Boston Public Schools

CALENDAR
20122013

BOSTON

Public Schools

Focus on Children

August 2123 .......................................New Teacher Institute:

First-year teachers report
n September 3............................................ Labor Day: No school
n September 45...........................All teachers and paras report
p September 6............................Students in grades 1-12 report,

including grade 1 in ELCs and EECs:

Full day of school
u September 10........................ All kindergarten students report

(including EECs, ELCs, and special ed.)
n October 8...........................................Columbus Day: No school
n November 12...................................... Veterans Day: No school
n November 21......................Early release for students and staff

n November 2223....................Thanksgiving Recess: No school

n December 2431............................... Winter Recess: No school
n January 1........................New Years Day (observed): No school
n January 2.....................................All teachers and paras report
January 3.......................................Students return from recess
n January 21....................................M. L. King Jr. Day: No school
n February 18..................................... Presidents Day: No school
n February 1922..............................February Recess: No school
February 25...................................Students return from recess
n March 18....................... Evacuation Day (observed): No school
n March 29.............................................. Good Friday: No school
n April 15.................................................Patriots Day: No school
n April 1619........................................Spring Recess: No school
April 22..........................................Students return from recess
n May 27............................. Memorial Day (observed): No school
June 6.........................................................Last day for seniors
n
June 17............................................Bunker Hill Day: No school
n June 20 (or day 179)..........................Early release for students
q June 21 (or day 180).................................... Last day of school:

Early release for students

SEPTEMBER 2012
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7
14

15

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10

11

12

13

16

17

17

18

19

20

21

22

21

22

23

24

24

25

26

27

28

29

28

29

30

31

DECEMBER 2012
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10

11

12

13

14

15

13

14

18
25

19

20

21

22

20

21

26

27

28

29

27

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11

12

13

14

15

17
24
31

18

19

20

21

22

25

26

28

25

26

20
27

4
11

12

29

13

14

15

29

10

11

12

15

16

17

18

19

10

11

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10

11

12

13

16

17

18

19

20

12

13

23

24

25

26

27

19

20

30

28

29

30

10

28

22

27

21

26

31

23

25

30

15

22

29

14

21

28

20

24

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19

23

16

16

23

17

24

30

FEBRUARY 2013

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Observance of Jewish and

Islamic holidays begins at
sundown of the preceding day.

18

25

26

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12

13

14

15

16

19

20

21

22

23

27

28

17

18

24

25

26

MAY 2013

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27

JULY 2013

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JUNE 2013
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19

APRIL 2013

10

27

18

Feb. 10..............Lunar New Year

March 26.......... Passover begins
March 29................ Good Friday
March 31..........................Easter
May 3.......Orthodox Holy Friday
May 5...............Orthodox Easter
May 12..................Mothers Day
June 16.................. Fathers Day

* Estimated

22

MARCH 2013
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17
24
31

July 20*............... Ramadan begins

Aug. 19*.........................Eid al-Fitr
Sept. 17-18...........Rosh Hashanah
Sept. 26.......................Yom Kippur
Oct. 26*.......................Eid al-Adha
Nov. 13.....................Diwali begins
Nov. 22.....................Thanksgiving
Dec. 916 .....................Hanukkah
Dec. 25....................Christmas Day
Dec. 26Jan. 1................Kwanzaa
Jan. 1.....................New Years Day
Jan. 6...................Three Kings Day

JANUARY 2013
1

16
23
30

Major Religious & Cultural Holidays

NOVEMBER 2012

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23
30

w All BPS offices and Family Resource Centers closed.

School cancelled due to inclement weather.

OCTOBER 2012
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June 21 is the 180th school day, if no days are lost due to

cancellations.
June 28 is the 185th day required for calendar purposes.
No graduation program should be scheduled before
June 6, 2013.

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AUGUST 2013

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18

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20

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12

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14

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20

14
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21

22

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

27

28

29

28

29

30

31

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

10

11

12

13

16
23
30

17

18

19

24

25

26

Extenuating circumstances and/or inclement weather may necessitate changes to the calendar during the year. Visit www.bostonpublicschools.org for current information.
Produced by the Boston Public Schools Communications Office | February 13, 2012