Bethlehem Area School District Calendar 2025-2026
The Bethlehem Area School District 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
- First Semester: August 25, 2025 – January 20, 2026
- Thanksgiving Break: November 26, 2025 – December 1, 2025
- Christmas/Winter Break: December 22, 2025 – January 2, 2026
- Second Semester: January 21, 2026 – June 8, 2026
- Easter / Spring Break: April 2, 2026 – April 6, 2026
Note: This calendar page is created based on information from the official website Bethlehem Area School District
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Printable Resources
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Bethlehem Area School District Calendar 2025-2026
August 2025
- August 13 – Orientation - New Teachers
- August 14 – Orientation - New Teachers
- August 15 – Orientation - New Teachers
- August 18 – Orientation - New Teachers
- August 19 – Convocation / In-service Day
- August 20 – Teacher In-service Day
- August 21 – Teacher In-service Day
- August 22 – Preparation Day – All Staff
- August 25 – School Session Begins
September 2025
- September 1 – Schools Closed (Labor Day)
- September 17 – Early Dismissal / Half-Day In-service
October 2025
- October 2 – Schools Closed (Yom Kippur)
- October 16 – Early Dismissal / Half-Day In-service
- October 28 – Early Dismissal / Half-Day (MS & HS only)
- October 28 – Marking Period 1 Closes
November 2025
- November 4 – Schools Closed (Teacher In-service / Election Day)
- November 24 – Early Dismissal - Parent Conferences (ES & MS)
- November 25 – Early Dismissal - Parent Conferences (ES & MS)
- November 26–December 1 – Thanksgiving Break
December 2025
- December 2 – Schools Reopen (after Thanksgiving break)
- December 19 – Early Dismissal / Half-Day In-service
- December 22–January 2 – Christmas / Winter Break
January 2026
- January 5 – Schools Reopen (after Winter Break)
- January 5 – Winter Keystone Exams Begin
- January 16 – Winter Keystone Exams End
- January 16 – Early Dismissal / Half-Day (MS only)
- January 19 – Schools Closed (Martin Luther King Day)
- January 20 – First Semester Ends
- January 21 – Second Semester Starts
February 2026
- February 13 – Schools Closed (Teacher In-service Day)
- February 16 – Schools Closed (Presidents' Day)
March 2026
- March 12 – Early Dismissal / Half-Day In-service
- March 27 – Marking Period 3 Closes
April 2026
- April 1 – Early Dismissal / Half-Day (MS & HS only)
- April 2–6 – Easter / Spring Break
- April 7 – Schools Reopen (after Spring Break)
- April 16 – Early Dismissal - Parent Conferences (ES & MS)
- April 17 – Early Dismissal - Parent Conferences (ES only)
- April 20 – PSSA Testing - ELA Begins
- April 24 – PSSA Testing - ELA Ends
- April 27 – PSSA / State Testing Window Begins (Math, Science, Make-ups)
May 2026
- May 1 – PSSA / State Testing Window Ends (Math, Science, Make-ups)
- May 11 – Spring Keystone Exams Begin
- May 22 – Spring Keystone Exams End
- May 25 – Schools Closed (Memorial Day)
June 2026
- June 4 – Freedom Graduation
- June 5 – Liberty Graduation
- June 8 – Last Day of Instruction for K-11
- June 9 – Teacher Record Day
- June 10 – B-Flex / In-service Day
- June 11 – B-Flex / In-service Day
- June 8 – Marking Period 4 Closes
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
The first student day is Monday, August 25, 2025.
The last day of instruction for K-11 is Monday, June 8, 2026.
Examples of early release days: September 17, 2025; October 16, 2025; October 28, 2025. (Other early releases occur throughout the year: Dec 19, 2025; Jan 16, 2026; Mar 12, 2026; Apr 1, 2026; Apr 16-17, 2026.)
Spring Break (Easter/Spring Break) is Thursday, April 2, 2026 through Monday, April 6, 2026.
No. Schools are closed on Presidents' Day: Monday, February 16, 2026.
Christmas/Winter Break runs Monday, December 22, 2025 through Friday, January 2, 2026 (schools reopen Monday, January 5, 2026).
Parent-teacher conferences (early dismissal) are November 24–25, 2025 (afternoon/evening schedules) and April 16–17, 2026 (evening/afternoon schedules).
PSSA ELA: April 20–24, 2026. PSSA Math/Science & make-ups: April 27–May 1, 2026. Winter Keystone Exams: January 5–16, 2026. Spring Keystone Exams: May 11–22, 2026.
Plan Ahead with the Bethlehem Area School District Calendar
Stay organized with the Bethlehem Area School District 2025-2026 calendar. Whether you're a student or a parent, this calendar will help you keep track of important dates such as school holidays, planning days, and breaks. Be sure to bookmark this page for quick access to important updates throughout the school year.