2026–27 Staff Calendar
Please note that this calendar is provisional and subject to change. Dates and events may be adjusted throughout the year as needed. Families and staff will be notified of any updates.
Last Updated: June 5, 2026
Core Dates
STAFF START DATE
Monday, August 31, 2026
FIRST DAY FOR STUDENTS
Thursday, September 10, 2026
LAST DAY FOR STUDENTS
Thursday, June 17, 2027
FINAL CLASSROOM CLOSE-OUT
Mon–Tue, June 21–22, 2027
Ongoing Staff Commitments
ORIENTATION WEEK
August 31 – September 4 (setup, PD, and team connection)
MONTHLY STAFF MEETINGS
Scheduled by Site Directors per campus
MONTHLY CLASSROOM RESET
Built into one team meeting each month
FINAL CLOSE-OUT
Classrooms must be fully cleared by Tue, June 22, 2027
August / September
AUG. 31–SEPT. 4 (Mon–Fri)
Pre-Service Days (Staff Attendance Required)
SEPT
7 (Mon)
Labor Day (SCHOOL CLOSED)
10 (Thu)
First Day of School
19 (Sat)
Fall Welcome Picnic for Families and Staff
(Site Directors & Teaching Staff Attendance Requested)
21 (Mon)
Yom Kippur (SCHOOL CLOSED)
28 – OCT. 9 (Mon–Fri)
Meet The Teachers Nights, 6:30pm–7:30pm
(Schedule per classrooms TBD)
October
12 (Mon)
Indigenous Peoples' Day School Closed
November
3 (Tue)
Parent-Teacher Conferences
(No Student Attendance)
11 (Wed)
Veterans Day
Professional Development Day
(No Student Attendance)
25–27 (Wed–Fri)
Thanksgiving Recess (SCHOOL CLOSED)
December
5 (Sat)
Festival D’Hiver and French Book Fair
(Site Directors & Teaching Staff Attendance Requested)
21 – JAN. 1 (Mon–Fri, Two Weeks)
Winter Recess (SCHOOL CLOSED)
January
9 (Sat)
Admissions Playdate
(Site Directors & Teaching Staff Attendance Requested)
18 (Mon)
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (SCHOOL CLOSED)
23 (Sat)
Admissions Playdate
(Site Directors & Teaching Staff Attendance Requested)
February
15–19 (Mon–Fri)
Mid-winter Recess (SCHOOL CLOSED)
March
9 (Tue)
Eid al-Fitr (SCHOOL CLOSED)
12 (Fri)
Professional Development Day
(Staff Attendance Required)
26 (Fri)
Good Friday (SCHOOL CLOSED)
April
21 (Wed)
Parent-Teacher Conferences
(No Student Attendance)
22–30 (Thu–Fri, One Week)
Spring Recess (SCHOOL CLOSED)
May
17 (Mon)
Eid al-Adha (SCHOOL CLOSED)
20 (Thu)
New Family Gathering, 6:30–8:00pm
(Staff Attendance Required)
31 (Mon)
Memorial Day (SCHOOL CLOSED)
June
17 (Thu)
Last Day of School
◦ Half Day for Students
◦ Afternoon Picnic with Families (Staff Attendance Required)
18 (Fri)
Juneteenth Observed (SCHOOL CLOSED)
21–22 (Mon–Tue)
Post-Service Days (Staff Attendance Required)
June 28–August 20, 2027
Summer Camp
Notes:
Parent-Teacher Conferences are scheduled differently this year; teachers requested more time to get to know the students and to write reports.
The last day of school is June 17 to accommodate the Juneteenth holiday on June 18.
Smith Street Maternelle will cancel all classes and close administrative offices for inclement weather whenever the New York City public schools are closed. In rare circumstances, Smith Street Maternelle will make its own determination as to whether it is open or closed.