Derry Area School District Calendar 2025-2026
The Derry 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
- School Year (2025-2026): August 25, 2025 – May 29, 2026
- 1st Semester: August 25, 2025 – January 15, 2026
- Winter Holiday Vacation: December 24, 2025 – January 2, 2026
- 2nd Semester: January 16, 2026 – May 29, 2026
Note: This calendar page is created based on information from the official website Derry Area School District
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Derry Area School District Calendar 2025-2026
August 2025
- August 18 – In-service Day
- August 19 – Act 80 Day
- August 20 – In-service Day
- August 21 – In-service Day
- August 25 – School Begins
September 2025
- September 1 – Labor Day - Offices Closed
- September 10 – Act 80 Day
- September 24 – End of 1st 9 weeks
- September 27 – Two Hour Delay / Late Start
November 2025
- November 6 – Evening Parent Teacher Conferences
- November 7 – Act 80 Day (Parent Teacher Conferences)
- November 10 – Act 80 Day
- November 11 – Veterans Day - Offices Closed
- November 26 – Early Dismissal
- November 27–28 – Thanksgiving Vacation
December 2025
- December 1 – Thanksgiving Vacation (continued)
- December 2 – Snow Day Used
- December 3 – School Resumes
- December 15 – Snow Day Used
- December 23 – Early Dismissal
- December 24–31 – Holiday Vacation
January 2026
- January 1 – New Year's Day - Offices Closed
- January 2 – Holiday Vacation - Offices Open
- January 5 – Act 80 Day
- January 6 – School Resumes
- January 15 – End of 1st Semester
- January 16 – Two Hour Delay / Late Start
- January 19 – Martin Luther King Day - In-service Day
February 2026
- February 13 – School Closed - Offices Open
- February 16 – Snow Make-up Day (for 12/2/2025)
March 2026
- March 13 – School Closed - Offices Open
- March 16 – Act 80 Day
- March 24 – End of 3rd 9 weeks
- March 25 – Two Hour Delay / Late Start
April 2026
- April 2 – Early Dismissal
- April 3–5 – Spring Recess
- April 6 – 2nd Snow Make-up Day (for 12/15/2025) & School Resumes
May 2026
- May 8 – Prom / In-service Day
- May 25 – Memorial Day - Offices Closed
- May 29 – Last Day of Instruction (Tentative)
June 2026
- June 1 – In-service Day
- June 10 – School Picnic - Offices Closed
July 2026
- July 3 – Fourth of July Observed - Offices Closed
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
The first day of school is August 25, 2025.
The tentative last day of instruction is May 29, 2026.
Next early release dates listed are November 26, 2025; December 23, 2025; April 2, 2026.
Spring Recess is April 3–5, 2026; school resumes April 6, 2026.
No. Veterans Day is observed on November 11, 2025 — offices closed and no school.
Winter holiday vacation runs December 24, 2025 through January 2, 2026 (office notes indicate Dec 30 offices open).
The calendar shows December snow days used (Dec 2 and Dec 15, 2025). Make-up days noted include Feb 16, 2026 (for 12/2/2025) and April 6, 2026 (for 12/15/2025).
The first semester ends January 15, 2026.
Yes. Notable Act 80/In-service days include August 18–21, 2025 (in-service/Act 80), September 10, 2025; November 7 and 10, 2025; January 5, 2026; March 16, 2026, and May 8, 2026 (prom/in-service).
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