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Back To School: See Arlington Public Schools 2023-24 School Calendar
Arlington students return on Sept. 5. Here are key dates to know.
![Classes for Arlington Public Schools are scheduled to begin on Sept. 5, though some kindergartners will begin the following day. Preschool starts on Sept. 11.](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/users/24774390/20230821/015800/styles/patch_image/public/school-bus-818___21135410688.jpg)
ARLINGTON, MA — Back-to-school planning has already begun in Arlington, with calendars available to help parents prepare for the first day in Arlington Public Schools.
Heading into the upcoming school year, some dates are subject to change. Here is the list of dates to know for this school year:
- Sept. 5, first day of school, kindergarten 1/2 full class
- Sept. 6, early release elementary, kindergarten 1/2 full class
- Sept. 11, first day of preschool
- Sept. 13, early release day
- Sept. 24, no school for Yom Kippur
- Sept. 27, early release elementary
- Oct. 4, early release elementary
- Oct. 9. no school for Indigenous Peoples' Day
- Oct. 11, early release elementary
- Oct. 18, early release day
- Oct. 25, early release elementary
- Nov. 1, no school for staff professional development day
- Nov. 8, early release for elementary
- Nov. 10, no school for Veterans Day
- Nov. 14, early release for AHS conferences
- Nov. 15, early release for OMS/Gibbs conferences, early release elementary
- Nov. 16, early release for AHS conferences
- Nov. 22, early release day
- Nov. 23-24, Thanksgiving Break
- Nov. 29, early release elementary
- Dec. 6, early release elementary
- Dec. 12, early release for Menotomy conferences
- Dec. 13, early release day
- Dec. 19, early release for Menotomy conferences
- Dec. 20, early release elementary
- Dec. 26-Jan. 1, Winter Break
- Jan. 3, early release day
- Jan. 9, early release for elementary conferences
- Jan. 10, early release for elementary conferences
- Jan. 15, no school for Martin Luther King Jr. holiday
- Jan. 17, early release day
- Jan. 24, early release elementary
- Jan. 31, early release elementary
- Feb. 7, early release day
- Feb. 14, early release elementary
- Feb. 19-23, February Break
- Feb. 28, early release elementary
- March 6, early release elementary
- March 13, early release elementary
- March 20, early release day
- March 27, early release elementary
- March 29, no school for Good Friday
- April 3, early release elementary
- April 10, early release elementary
- April 15-19, April Break
- April 24, early release day
- May 1, early release elementary
- May 8, early release elementary
- May 15, early release elementary
- May 27, no school for Memorial Day
- May 29, early release elementary
- June 1, AHS graduation
- June 4, early release for Menotomy conferences
- June 5, early release for elementary
- June 10, early release for Menotomy (last day)
- June 12, early release elementary, early release kindergarten (last day)
- June 17, early release (last day, 180 days)
- June 18, early release kindergarten (last day, with snow)
- June 19, no school for Juneteenth
- June 25, early release (last day, 185 days)
More details about the school calendar can be found online.
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