BRANFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2015-2016 School Year Calendar KEY Early Release Day No School for Students JULY ‘15 S 3 13-15 20-23 Independence Day Observance Administrators Retreat Columbia Writing PD M T AUGUST ’15 (3/180) W Th F S 1 2 3 4 S M 7 10 14 15 17 23 24 2 3 5 12 19 25 26-27 Elementary Back to School Night Labor Day – No School BHS Back to School Night Rosh Hashanah - No School PD – No School WIS Back to School Night Grades 5 & 7 Yom Kippur – No School WIS Back to School Night Grades 6 & 8 PD - Early Release Election Day Teacher P.D. – No School Students BHS Evening Conferences WIS Evening Conferences WIS Parent Conferences – Early Release Early Release Day Thanksgiving Recess Holiday Recess Continued School Resumes PD - Early Release Day Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 3 16 22 25 Elementary PK-4 Parent Conferences - Early Release Elementary PK-4 Evening Conferences PD – Early Release Day BHS Evening Conferences Good Friday PD – Early Release Memorial Day BOE Approval: 1-28-15 S 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 26 27 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 28 29 28 OCTOBER ’15 (42/180) S M S M T W 6 7 13 20 27 Th F S T W 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 12 4 5 6 7 14 15 16 17 18 19 11 12 13 21 22 23 24 25 26 18 19 20 28 29 30 25 26 27 NOVEMBER ’15 (60/180) M T W Th F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 M T W Th F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 S M T W Th F S 1 2 3 4 5 Th F S 1 2 3 8 9 10 14 15 16 17 21 22 23 24 28 29 30 31 T W Th F S 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 12 15 Columbus Day Elementary PK-4 Parent Conferences – Early Release Day Elementary PK-4 Evening Conferences PD – Early Release Day BHS Evening Conferences 20 21 22 M 9 23 24-31 PD – Early Release Day Early Release Day Holiday Recess FEBRUARY ’16 (115/180) S M T W Th F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 MARCH ’16 (137/180) S Opening Day/PD Staff Development Day Staff Work Day Students’ First Day DECEMBER ’15 (77/180) S S 24 25 26 27 31 SEPTEMBER ’15 (21/180) 4 11 15 16 24 WIS Evening Conferences WIS Parent Conferences – Early Release Day Presidents’ Day Winter Recess PD - Early Release 7 11-15 27 BHS Evening Conferences Spring Recess PD – Early Release Day APRIL ’16 (153/180) S M T W Th F S 1 2 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 MAY ’16 (174/180) 11 30 F 6 31 1 Th 5 JANUARY ’16 (96/180) 1 4 13 18 W 1 30 3 T JUNE ’16 (180/180) S M T W Th F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S M T W Th F S 1 2 3 4 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 8 Potential Last Day - Early Release Day Staff & Students Ten (10) weather or emergency days requiring the closing of schools; additional days will be taken from spring recess beginning April 11th. Print Date: 4-22-15