Shippensburg Area School District Calendar 2025-2026
The Shippensburg 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
- Board approval date: February 24, 2025
- Marking Period 1: August 21, 2025 – October 27, 2025
- Trimester 1: August 21, 2025 – November 18, 2025
- First day of school (students): August 21, 2025
- Marking Period 2: October 28, 2025 – January 15, 2026
- Trimester 2: November 19, 2025 – March 3, 2026
- Marking Period 3: January 16, 2026 – March 26, 2026
- Trimester 3: March 4, 2026 – June 2, 2026
- Marking Period 4: March 27, 2026 – June 2, 2026
- Last day of school (students): June 2, 2026
Note: This calendar page is created based on information from the official website Shippensburg Area School District
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Shippensburg Area School District Calendar 2025-2026
August 2025
- August 18 – Professional Development Day
- August 19 – Professional Development Day
- August 29 – Professional Development Day
- August 21 – Marking Period 1 Begins
- August 21 – Kindergarten Staggered Start (Day 1)
- August 22 – Kindergarten Staggered Start (Day 2)
September 2025
- September 1 – Labor Day - District Closed
- September 17 – 2-Hour Early Dismissal
October 2025
- October 13 – 12-month Employees Work
- October 22 – 2-Hour Early Dismissal
- October 27 – Marking Period 1 Ends
- October 28 – Marking Period 2 Begins
November 2025
- November 11 – Veterans Day - District Closed
- November 19 – 2-Hour Early Dismissal
- November 20 – 2-Hour Early Dismissal
- November 24 – 2-Hour Early Dismissal
- November 26 – 2-Hour Early Dismissal
- November 27–28 – District Closed (Thanksgiving Holiday)
December 2025
- December 2 – Conference Exchange Day
- December 17 – 2-Hour Early Dismissal
- December 23 – 2-Hour Early Dismissal
- December 1 – District Closed
- December 24–31 – Winter Break
January 2026
- January 15 – Marking Period 2 Ends
- January 16 – Marking Period 3 Begins / Start of 2nd Semester
- January 1 – Professional Development Day
- January 2 – Professional Development Day
- January 19 – Professional Development Day
- January 28 – 2-Hour Early Dismissal
February 2026
- February 9 – 2-Hour Delay
- February 16 – Professional Development Day
- February 19 – Parent-Teacher Conferences
- February 20 – Parent-Teacher Conferences
- February 24 – Parent-Teacher Conferences
- February 25 – 2-Hour Early Dismissal
March 2026
- March 13 – Make-Up Day (listed)
- March 26 – Marking Period 3 Ends
- March 25 – 2-Hour Early Dismissal
- March 13 – Professional Development Day
- March 27 – Marking Period 4 Begins
April 2026
- April 3 – Professional Development Day
- April 6 – Professional Development Day
May 2026
- May 25 – Graduation-related / Last term (listed)
June 2026
- June 2 – Marking Period 4 Ends / Last Day of School
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
The first day of school for students is August 21, 2025 (2025-08-21).
The last day of school is June 2, 2026 (2026-06-02) with an early dismissal (Secondary 10:20 AM, Elementary 11:00 AM).
Examples of two-hour early release days include Sep 17, 2025 (2025-09-17), Oct 22, 2025 (2025-10-22), and Nov 19, 2025 (2025-11-19). See calendar for full list.
Professional development days listed include Aug 18, 2025 (2025-08-18), Aug 19, 2025 (2025-08-19), Aug 29, 2025 (2025-08-29), Jan 1, 2026 (2026-01-01), Jan 2, 2026 (2026-01-02), Jan 19, 2026 (2026-01-19), Feb 16, 2026 (2026-02-16), Apr 3, 2026 (2026-04-03), and Apr 6, 2026 (2026-04-06).
No — Veterans Day is listed as a district-closed day on November 11, 2025 (2025-11-11).
Parent-teacher conferences are listed on Feb 19, 2026 (2026-02-19), Feb 20, 2026 (2026-02-20), and Feb 24, 2026 (2026-02-24).
Conference Exchange Day is listed as December 2, 2025 (2025-12-02). Students may not attend on that day per calendar notes.
Kindergarten staggered start is August 21–22, 2025 (2025-08-21 and 2025-08-22).
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