Harambee Institute of Science and Technology Charter School Calendar 2025-2026
The Harambee Institute of Science and Technology 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
- First Day of School for All Students (K-8): August 25, 2025
- Grading Periods (Marking Periods 1-4): August 25, 2025 – June 11, 2026
- Winter Recess (Schools Closed): December 22, 2025 – January 2, 2026
- Spring Break: April 13, 2026 – April 17, 2026
- PSSA Testing Window (ELA / Math/Science / Make-up): April 21, 2026 – May 1, 2026
- Last Day for Students (Dismissal at 12:00 PM): June 11, 2026
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Harambee Institute of Science and Technology Charter School Calendar 2025-2026
August 2025
- August 11–22 – Summer Professional Learning Institute (New Teachers 11th/All Staff 12th)
- August 20 – Parent Orientation for NEW Parents / Open House
- August 21 – Kindergarten Orientation Day (Parents Only)
- August 25 – First Day of School / 1st Marking Period Begins
September 2025
- September 1 – Labor Day - School and Offices Closed (Ancestor's Day)
- September 10 – Back to School Night
- September 24 – Interim Reports
- September 26 – Full Day Professional Development (No School for Students)
October 2025
- October 14 – Indigenous Peoples' Day - School and Offices Closed (Ancestor's Day)
- October 24 – Full Day Professional Development (No School for Students)
- October 28 – 1st Marking Period Ends
- October 29 – 2nd Marking Period Begins
November 2025
- November 4 – Election Day - Full Day Professional Development (No School for Students)
- November 11 – Veterans Day - School and Offices Closed (Ancestor's Day)
- November 13–14 – Parent/Teacher Report Card Conferences (All Students Dismissed at 12:00 PM)
- November 26 – Half Day for Students and Staff (Dismissal at 12:00 PM)
- November 27–28 – Thanksgiving Holiday (Schools and Offices Closed)
December 2025
- December 5 – Lottery Application Process Begins
- December 5 – Interim Reports
- December 12 – Full Day Professional Development (No School for Students)
- December 22–31 – Winter Recess Begins (Schools Closed)
January 2026
- January 1–2 – Winter Recess Continues / Offices Closed 2026-01-01
- January 5 – Full Day Professional Development (No School for Students)
- January 6 – School Reopens (Students Return)
- January 19 – MLK Day - School and Offices Closed (Ancestor's Day)
- January 20 – School Lottery 2026-2027 (Regular School Day)
- January 21 – 2nd Marking Period Ends
- January 22 – 3rd Marking Period Begins
February 2026
- February 5–6 – Parent/Teacher Report Card Conferences (All Students Dismissed at 12:00 PM)
- February 16 – Presidents' Day - School and Offices Closed (Ancestor's Day)
- February 27 – Full Day Professional Development (No School for Students)
March 2026
- March 4 – Interim Reports
- March 27 – Full Day Professional Development (No School for Students)
- March 30 – Ancestors Day (EID) - School and Offices Closed
April 2026
- April 1 – 3rd Marking Period Ends
- April 2 – 4th Marking Period Begins
- April 9–10 – Parent/Teacher Report Card Conferences (All Students Dismissed at 12:00 PM)
- April 13–17 – Spring Break
- April 20 – Full Day Professional Development (No School for Students)
- April 21 – PSSA ELA Testing Begins
- April 24 – PSSA ELA Testing Ends
- April 27 – PSSA Math/Science/Make-up Testing Begins
May 2026
- May 1 – PSSA Math/Science/Make-up Testing Ends
- May 7 – Interim Reports
- May 19 – Election Day - Full Day Professional Development (No School for Students)
- May 25 – Memorial Day - School and Offices Closed (Ancestor's Day)
- May 29 – Half Day Professional Development (Students Dismissed at 12:00 PM)
June 2026
- June 8–10 – Students Dismissed at 12:00 PM
- June 11 – Last Day for Students / 4th Marking Period Ends
- June 12 – Last Day for All Teachers and Staff
- June 19 – Juneteenth - School and Offices Observed
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
The first day of school for all students is 2025-08-25.
The last day for students is 2026-06-11 (students dismissed at 12:00 PM).
Examples of early release days include 2025-11-13, 2025-11-14, and 2025-11-26 (students dismissed at 12:00 PM); additional early releases occur in May/June (see calendar).
Spring Break is from 2026-04-13 through 2026-04-17.
No. Schools and offices are closed on 2025-11-11 for Veterans Day.
Winter Recess runs from 2025-12-22 through 2026-01-02 (schools closed).
Conferences are scheduled 2025-11-13 to 2025-11-14, 2026-02-05 to 2026-02-06, and 2026-04-09 to 2026-04-10 (students dismissed at 12:00 PM on conference days).
PSSA ELA is 2026-04-21 through 2026-04-24; PSSA Math, Science and make-up testing is 2026-04-27 through 2026-05-01.
There are 181 student attendance days in the 2025-2026 school year.
Plan Ahead with the Harambee Institute of Science and Technology Charter School Calendar
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