Gillingham Charter School Calendar 2025-2026
The Gillingham 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 for the 2025–2026 School Year
- School Year: August 25, 2025 – June 3, 2026
- First Day of School: August 25, 2025
- Term Two Begins: November 19, 2025
- Winter Break: December 24, 2025 – January 4, 2026
- Term Three Begins: March 9, 2026
- Spring Break: April 2, 2026 – April 7, 2026
- Math & Science PSSA Window (high level): April 27, 2026 – May 1, 2026
- Last Day of School: June 3, 2026
Note: This calendar page is created based on information from the official website Gillingham Charter School
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Gillingham Charter School Calendar 2025-2026
August 2025
- August 1 – Offices closed
- August 4–8 – Relational Education Week
- August 4–8 – Uniform Exchange
- August 18–22 – Teacher Inservice
- August 19 – Board of Trustees Meeting
- August 20 – Kinderleben Orientation
- August 25 – First Day of School
- August 29 – No School (Labor Day Holiday)
September 2025
- September 1 – No School (Labor Day)
- September 6 – Saturday Service Project: Prep PN!
- September 11 – Parent Night (PN!)
- September 16 – Board of Trustees Meeting
- September 5 – Early Release (Friday)
- September 12 – Early Release (Friday)
- September 19 – Early Release (Friday)
- September 26 – Early Release (Friday)
October 2025
- October 9–10 – Student-Led Conferences (K-6th)
- October 13 – Teacher Inservice (no students)
- October 18 – Homecoming Weekend (SSP)
- October 21 – Board of Trustees Meeting
- October 3 – Early Release (Friday)
- October 10 – Early Release (Friday)
- October 17 – Early Release (Friday)
- October 24 – Early Release (Friday)
- October 31 – Early Release (Friday)
November 2025
- November 6 – Veterans Celebration
- November 13 – Term 1 Exams Begin
- November 18 – Term 1 Exams End
- November 18 – Board of Trustees Meeting
- November 19 – Term Two Begins
- November 26 – Early Dismissal (Holiday)
- November 27–30 – Thanksgiving Break
- November 7 – Early Release (Friday)
- November 14 – Early Release (Friday)
- November 21 – Early Release (Friday)
December 2025
- December 1 – No School (Thanksgiving Break) - listed
- December 4–5 – Student-Led Conferences (7th-12th)
- December 16 – Board of Trustees Meeting
- December 23 – Early Dismissal (Winter Break)
- December 24–31 – Winter Break
- December 5 – Early Release (Friday)
- December 12 – Early Release (Friday)
- December 19 – Early Release (Friday)
January 2026
- January 1–4 – Winter Break (continued)
- January 19 – No School (MLK Day)
- January 20 – Board of Trustees Meeting
- January 26–30 – National School Choice Week
- January 9 – Early Release (Friday)
- January 16 – Early Release (Friday)
- January 23 – Early Release (Friday)
- January 30 – Early Release (Friday)
February 2026
- February 16 – No School (Pres Day)
- February 17 – Board of Trustees Meeting
- February 17–20 – Spirit Week
- February 6 – Early Release (Friday)
- February 13 – Early Release (Friday)
- February 20 – Early Release (Friday)
- February 27 – Early Release (Friday)
March 2026
- March 3 – Exams Begin
- March 6 – Exams End
- March 9 – Term Three Begins
- March 17 – Board of Trustees Meeting
- March 19–20 – Student-Led Conferences (K-12th)
- March 6 – Early Release (Friday)
- March 13 – Early Release (Friday)
- March 27 – Early Release (Friday)
April 2026
- April 1 – Early Dismissal (Holiday)
- April 2–7 – Spring Break
- April 11 – Saturday Service Project: ARTSpring Prep
- April 14 – Board of Trustees Meeting
- April 16 – ARTSpring
- April 20 – ELA PSSA Begins
- April 24 – ELA PSSA Ends
- April 27 – Math & Science PSSA Begins
- April 3 – Early Release (Friday)
- April 10 – Early Release (Friday)
- April 17 – Early Release (Friday)
- April 24 – Early Release (Friday)
May 2026
- May 4–7 – Educator Appreciation Week
- May 8 – Shakespeare Festival
- May 11 – Keystone Exams Begin
- May 22 – Keystone Exams End
- May 12 – Board of Trustees Meeting
- May 16 – Saturday Service Project: Plant Gillingham
- May 21 – Spirit Field Day
- May 25 – No School (Memorial Day)
- May 28 – Exams Begin (late May)
- May 29 – Exams End (late May)
- May 1 – Early Release (Friday)
- May 8 – Early Release (Friday)
- May 15 – Early Release (Friday)
- May 22 – Early Release (Friday)
- May 29 – Early Release (Friday)
June 2026
- June 1 – Exams Begin (June)
- June 2 – Exams End (June)
- June 3 – Last Day of School / Early Release
- June 3 – Commencement
- June 4–10 – Teacher Inservice
- June 16 – Board of Trustees Meeting
- June 12 – June Summer Hours (special)
July 2026
- July 6 – Office Closed (Holiday)
- July 7–30 – Summer School (Tue-Thu)
- July 7–31 – Uniform Drop Off for August Exchange
- July 21 – Board of Trustees Meeting
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
The first day of school is 2025-08-25.
The last day of school is 2026-06-03 (early dismissal).
Every Friday is an early dismissal at 1:00pm; example upcoming dates include 2025-09-05, 2025-09-12, and 2025-09-19.
Spring Break is 2026-04-02 through 2026-04-07 (no school).
The calendar lists a Veterans Celebration on 2025-11-06; the calendar does not list 2025-11-11 as a no-school Veterans Day holiday.
Student-led conferences are: K-6 on 2025-10-09 to 2025-10-10, 7-12 on 2025-12-04 to 2025-12-05, and K-12 on 2026-03-19 to 2026-03-20.
Major testing windows include ELA PSSA 2026-04-20 to 2026-04-24, Math & Science PSSA 2026-04-27 to 2026-05-01, Keystone exams 2026-05-11 to 2026-05-22, and various exam windows (e.g., 2025-11-13 to 2025-11-18).
Winter Break runs from 2025-12-24 through 2026-01-04 (no school).
Plan Ahead with the Gillingham Charter School Calendar
Stay organized with the Gillingham Charter 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.