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 Western Springs School District 101’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
- Spring Break: Mar. 31 – Apr. 4, 2025
- Last Day of School: Jun. 3, 2025
See the full calendar below or visit wsd101.org
2024-2025 Western Springs School District 101 Academic Calendar
August 2024
- New Teacher Training: Aug. 13-16, 2024
- Teacher Institute: Aug. 19-20, 2024
- First Day of School: Aug. 21, 2024
- Board of Education Meeting: Aug. 26, 2024
- McClure Meet the Teacher Night: Aug. 28, 2024
September 2024
- No School – Labor Day: Sep. 2, 2024
- MAP Testing (Grades 2-5): Sep. 9-13, 2024
- WSFEE Board Meeting: Sep. 11, 2024
- MAP Testing (Grades 2-8): Sep. 16-20, 2024
- MAP Testing (Grades 6-8): Sep. 23-27, 2024
- Superintendent Office Hours – Field Park: Sep. 23, 2024
- Superintendent Office Hours – Forest Hills: Sep. 24, 2024
- Early Dismissal Day (Elem 11:40 am; McClure 11:52 am; AM Kindergarten ONLY): Sep. 25, 2024
- Board of Education Meeting: Sep. 30, 2024
October 2024
- Superintendent Office Hours – McClure: Oct. 1, 2024
- Superintendent Office Hours – Laidlaw: Oct. 3, 2024
- WSFEE Board Meeting: Oct. 9, 2024
- Teacher Institute Day – No School: Oct. 11, 2024
- No School – Columbus Day/Indigenous People’s Day: Oct. 14, 2024
- Brew ☕️ with Burger at Laidlaw: Oct. 17, 2024
- Board of Education Meeting: Oct. 21, 2024
- Late Arrival Day – 10:00 am Arrival: Oct. 23, 2024
- Last Day of First Quarter: Oct. 25, 2024
November 2024
- Late Arrival Day – 10:00 am Arrival: Nov. 1, 2024
- No School – Election Day: Nov. 5, 2024
- CogAT Testing (Grades 3, 5 & 6): Nov. 11-15, 2024
- D101 Veterans Day Assembly (at McClure): Nov. 11, 2024
- WSFEE Board Meeting: Nov. 13, 2024
- End of 1st Trimester: Nov. 15, 2024
- CogAT Testing (Make-Ups): Nov. 18-20, 2024
- Board of Education Meeting: Nov. 18, 2024
- Parent/Teacher Conferences (In-Person; No Student Attendance): Nov. 25, 2024
- Parent/Teacher Conferences (Virtual; No Student Attendance) (9am-1pm; 2-6pm): Nov. 26, 2024
- No School – Thanksgiving Holiday: Nov. 27-29, 2024
December 2024
- School Resumes: Dec. 2, 2024
- Band & Orchestra 5th – 8th Grade Concert: Dec. 2, 2024
- WSFEE Board Meeting: Dec. 4, 2024
- Band and Orchestra 5th – 8th Grade Holiday Concert: Dec. 5, 2024
- Late Arrival Day – 10:00 am Arrival: Dec. 11, 2024
- Board of Education Meeting: Dec. 17, 2024
- No School – Winter Break: Dec. 23, 2024 – Jan. 3, 2025
January 2025
- School Resumes: Jan. 6, 2025
- WSFEE Board Meeting: Jan. 8, 2025
- MAP Testing Grades 2 – 8: Jan. 13-17, 2025
- Semester 1 Report Cards Available: Jan. 17, 2025
- Last Day of Second Quarter: Jan. 17, 2025
- MAP Testing Grades 2 – 8: Jan. 20-24, 2025
- No School – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Jan. 20, 2025
- Superintendent Office Hours – Forest Hills: Jan. 23, 2025
- Board of Education Meeting: Jan. 27, 2025
- Superintendent Office Hours – Laidlaw: Jan. 28, 2025
- Late Arrival Day – 10:00 am Arrival: Jan. 29, 2025
- Superintendent Office Hours – McClure: Jan. 30, 2025
February 2025
- Superintendent Office Hours – Field Park: Feb. 4, 2025
- Early Dismissal Day (Elem 11:40 am; McClure 11:52 am; PM Kindergarten ONLY): Feb. 6, 2025
- D101 STEAM Night – McClure: Feb. 6, 2025
- WSFEE Board Meeting: Feb. 12, 24, 2025
- Teacher Institute Day: Feb. 14, 2025
- No School – Presidents’ Day: Feb. 17, 2025
- Brew ☕️ with Burger at Field Park: Feb. 20, 2025
- Winter Band Concert (Grades 4 – 8): Feb. 25, 2025
- Winter Orchestra Concert (Grades 4 – 8): Feb. 27, 2025
- End of 2nd Trimester, WSCAE Science Fair at Brookfield Zoo: Feb. 28, 2025
March 2025
- D101 Elementary Booksville Book Drive: Mar. 3-7, 2025
- Off the Street Club Party at the Corral: Mar. 8, 2025
- Late Arrival Day – 10:00 am Arrival: Mar. 12, 2025
- WSFEE Board Meeting: Mar. 12, 2025
- IAR Testing Grades 3 – 8: Mar. 17-21, 2025
- End of Quarter 3: Mar. 21, 2025
- IAR Testing Grades 3 – 8: Mar. 24-27, 2025
- Board of Education Meeting: Mar. 24, 2025
- Spring Break: Mar. 28 – Apr. 4, 2025
April 2025
- School Resumes: Apr. 7, 2025
- IAR Testing Grades 3 – 8 Make-Ups: Apr. 8-11, 2025
- WSFEE Board Meeting: Apr. 9, 2025
- Brew ☕️ with Burger at Forest Hills: Apr. 10, 2025
- McClure Musical: Apr. 12, 2025
- ISA Testing (Grades 5 & 8): Apr. 14-18, 2025
- Non-Attendance Day: Apr. 18, 2025
- D101 Kindergarten Screening: Apr. 21-23, 2025
- Board of Education Meeting: Apr. 21, 2025
- Early Dismissal Day (Elem 11:40 am; McClure 11:52 am; AM Kindergarten ONLY): Apr. 23, 2025
May 2025
- MAP Testing (Grades 2-8), National Teacher Appreciation Week: May 5-9, 2025
- Early Dismissal Day (Elem 11:40 am; McClure 11:52 am; AM Kindergarten ONLY), District Out-of-Level Testing: May 7, 2025
- Spring Elementary Band & Orchestra Concert: May 8, 2025
- MAP Testing (Grades 2-8): May 12-16, 2025
- WSFEE Board Meeting – Last Meeting of 24-25: May 14, 2025
- Late Arrival Day – 10:00 am Arrival, Board of Education Meeting: May 21, 2025
- McClure Graduation: May 29, 2025
June 2025
- Last Day of School (Tentative), Last Day – One Hour of Attendance: Jun. 3, 2025
- Snow/Emergency Days: Jun. 4-10, 2025
- Board of Education Meeting: Jun. 16, 2025
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