School Year Calendar 2021-22
APS 2021-22 School Year calendar updates
On June 17, 2021 – President Biden signed legislation into law marking June 19th a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. The holiday will be observed annually. In Massachusetts, the holiday was officially observed for the first time in 2021.
We have updated the 2021-22 school year calendar to reflect the Juneteenth observance. The final day of school, with no storm days, is still scheduled for Tuesday, June 14, 2022.
Juneteenth is on Sunday in 2022 and will be observed on Monday, June 20, 2022 by state and federal law. If the superintendent needs to call more than three (3) storm days, this will move the final day of school accordingly. Each April, based on the number of storm days and a recommendation from the superintendent, the School Committee votes on the final day of school.
2021-2022 Andover Public Schools Calendar
Andover Public Schools serves children from many different religious and ethnic backgrounds, and a goal of the APS Theory of Action is to create safe, caring, and culturally responsive classrooms and schools. With that in mind, district policy IMDC "Accommodation for Religious and Ethnic Observances" describes the handling of absences and event scheduling on days which require additional consideration. The School Committee recognizes the list below may not include all holidays observed by Andover families, but there has been an attempt to identify the major ones.
Religious and Ethnic Observances 2021-2022 | |
Holiday | Date |
Muharram* | Tuesday, August 10, 2021 |
APS classes begin for students on Wednesday, September 1, 2021 | |
Rosh Hashanah* (day 1) | Tuesday, September 7, 2021 |
Rosh Hashanah* (day 2) | Wednesday, September 8, 2021 |
Samvatsari | Thursday, September 9, 2021 |
Ganesha Chaturthi | Friday, September 10, 2021 |
Yom Kippur* | Thursday, September 16, 2021 |
First Day of Sukkot* | Tuesday, September 21, 2021 |
Navaratri | Wednesday, October 6, 2021 |
Dasera/ Dussehra | Friday, October 15, 2021 |
Diwali | Thursday, November 4, 2021 |
Chanukah/ Hanukkah* (day 1) | Monday, November 29, 2021 |
Christmas Eve | Friday, December 24, 2021 |
| Christmas Day | Saturday, December 25, 2021 |
Kwanzaa (day 1) | Sunday, December 26, 2021 |
Epiphany | Thursday, January 6, 2022 |
Orthodox Christmas | Friday, January 7, 2022 |
Lunar New Year | Tuesday, February 1, 2022 |
Isra & Miraj | Monday, March 1, 2022 |
Holi * | Friday, March 18, 2022 |
Ramadan* | Sunday, April 3, 2022 |
Palm Sunday | Sunday, April 10, 2022 |
Good Friday | Friday, April 15, 2022 |
Passover* (day 1) | Saturday, April 16, 2022 |
Easter Sunday | Sunday, April 17, 2022 |
Orthodox Good Friday | Friday, April 22, 2022 |
Orthodox Easter Sunday | Sunday, April 24, 2022 |
Laylat al-Qadr | Monday, April 26, 2022 |
Eid al-Fitr* | Tuesday, May 3, 2022 |
Vesak Day | Monday, May 16, 2022 |
Shavuot* | Sunday, June 5, 2022 |
Juneteenth | Sunday, June 19, 2022 |
*Holidays begin at sundown the day before. | |
New times for the school day (beginning 2021-22):
- Andover High School: 8:15 AM to 2:51 PM
- All middle schools: 8:15 AM to 2:50 PM
- All elementary schools: 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM
Early Release Days (a list of early release days can be found on our 2021-22 school year calendar):
- Andover High School: 8:15 AM to 11:30 AM
- All middle schools: 8:15 AM to 11:30 AM
- All elementary schools: 9:00 AM to 12:15 PM
Shawsheen Preschool will not be affected by this change.
Early Release Days – ALL SCHOOLS
- Friday, Oct. 8, 2021
- Wed, Nov 24, 2021
- Friday, Dec. 10, 2021
- Friday, Jan. 28, 2022
- Friday, March 18, 2022
- Friday, May 6, 2022
- Friday, June 3, 2022
Teacher PD & Conference Dates
- Nov. 12* – No Classes at Elem, MS, AHS
- Nov. 5 -- K conf only – no K classes
First Day of School
- Mon., Aug. 30 - Teachers
- Wed., Sep 1 – Students
Last Day of School
- Tues., June 14 – w/no snow days
- Tues., June 21 – w/5 snow days
No Classes held due to Federal, State Holidays and school recess
- Sept 3- 6 - Labor Day Recess
- Oct 11 - Columbus Day
- Nov 11 - Veterans Day
- Nov 25-26 - Thanksgiving Recess
- Dec 24-Dec 31 - Holiday Recess
- Jan. 17 - Martin Luther King Day
- Feb. 21-25 - Presidents’ Day/Winter Recess
- April 18-22 - Patriots’ Day/Spring Recess
- May 30 - Memorial Day