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Back To School: Shelton 2025-26 School Calendar

Summer is coming to a close, and parents in Shelton can mark the first day of school that is quickly approaching.

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Summer is coming to a close, and parents in Shelton can mark the first day of school that is quickly approaching.
Summer is coming to a close, and parents in Shelton can mark the first day of school that is quickly approaching. (RJ Scofield/Patch Staff)

SHELTON, CT — Back-to-school planning has already begun in Shelton, with calendars available to help parents prepare for the first day in Shelton Public Schools for the 2025-26 school year.

The first day of school for most students in Shelton is Tuesday, Aug. 26, according to the district calendar.

Heading into the upcoming school year, some dates are subject to change. Here is the list of dates to know for this school year:

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Shelton Public Schools

  • Aug. 20: Convocation
  • Aug. 21: PD K-12
  • Aug. 22: PD K-12
  • Aug. 25: Teacher Workday
  • Aug. 26: First Day of School
  • Sept. 1: Labor Day (No School)
  • Sept. 23: Rosh Hashanah (No School)
  • Sept. 26: Early Dismissal/PD K-12
  • Oct. 2: Yom Kippur (No School)
  • Oct. 13: Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day (No School)
  • Oct. 16: Conferences K-4
  • Oct. 17: Early Dismissal/PD 5-12
  • Oct. 23: Conferences K-4
  • Oct. 24: Early Dismissal/PD 5-12
  • Nov. 4: Election Day (No School)
  • Nov. 20: Conferences 5-12
  • Nov. 21: Early Dismissal/PD K-4
  • Nov. 24: Conferences 5-12
  • Nov. 25: Early Dismissal/PD K-4
  • Nov. 26: Early Dismissal
  • Nov. 27 - Nov. 28: Thanksgiving Recess (No School)
  • Dec. 23: Early Dismissal
  • Dec. 24-31: Holiday Recess (No School)
  • Jan. 1: New Year's Day (No School)
  • Jan. 2: Holiday Recess (No School)
  • Jan. 16: Early Dismissal/PD K-12
  • Jan. 19: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No School)
  • Feb. 12: Early Dismissal
  • Feb. 13: Winter Recess (No School)
  • Feb. 16: Presidents' Day (No School)
  • March 5: Conferences 5-12
  • March 6: Early Dismissal/PD K-4
  • March 12: Conferences 5-12
  • March 13: Early Dismissal/PD K-4
  • March 19: Conferences K-4
  • March 20: Early Dismissal/PD 5-12
  • March 26: Conferences K-4
  • March 27: Early Dismissal/PD 5-12
  • Apr. 3: Good Friday (No School)
  • Apr. 13 - 17: Spring Break (No School)
  • May 11: Early Dismissal/PD K-12
  • May 25: Memorial Day (No School)
  • June 5: Early Dismissal (Students Only)
  • June 8: Early Dismissal (Students Only)
  • June 9: Early Dismissal (Students Only)
  • June 10: Tentative Last Day of School (Early Dismissal for Students and Staff)

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