Westford 2019-20 School Calendar: First Day Of School, Days Off

WESTFORD, MA — Record scratch, school can't be just around the corner can it? As the summer comes to an end, you'll want to mark your calendars for Aug. 27 and 28 – the first days of school for students.

Here's a look at the Westford Public Schools' 2019-2020 calendar, which includes important dates such as winter and spring vacations, religious and federal holidays and early dismissals.

STARTING DATES

August 26 Teachers Return
August 27 Grades 1-5 Classes Begin
August 27 Grades 6 & 9 Orientation
August 27-29 PreK & Kindergarten Orientation Days
August 28 Grades 7, 8, & 10-12 Classes Begin
September 3 PreK & Kindergarten Classes Begin, along
with Kindergarten Extended Day Program

NO SCHOOL - HOLIDAYS/VACATION DAYS/PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT

August 30 - Sept. 2 Labor Day Weekend
October 14 Columbus Day
October 15 Professional Development
November 11 Veteran’s Day
November 28 - 29 Thanksgiving Break
December 23 - 31 December Break
January 1 New Year’s Day Observed
January 20 Martin L. King, Jr. Day
February 17 - 21 February Break
March 3 Primary Election Day/Professional Development
April 20 - 24 April Break
May 5 Town Election Day/No School Students & Staff
May 25 Memorial Day
EARLY RELEASE ALL SCHOOLS
November 27 Thanksgiving Break
December 5 Professional Development
February 5 Professional Development
April 1 Professional Development
April 10 Early Release
May 19 Professional Development
June 16 Tentative last student day
Kindergarten AM/PM Sessions – In order to achieve equity in instructional
time, the Early Release days in November - March, AM students will
attend; PM students will have no school. For the Early Release days in
April - June, PM students will attend in the morning;
AM students will have no school.

MAJOR RELIGIOUS & CULTURAL HOLIDAYS

August 11- 12 Eid al-Adha
September 29 - October 1 Rosh Hashanah
October 8 - 9 Yom Kippur
October 27 Diwali
December 22 - 30 Chanukah
December 25 Christmas
December 26 - January 1 Kwanzaa
January 7 Orthodox Christmas
January 25 Lunar New Year
April 8 - April 16 Passover
April 10 Good Friday
April 12 Easter
April 19 Orthodox Easter
April 23 - May 23 Ramadan
May 23 - 24 Eid al-Fitr

Click here for more information about religious observances.