Boston Public Schools starts late and ends late: grades 1-12 report Tuesday, September 8, 2026, Pre-K and Kindergarten two days later on September 10, and the last day is Tuesday, June 22, 2027 "if no days are lost due to cancellations". In between are the two Massachusetts recess weeks, February 16–19 and April 20–23, a winter recess that starts Christmas Eve, and the days that catch parents out: five student early-release days spread from October to June, plus the Monday after winter recess when teachers report but students do not.
Below is the district's "Start/End Days, Early Releases and No Schools Days" list, every line, with BPS's own wording kept intact — then how to get it onto your phone next to the team schedules.
Source: SY26-27 BPS District Calendar (PDF) and the SY26-27 Grading Calendar (Report Card Schedule). Last checked November 9, 2026. The district calendar is marked "Reviewed on 03/23/2026" and is published from the district's Calendar page in English and nine other languages; the Report Card Schedule is marked "Edition 06.10.2026".
Every date below is copied from the district's own published calendar, not estimated. Districts do revise mid-year, so confirm against the source before you book anything around a date.
24 published entries, 14 of them closures or breaks and 4 flagged early release. A single entry can cover a span of days. Labels are the district's wording.
| Date | What the district calls it |
|---|---|
| Sep 2–3, 2026 | All teachers and paras report |
| Mon, Sep 7, 2026 | Labor Day; Central Offices and School Buildings closedNo school |
| Tue, Sep 8, 2026 | Students in grades 1-12 report, including grade 1 in ELCs and EECsFirst / last day |
| Thu, Sep 10, 2026 | Pre-K & Kindergarten students report, including EECs, ELCs, and special educationFirst / last day |
| Tue, Oct 6, 2026 | Student Early Release/Educator Professional Development HoursEarly release |
| Mon, Oct 12, 2026 | Indigenous Peoples Day; Central Offices and School Buildings closedNo school |
| Wed, Nov 11, 2026 | Veterans Day; Central Offices and School Buildings closedNo school |
| Wed, Nov 25, 2026 | Early release for students & school staffEarly release |
| Nov 26–27, 2026 | Thanksgiving Recess; Central Offices and School Buildings closedNo school |
| Dec 24, 2026 – Jan 1, 2027 | Winter Recess. Students Return January 5, 2027.No school |
| Mon, Jan 4, 2027 | Teachers/paras report from winter recess. Students Return January 5.No school |
| Mon, Jan 18, 2027 | M.L. King Jr. Day; Central Offices and School Buildings closedNo school |
| Tue, Feb 2, 2027 | Student Early Release/Educator Professional Development HoursEarly release |
| Mon, Feb 15, 2027 | Presidents Day; Central Offices and School Buildings closedNo school |
| Feb 16–19, 2027 | February Recess. Students Return February 22.No school |
| Fri, Mar 26, 2027 | Good Friday; Central Offices and School Buildings closedNo school |
| Mon, Apr 19, 2027 | Patriots' Day; Central Offices and School Buildings closedNo school |
| Apr 20–23, 2027 | Spring Recess. Students Return April 26.No school |
| Mon, May 31, 2027 | Memorial Day; Central Offices and School Buildings closedNo school |
| Mon, Jun 7, 2027 | Last day for seniors (170 days) |
| Fri, Jun 18, 2027 | Juneteenth (in obs.) (Saturday 19); Central Offices and School Buildings closedNo school |
| Mon, Jun 21, 2027 | Early release day for studentsEarly release |
| Tue, Jun 22, 2027 | Last day of school (180 days) if no days are lost due to cancellations. Early release day for students.First / last day |
| Tue, Jun 29, 2027 | 185th day required for calendar purposes |
Students in grades 1-12 report Tuesday, September 8, 2026, "including grade 1 in ELCs and EECs". Pre-K and Kindergarten students report Thursday, September 10, "including EECs, ELCs, and special education". Teachers and paraprofessionals report September 2 and 3, the week before. The list also carries a line for "First Day of school - UP Academies Dorchester" with the date given as "TBD", so families there should check with the school rather than this table.
