professional Development - Schools Closed

November:
5: Professional Development -Schools Closed
21, 22, 25, 26: K-8 Conferences
27 - 29: Thanksgiving Recess–Schools Closed

December:
20: Shortened Day
23–31: Holiday Recess – Schools Closed

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

February:
12: Professional Development - Early Release
13 - 17: Winter Recess – Schools Closed

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

May:
25: Memorial Day – Schools Closed

The school calendar allows for 181 days of school in accordance with state law. If the year must be extended due to emergency closings, the days will be added to the end of the school year. If no such days are used, the last day of school will be June 12, 2020. Regarding High School graduation, by state law, after April 1, Boards of Education are permitted to establish a graduation date.