District 211 School Calendar 2019-2020: Important Dates To Know

PALATINE, IL — The first day of school for Township High School District 211 students is August 12 — 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. District 211 has released its 2019-20 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.

Here is the full list of dates you are going to want to pencil in for the upcoming school year:

2019

• Thursday, August 8: Teacher Institute – no classes
• Friday, August 9: Teacher Institute – no classes
• Monday, August 12: Opening day of school
• Monday, September 2: Labor Day – no school
• Monday, Oct. 14: Columbus Day - No School
• Tuesday, Oct. 15: Teach Institute Day - No Classes
• Wednesday, Nov. 27: Non-Attendance Day - no school
• Thursday, Nov. 28: Thanksiving Day - no school
• Friday, November 29: Thanksgiving Holiday – no school
• Friday, December 20: End of First Semester; winter vacation begins and school closes

2020

• Monday, January 6: Teacher Institute – no classes
• Tuesday, January 7: Opening day of second semester
• Monday, January 20: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – no school
• Monday, February 17: Presidents’ Day – no school
• Friday, March 20: Spring vacation begins close of day
• Monday, March 30: Opening day of school after vacation
• Friday, April 10: Non-Attendance Day – no school
• Friday, May 22: Last day of school

Emergency days: May 26 through June 1 will serve as emergency days in the event district schools are closed for five or more student attendance days.

More on school calendars for the coming years, as well as summer school calendars, is available on the District 211 website.