The ◆ early-release marker falls on Tuesday, October 6 and Tuesday, February 2 ("Student Early Release/Educator Professional Development Hours"), Wednesday, November 25 ("Early release for students & school staff", the day before Thanksgiving), and Monday, June 21 and Tuesday, June 22, the final two days of the year. The document does not state dismissal times; those depend on your school's schedule.
June 22, 2027 is labelled "Last day of school (180 days) if no days are lost due to cancellations", and June 29 is labelled "185th day required for calendar purposes". In other words the published year holds five days in reserve between June 22 and June 29, and a snow day pushes the last day later. Seniors finish earlier: Monday, June 7 is "Last day for seniors (170 days)". The document says nothing else about how cancellations are made up.
The ❖ marker means "Central Offices and School Buildings closed": Labor Day, Indigenous Peoples Day (October 12), Veterans Day (November 11), Thanksgiving Recess (November 26–27), Christmas Day and New Year's Day, M.L. King Jr. Day (January 18), Presidents Day (February 15), Good Friday (March 26), Patriots' Day (April 19), Memorial Day (May 31) and Juneteenth observed on Friday, June 18 ("Saturday 19"). Winter Recess runs December 24 through January 1, but students do not return until Tuesday, January 5: Monday, January 4 is "Teachers/paras report from winter recess". February Recess is February 16–19 (students return February 22) and Spring Recess April 20–23 (students return April 26); each follows a Monday holiday, so both are nine days out of school.
The district calendar carries no grading dates. The companion "2026-2027 Report Card Schedule" (Edition 06.10.2026) gives them: for trimester schools, terms of September 8 – December 4, December 7 – March 19 and March 22 – June 22, with report cards distributed December 14, March 29 and June 22 (via email); for quarter schools, terms ending November 13, January 29, April 9 and June 22, with report cards November 23, February 8, April 16 and June 22 (via email), and a separate senior fourth term ending June 7. Its one footnote: "Kindergarten students do not receive a Fall report card." The calendar's second page also lists summer dates (Extended School Year and 5th Quarter programming, July 6/7 – August 7, 2026) and leadership and new-educator institutes in July and August.
The quick way: create a free Schedule Caddie account from this page and the 2026-27 calendar above is already on it as your own schedule — the version we verified on November 9, 2026, yours to edit. If BPS revises the calendar later, upload the new version and you see exactly which days changed before approving them.
Doing it yourself, or a different district:
The district publishes this calendar as a document, not a feed you can subscribe to. Schedule Caddie reads that document for you: download the 2026-27 calendar from the district (the source link above), upload it as a PDF, PNG, or JPG up to 10MB, and it pulls out the no-school days, breaks, early releases with their dismissal times, teacher days, and the first and last day of school.
Nothing is saved until you have looked at it. Every day it found shows up as its own row with the date and label, you uncheck what you don't want and fix anything it misread, and only then does it land on your family calendar, color-coded as School so a holiday Monday reads differently from a 4pm practice. Team schedules you have added as calendar links keep refreshing on their own; the school year sits beside them.
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Grades 1-12 start Tuesday, September 8, 2026; Pre-K and Kindergarten start Thursday, September 10. The last day is Tuesday, June 22, 2027, "if no days are lost due to cancellations"; the calendar reserves days through June 29 ("185th day required for calendar purposes"). Seniors finish Monday, June 7.
February Recess is Tuesday through Friday, February 16–19, 2027, right after Presidents Day on Monday, February 15; students return Monday, February 22. Spring Recess is Tuesday through Friday, April 20–23, right after Patriots' Day on Monday, April 19; students return Monday, April 26.
Wednesday, November 25 is an early release for students and school staff, and Thursday–Friday, November 26–27 is Thanksgiving Recess. Winter Recess runs Thursday, December 24, 2026 through Friday, January 1, 2027. Teachers and paras report Monday, January 4, and students return Tuesday, January 5.
Tuesday, October 6 and Tuesday, February 2 (educator professional development hours), Wednesday, November 25 (the day before Thanksgiving), and the last two days of school, Monday, June 21 and Tuesday, June 22. The calendar does not give dismissal times.
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