Back To School: Narragansett, SK 2021-22 School Calendars

NARRAGANSETT-SOUTH COUNTY, RI — Back-to-school planning has already begun, with calendars available to help parents prepare for the first day in Narragansett and South Kingstown.

Students in Narragansett will head back to class Sept. 8. South Kingstown, meanwhile, will go back to school a day later to accommodate the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah.

Masks are likely to be back for at least the start of the school year as well. Rhode Island state leaders called for all school districts to require mask-wearing in schools this fall, regardless of vaccine status. The latest guidance comes following the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention's latest recommendations, which encouraged universal mask-wearing in schools.

The governor, education commissioner and director of the Rhode Island Department of Health issued a joint statement Wednesday, saying the state will continue to follow the CDC's guidance for schools.

"We strongly recommend that school districts set a policy that requires masking in schools this fall regardless of vaccination status in direct correlation with CDC guidance," Gov. Dan McKee, Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green and Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott said. "Over the course of the summer, we will continue to monitor the CDC's guidance and update Rhode Island's guidance as necessary."

Here is the list of dates to know for this school year, by town. Click on the town name to see the full district calendar.

Narragansett

• First Day: Sept. 8
• Thanksgiving Break: Nov. 24-26.
• Winter Break: Dec. 23-31
• February Vacation: Feb. 21-25
• April Vacation: April 18-22
• High School graduation: June 9
• Last day of school: June 21
• Make-up days (if needed): June 22, 23

South Kingstown

• First Day: Sept. 9
• Thanksgiving Break: Nov. 24-26.
• Winter Break: Dec. 23-31
• February Vacation: Feb. 21-25
• April Vacation: April 18-22
• High School graduation: June 17
• Juneteenth (no school): June 19
• Last day of school: June 23