School Year Calendar

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Elementary Schools:

  • Full Days: 8:35 a.m. - 3:40 p.m.

  • Half Days: 8:35 a.m. - Noon

Middle & High Schools:

  • Full Days: 7:40 a.m. - 2:40 p.m.

  • Half Days: 7:40 a.m. - 10:55 a.m.

24-25 School Year Calendar

PPS Religious Calendar for 2024-25
PPS Religious Calendar for 2025-26
*2025-26 calendar will be published as soon as it is available.

August 2024

  • 13-15: New Teachers Report

  • 19: Student Orientations

  • 20: Open House (MS and EL)

  • 21-22: District/Building Meetings/Professional Development

  • 21: HS Open House

  • 26: First Day of School (½ day students a.m.)

  • 30: No school: Labor Day Recess

September

  • 2: No school: Labor Day Recess

October

  • 25: End Q1 (½ day students a.m.)

November

  • 1: No school students - Teacher Professional Development

  • 4&6: HS Conferences - 3:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. - School all day

  • 11&13: Elem. Conferences*** 4:15 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - School all day

  • 12&14: MS Conferences - 3:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. - School all day

  • 27: No school for all

  • 28-29: No school: Thanksgiving Recess

December

  • 23-31: No school: Winter Recess

January 2025

  • 1 -3: No school: Winter Recess

  • 6: School resumes

  • 13-15: HS Exams a.m. (no HS students p.m.)

  • 16: HS Exams a.m. (½ day ALL students a.m.)

  • 17: End of 1st Semester: No school for Students/Teachers

February

  • 7: No school students: Teacher Professional Development

  • 12: 8th Grade Welcome Night

  • 26: 5th Grade Welcome Night

  • 28: No school: Mid-Winter Break

March

  • 3: No school: Mid-Winter Break

  • 4&6: HS Conferences - 3:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. - School all day

  • 10&12: MS Conferences - 3:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. - School all day

  • 11&13: Elem. Conferences*** - 4:15 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. -School all day

  • 20: Y5/K Welcome Night

  • 21: End of Q3 (½ day students a.m.)

  • 27: 1/2 day for all

  • 28: No school: Spring Break

  • 31: No school: Spring Break

April

  • 1-4: No school: Spring Break

  • 7: School resumes

  • 9-10: SAT/MME (unless moved by state of Michigan) (full count days)

  • 25: No school students - Teacher Professional Development

May

  • 22: NHS Graduation at Miller Auditorium

  • 26: No school: Memorial Day

  • 29: Community High Graduation (tentative)

  • 30: CHS Graduation at Wings Event Center

  • 30: HS Exams a.m. (no HS students p.m.****)

June

  • 4-5: HS Exams a.m. (no HS students p.m.****)

  • 6*: Last Day of School: HS Exams a.m. (½ day ALL students a.m., Records day for all p.m.)

*Cancellations beyond what the law allows will extend the final one-half day of school (and exams) beyond Friday June 6, 2025, if needed to receive full funding from the state.

** 186 Teacher days include 177-Student Days, 5-PD days & 1 -work day before the first student day, 2.5-days for 4-evening conferences at 3-hrs 45-minutes each, 0.5 days for one evening open house, not more than 2-hours in length.

***Elementary Teachers are free to leave or not attend the session(s) if 100% of conferences are completed

All High School exam days have a.m. students only, and no meetings or PD in afternoon for High School Teachers (Bargaining Unit Members). A teacher may be involved with a meeting (up to 90-minutes) or PD (up to 3 hours) if they have not administered or proctored an exam on that day.

**** The High School exam dates might need to be adjusted for religious holidays

PD Days (Nov. 1, Feb. 7, and April 25) may revert to ½ student ½ PD if State Law changes prevent PD days from counting toward the 180 instructional day total.

Student Days: 177 (PD + 3) Staff Days: 186