Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School Calendar 2025-2026
The Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical 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
- School Session Begins: August 25, 2025
- First Semester (Instructional): August 25, 2025 – January 20, 2026
- Keystone Exams (Winter & Spring): January 5, 2026 – May 22, 2026
- Second Semester (Instructional): January 21, 2026 – June 8, 2026
- PSSA Testing Window (ELA; Math/Science & Make-ups): April 20, 2026 – May 1, 2026
Note: This calendar page is created based on information from the official website Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School
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Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School Calendar 2025-2026
August 2025
- August 13–15 – Orientation - New Teachers (multi-day)
- August 18 – Orientation - New Teachers
- August 19 – Convocation / In-service Day
- August 20–21 – Teacher In-service Days
- August 22 – Preparation Day - All Staff
- August 25 – School Session Begins (First day of school)
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 (MS & HS only)
- October 28 – Marking Period 1 Ends
November 2025
- November 4 – Teacher In-service Day (Election Day)
- November 24 – Early Dismissal - Parent/Teacher Conferences
- November 25 – Early Dismissal - Parent/Teacher Conferences
- November 26–December 1 – Schools Closed (Thanksgiving Break)
December 2025
- December 2 – Schools Reopen
- December 19 – Early Dismissal / Half-Day In-service
- December 22–January 2 – Schools Closed (Christmas/Winter Break)
January 2026
- January 5 – Schools Reopen
- January 5 – Winter Keystone Exams Begin
- January 16 – Winter Keystone Exams End
- January 16 – Early Dismissal (MS only) / Half-Day In-service
- January 19 – Schools Closed (Martin Luther King Day)
- January 20 – First Semester Ends
- January 21 – Second Semester Starts
February 2026
- February 13 – 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 Ends
April 2026
- April 1 – Early Dismissal (MS & HS only)
- April 2–6 – Schools Closed (Easter / Spring Break)
- April 7 – Schools Reopen
- April 16 – Early Dismissal - Parent/Teacher Conferences (ES & MS)
- April 17 – Early Dismissal - Parent/Teacher Conferences (ES only)
- April 20 – PSSA ELA Begins
- April 24 – PSSA ELA Ends
- April 27 – PSSA Mathematics, Science & Make-ups Begin
May 2026
- May 1 – PSSA Mathematics, Science & Make-ups End
- May 1 – Schools Closed (Primary Election Day - TBD)
- May 25 – Schools Closed (Memorial Day)
- May 11 – Spring Keystone Exams Begin
- May 22 – Spring Keystone Exams End
June 2026
- June 4 – Freedom Graduation
- June 5 – Liberty Graduation
- June 8 – Last Day of Instruction (K-11)
- June 9 – Teacher Record Day
- June 10 – B-Flex / In-service
- June 11 – B-Flex / In-service
- June 8 – Marking Period 4 Ends
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
The first day of the 2025-2026 school session is Monday, August 25, 2025.
The last scheduled day of instruction for K-11 is Monday, June 8, 2026.
Early release/half-day in-service examples: September 17, 2025; October 16, 2025; October 28, 2025. Additional early-release dates occur throughout the year (see calendar).
Spring Break (Easter/Spring Break) is Thursday, April 2, 2026 through Monday, April 6, 2026.
No. Schools are closed for Labor Day on Monday, September 1, 2025.
PSSA ELA: April 20–24, 2026. PSSA Mathematics, Science and make-ups: April 27–May 1, 2026.
Winter Keystone Exams: January 5–16, 2026. Spring Keystone Exams: May 11–22, 2026.
The Bethlehem Area School District calendar includes 181 student days for 2025-2026.
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Stay organized with the Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School 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.