Russell Byers Charter School Calendar 2025-2026
The Russell Byers Charter School calendar for the 2025-2026 school year provides all the necessary dates for students, parents, and staff. The calendar includes important information such as employee planning days, school holidays, and recess periods. Here's a detailed overview to help you plan your academic year.
Key Dates
- Instruction Hours required per school year: August 1, 2025 – July 31, 2026
- Quarter 1: September 4, 2025 – November 7, 2025
- First Day of School for Students: September 4, 2025
- Quarter 2: November 12, 2025 – January 30, 2026
- Quarter 3: February 1, 2026 – April 17, 2026
- Quarter 4: April 20, 2026 – June 4, 2026
- Last Day of School for Students: June 4, 2026
Note: This calendar page is created based on information from the official website Russell Byers Charter School
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Russell Byers Charter School Calendar 2025-2026
August 2025
- August 22 – New Staff Orientation
- August 25–29 – Professional Development for All Staff
- August 28 – Meet the Teacher Day
September 2025
- September 1 – Labor Day
- September 2–3 – Staff Professional Development (school closed for students)
- September 4 – Quarter 1 Begins
- September 4–5 – 4K/5K Interview Days (early dismissal for 4K/5K only)
- September 23 – Rosh Hashanah
- September 25 – Back to School Night / Title I Meeting
- September 22 – MAP Fall Testing Begins
- September 28 – MAP Fall Testing Ends
October 2025
- October 2 – Yom Kippur
- October 3 – Interim Conferences (Full Day); School closed for students
- October 2 – Progress Reports Posted
- October 13 – Indigenous People Day (Staff PD)
- October 21 – Diwali (additional date)
- October 31 – Halloween (additional date)
November 2025
- November 7 – Quarter 1 Ends
- November 12 – Quarter 2 Begins
- November 10 – Staff Professional Development; School closed for students
- November 10 – Report Cards Posted
- November 11 – Veterans Day
- November 26–28 – Thanksgiving Break
December 2025
- December 19 – Interim Conferences (Full Day); No school for students
- December 22–31 – Winter Break
- December 15 – Hanukkah Begins (Virtual Instruction Day)
- December 18 – Progress Reports Posted
- December 25 – Christmas
- December 26 – Kwanzaa Begins
January 2026
- January 1 – New Year's Day
- January 2 – Staff Professional Development; School closed for students
- January 19 – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- January 30 – Quarter 2 Ends
- January 29 – Lunar New Year (additional date)
February 2026
- February 1 – Quarter 3 Begins
- February 2 – Groundhog Day (additional date)
- February 9 – Staff Professional Development; School closed for students
- February 16 – President's Day
- February 14 – Valentine's Day
- February 17 – Lunar New Year (additional date)
- February 18 – Ash Wednesday
March 2026
- March 6 – Progress Reports Posted
- March 16 – MAP Spring Testing Begins
- March 19 – MAP Spring Testing Ends
- March 9 – Student-led Conferences (Full Day); No school for students
- March 20 – Eid-al-Fitr
- March 30–April 6 – Spring Break (start of multi-day recess)
- March 8 – Daylight Savings Time Starts
- March 17 – St. Patrick's Day
April 2026
- March 30–April 6 – Spring Break (continued)
- April 7 – Staff Professional Development; School closed for students
- April 1 – Passover
- April 3 – Good Friday
- April 5 – Easter Sunday
- April 6 – Easter Monday
- April 20 – Report Cards Posted
- April 20 – Quarter 4 Begins
- April 21 – ELA PSSA Testing Window (start)
- April 23 – ELA PSSA Testing Window (end)
- April 28 – Math/Science PSSA Testing Window (start)
- April 30 – Math/Science PSSA Testing Window (end)
May 2026
- May 25 – Memorial Day
- May 26 – Staff Professional Development; School closed for students
- May 27 – Eid al-Adha
- May 1 – PSSA Science Testing
- May 11 – Progress Reports Posted
- May 16 – Musical
June 2026
- June 4 – Last Day for Students
- June 5 – Staff Professional Development; Last Day for Staff
- June 19 – Juneteenth
- June 2 – 8th Grade Closing Ceremony
- June 5 – Report Cards Posted
- June 14 – Flag Day
- June 15–19 – Building closed for 12-month staff
- June 21 – Father's Day
- June 26 – Ashura
- June 22 – E.S.Y. Begins
July 2026
- July 6 – Independence Day Observed (building closed)
- July 27 – ESY Ends
- July 1–31 – Summer hours in effect (building)
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
The first day of school for students is 2025-09-04 (Quarter 1 begins).
The last day of school for students is 2026-06-04 (end of Quarter 4).
Known early-release events include 2025-09-04 and 2025-09-05 (4K/5K interview early dismissals). Another staff-related half-day/early dismissal is 2026-06-05 (staff PD/last day for staff).
Spring Break is scheduled from 2026-03-30 through 2026-04-06 (school closed for students and staff).
No — Veterans Day is 2025-11-11 and school is closed for students and staff.
Progress reports and report card posting dates in the year include: Progress Reports 2025-10-02, 2025-12-18, 2026-03-06, 2026-05-11; Report Cards 2025-11-10, 2026-02-02 (Q2), 2026-04-20, 2026-06-05 (final).
Instructional hours required per school year = 990; Instruction Hours for School Year 2025-2026 = 1,107 (as noted on the calendar).
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