See the Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 2024-2025 Academic Calendar

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 Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65’s school board.

Here are a few key dates you’ll want to bookmark.

Important 2024-2025 school year dates

• First Day of School: Aug. 22, 2024
• Fall Break: Nov. 25-29, 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. 5, 2025

See the full calendar below or visit district65.net.

2024-2025 Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 Academic Calendar

August 2024  

• New Teacher Orientation: Aug. 5-8, 12-14, 2024
• Educators Return: Aug. 20, 2024
• Teacher Institute Day – No School: Aug. 20-21, 2024
• First Day of School for Students (K-8): Aug. 22, 2024

September 2024  

• No School – Labor Day: Sep. 2, 2024
• School Improvement (No School): Sep. 18, 2024

October 2024

• Non-Attendance Day (Rosh Hashanah): Oct. 3, 2024
• Parent Teacher Conferences: Week of Oct. 7, 2024
• Student Non-Attendance Day: Oct. 11, 2024
• Non-Attendance Day (Indigenous Peoples Day): Oct. 14, 2024

November 2024  

• Election Day – No School: Nov. 5, 2024
• School Improvement Half-Day: Nov. 13, 2024
• Fall Break: Nov. 25-29, 2024

December 2024  

• School Improvement Day Half-Day: Dec. 4, 2024
• Winter Break: Dec. 23, 2024 – Jan. 3, 2025

January 2025  

• School Improvement Full-Day: Jan. 6, 2025
• Students Return: Jan. 7, 2025
• No School – Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Jan. 20, 2025

February 2025  

• School Improvement Half Day: Feb. 5, 2025
• Parent Teacher Conferences: Week of Feb. 10, 2025
• Student Non-Attendance Day: Feb. 14, 2025
• Presidents’ Day – No School*: Feb. 17, 2025

March 2025  

• School Improvement Half Day: Mar. 5, 2025
• Spring Break: Mar. 24-28, 2025

April 2025  

• School Improvement Half Day: Apr. 9, 2025
• Non-Attendance Day (Good Friday): Apr. 18, 2025

May 2025  

• School Improvement Half Day: May 7, 2025
• Memorial Day – No School: May 26, 2025

June 2025

• Last Day of School for Students (K-8): Jun. 5, 2025
• Emergency Days*: Jun. 6, 9-12, 2025
• Juneteenth – No Summer Programs: Jun. 19, 2025

*The calendar includes (5) emergency days to be used in the event the district experiences an unscheduled closing (e.g., severe winter weather). The district also retains the right to use Presidents’ Day in the event of an unscheduled closing.

Trimester Schedule

• August 22 – November 15
• November 18 – March 7
• March 10 – June 5

School Hours

• Magnet Schools: 8am-2:45pm
• Middle Schools – 8am-3:05pm
• Park School – 9am-3:15pm
• Rice Education Center – 9am-3pm
• Elementary Schools – 9:05am-3:35pm

School Improvement Days

School Improvement Days are early dismissal days for students and a full day for teachers. Student dismissal times are as follows:

• Magnet Schools – 11am
• Middle Schools – 11am
• Park School – 12pm
• Rice Education Center – 12pm
• Elementary Schools – 12:05pm

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