School Calendar
School Calendar 2024-2025
As of May 7, 2025. Note: MCAS, IB and other testing dates will be added. For Board of Trustees meetings, please see the Board webpage by clicking here. For Information Sessions for prospective families, please see the Information Session webpage by clicking here. For SEPAC dates, please see the SEPAC webpage by clicking here. Unless otherwise specified, meetings listed below are for currently enrolled PVCICS families only.
Early Dismissal times for half days are as follows UNLESS noted otherwise on the specific date below: Shuttle and remote bus families should arrive 10-15 minutes before the posted time.
11:30 carline dismissal for K and 1st grades
11:50 two local shuttles depart PVCICS
12:00 South remote bus depart PVCICS
12:05 North and Springfield remote buses depart PVCICS
12:10 Later local shuttle and 2nd Springfield bus depart PVCICS
12:00 carline dismissal for 2nd grade and older.
April 2025
1 - 3rd, 8th Grades MCAS ELA Session #2
1 - Middle School Curriculum Showcase Night (4:30-5:15pm)
2 - MS/HS Q3 Ends (day 135)
2-3 - 4th, 7th Grades MCAS ELA Sessions #1-2
7-8 - 5th, 6th Grades MCAS ELA Sessions #1-2
10 - Principal’s Conversation Time, 9:00 AM in a classroom, virtual link.
14 - 11th Grade STAMP (Chinese) Test
15 - 9th, 10th, 11th Grades STAMP (Chinese) Test
17 - 9th, 10th Grades STAMP (Chinese) Test
17 – IB Group 4 (11th Graders)
21 – No School (Holiday)
22-25 - No School (Spring Break)
29-30 - 3rd, 8th Grades MCAS Math Sessions #1-2
29 - IB testing window starts (12th graders)
May 2025
1-2 - 8th Grade STAMP (Chinese) Test
5-6 - 4th, 7th Grades MCAS Math Sessions #1-2
6 - 6th Grade Open House (current pvcics 5th families) (4:30-5:15)
7-8 - 5th, 6th Grades MCAS Math Sessions #1-2
8 - Principal’s Conversation Time, 8:45 AM, virtual link.
12-13 - 5th, 8th Grades MCAS STE Sessions #-12
14-15 - 6th-7th STAMP (Chinese) Test
19-20 - 8th Grade MCAS Civics Sessions #1-2
20-21 - 10th MCAS Math Sessions #1-2
21 - IB testing windows last day (12th graders)
23 – Half day for students (morning), half PD day for staff (afternoon)
23 - HS Prom
26 - No School (Holiday)
27 - HS Awards Ceremony in gym (5pm)
28 - HS Graduation at Hadley Young Men’s Club (5pm)
June 2025
2 - 8th Grade Chinese Placement Test for 9th grade
4-5 - 9th Biology MCAS Sessions #1-2
9-11 - HS Finals (final 3 full days of school)
9 – K Graduation at Groff Park (1:00-2:00pm)
10 – 5th Graduation at Groff Park (1:00-2:00pm)
10 – 8th Graduation in gym (4:45pm-5:30pm)
12 - Last Day of School, Early Dismissal (one snow day so far)
12 - Principal’s Conversation Time, 8:45 AM in library, virtual link.
18 - Last Day of School if 5 snow days
19 - No School (Holiday)
School Calendar 2025-2026
As of April 17, 2025. Note: MCAS, IB and other testing dates will be added. For Board of Trustees meetings, please see the Board webpage by clicking here. For Information Sessions for prospective families, please see the Information Session webpage by clicking here. For SEPAC dates, please see the SEPAC webpage by clicking here. Unless otherwise specified, meetings listed below are for currently enrolled PVCICS families only.
Early Dismissal times for half days are as follows UNLESS noted otherwise on the specific date below: Shuttle and remote bus families should arrive 10-15 minutes before the posted time.
11:30 carline dismissal for K and 1st grades
11:50 two local shuttles depart PVCICS
12:00 South remote bus depart PVCICS
12:05 North and Springfield remote buses depart PVCICS
12:10 Later local shuttle and 2nd Springfield bus depart PVCICS
12:00 carline dismissal for 2nd grade and older.
August 2025
20 - Kindergarten Exploration Visit Day
21 - Kindergarten Exploration Visit Day, 8th Gr.Alg. I Placement Test (9am-11am), 9th Gr. Chinese Placement Test Makeup (8:30am-11:45am)
22 - Kindergarten Exploration Visit Day, 6th Grade Orientation (9:00am -12:00pm), ES backfill students visit (2:00-2:45 PM)
25 - 9th Grade Math Placement Test (9am-11am)
26 - First Day of School, Half Day for Kindergarteners
September 2025
1 - No School - Labor Day
4 – HS Add/Drop period ends
15 - K-2nd Curriculum Night (4:30-5:15pm)
16 - 3rd-5th Curriculum Night (4:30-5:15pm)
17 - HS Curriculum Night (4:30-5:15pm)
18 - 6th-8th Curriculum Night (4:30-5:15pm)
October 2025
10 - Half-Day for students, (Staff PD afternoon)
13 - No School - Holiday
15 - PSAT/NMSQT Test (10th-11th Grades)
17 - Half-Day for students (Staff PD afternoon)
22-24 -Half day - Parent-Teacher Conferences
29 - Q1 ends
30 - Q2 starts
November 2025
11 - No School - Veterans Day
26 - Half Day
27 - No School - Thanksgiving
28 - No School
December 2025
19 - Half Day
22-31 - Winter Break
January 2026
1-2 - Winter Break
5 - School resumes
15 - HS Midterms (last 3 days of S1)
16 - HS Midterms (last 3 days of S1)
19 - No School - MLK Jr Day
20 - HS Midterms (last 3 days of S1) / End of S1
21 - S2 starts, ES schedules flip
23 - Half-Day for students (Staff PD afternoon)
26 - HS add/drop period ends for S2
February 2026
11 - MS Lunar New Year Celebration
13 - Half-Day for students, ES Lunar New Year Celebration, (Staff PD afternoon)
16 - No School - Presidents' Day
17 – 20 February Break, Year of Horse starts 2/17
27 - HS Lunar New Year Celebration
March 2026
6 - Half-Day for students (Staff PD afternoon)
11-12 - Half day - Parent-Teacher Conferences (K-8 only), HS full day
13 - Half day - Parent-Teacher Conferences (K-8, HS by invitation)
17 - 8th Grade PSAT 8/9
18 - 9th Grade PSAT 8/9
31 - Q3 ends
April 2026
1 - Q4 starts
16 – 11th Grader IB Collaborative Science Project (CSP)
20-24 – No School April Break
28 - IB Exams begin for Seniors
May 2026
20 - Last day of IB Exams for 12th graders
22 - Half-Day for students (Staff PD afternoon) and Prom
25 - No School - Memorial Day
26 - HS Awards night
27 - HS Graduation
June 2026
8 - K Graduation and HS Finals (last 3 days)
9 - 5th and 8th Graduations and HS Finals (last 3 days)
10 - HS Finals (last 3 days) and K-8th Half day - last day if no snow days
17 – Last day if 5 snow days
19 - No School (Juneteenth)