Schools calendars provide families with a snapshot of the entire year.
Holidays breaks, the first day of school and professional development days vary school by school, so it’s a great idea to keep it handy. Here is the 2024-25 school calendar as approved by Cook County School District 130’s school board.
Important 2024-2025 school year dates
Here are a few key dates you’ll want to bookmark:
- First Day of School: Aug. 21, 2024
- Thanksgiving Break: Nov. 27-29, 2024
- Winter Break: Dec. 23, 2024 – Jan. 3, 2025
- Mid-Winter Break: N/A
- Spring Break: Mar. 24-28, 2025
- Last Day of School: Jun. 4, 2024
See the full calendar below or visit district130.org
2024-2025 Cook County School District 130 Academic Calendar
August 2024
- Teacher Institute Day: Aug. 19-20, 2024
- First day of School Grades (K‐8): Aug. 21, 2024
- First day of School for Pre‐K Students: Aug. 26, 2024
September 2024
- District Closed – HOL: Sep. 2, 2024
October 2024
- Teacher Institute Day – Students and paraprofessionals not in attendance: Oct. 11, 2024
- District Closed – HOL: Oct. 14, 2024
- End of 1st Quarter: Oct. 24, 2024
November 2024
- District Closed: Nov. 5, 2024
- P/T Conference (1/2 day for students K‐8 & paraprofessionals) Pre‐K students not in attendance: Nov. 25, 2024
- Not in Attendance – students, teachers and paraprofessionals: Nov. 26, 2024
- District Closed – HOL: Nov. 27-28, 2024
- District Closed: Nov. 29, 2024
December 2024
- Winter Break Begins: Dec. 23, 2024
- District Closed: Dec. 24, 31, 2024
- District Closed – HOL: Dec. 25, 2024
January 2025
- District Closed – HOL: Jan. 1, 2025
- Winter Break: Jan. 2-3, 2025
- School Resumes: Jan. 6, 2025
- End of 2nd Quarter: Jan. 13, 2025
- District Closed – HOL: Jan. 20, 2025
February 2025
- P/T Conference ‐ 1/2 day for students K‐8, Paraprofessionals / Pre‐K students not in attendance: Feb. 13, 2025
- Not in Attendance ‐ students, teachers, and paraprofessionals): Feb. 14, 2025
- District Closed – HOL: Feb. 17, 2025
March 2025
- End of 3rd Quarter: Mar. 19, 2025
- Spring Break: Mar. 24-28, 2025
- School Resumes: Mar. 31, 2025
April 2025
- Teacher Institute Day – Students and paraprofessionals not in attendance: Apr. 17, 2025
- District Closed – HOL: Apr. 18, 2025
- District Closed – HOL: Apr. 21, 2025
May 2025
- District Closed – HOL: May 26, 2025
- Last day of school for Pre‐K Students: May 28, 2025
- Graduation Day ‐ 1/2 day for students and paraprofessionals; Graduation Day: May 29, 2025
June 2025
- Last day of school (½ day for students and paraprofessionals); End of 4th quarter: Jun. 4, 2025
- Emergency Days: Jun. 5-11, 2025
- District Closed – HOL: Jun. 19, 2025
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