Updated March 8: The Dept. of Education announced that New York City public high schools will be open for in-person learning on Monday, March 22, 2021. Students and staff in all other grades have returned to school buildings.
According to the DOE, more information about activities, such as sports and extracurriculars, will be shared soon.
Weekly COVID-19 Testing and Mandatory Consent
Any student in grade 1 or higher returning to any school buildings should must a consent form for COVID-19 testing in school by their first day back in the school building. Testing will happen weekly for a random selection of staff and students in your child’s school. 3K, Pre-K, and Kindergarten students are excluded from random testing.
A video showing the testing process is available on the DOE’s COVID Testing page.
You can submit consent via the New York City Schools Account (NYCSA) or you can fill out the Student Covid-19 Testing Consent form and email it to your child’s school. You must submit consent by the day that your child returns to your school building. Students who do not submit consent will be immediately transitioned to fully remote learning.
All schools will have 20% of students and staff randomly tested on a weekly basis.
For Students Who Traveled
Spring break begins on Monday, March 29. Students and staff who have recently traveled outside of New York to a place on the State’s travel advisory list must quarantine for 10 days, or test out of the 10-day quarantine based on the State’s guidance, which can be found here.
DOE students have access to priority testing at H+H sites across the city; a list of sites can be found here.
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2020-2021 NYC Public School Calendar
- Wednesday-Friday, Sept. 16-18: Fully remote, partial school days for students
- Monday, Sept. 21: First full day of school; blended learning commences for 3-K, pre-K, and District 75 schools
- Monday, Sept. 28: Yom Kippur, schools closed
- Tuesday, Sept. 29: K-5 and K-8 schools in-person learning begins
- Thursday, Oct. 1: Middle and high schools, secondary schools, transfer/ adult education in-person learning begins
- Monday, Oct. 12: Columbus Day, schools closed
- Tuesday, Nov. 3: Election Day, fully remote instructional day for all students
- Wednesday, Nov. 4: Evening parent teacher conferences for elementary schools and K-8 schools
- Thursday, Nov. 5: Afternoon parent teacher conferences for elementary schools and K-8 schools
- Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, schools closed
- Thursday, Nov. 12: Evening parent teacher conferences for high schools, K-12, and 6-12 schools
- Friday, Nov. 13: Afternoon parent teacher conferences for high schools, K-12, and 6-12 schools
- Wednesday, Nov. 18: Evening parent teacher conferences for middle schools and District 75 school programs
- Thursday, Nov. 19: Afternoon conferences for middle schools and District 75 school programs
- Thursday-Friday, Nov. 26-27: Thanksgiving Recess, schools closed
- Thursday-following Friday, Dec. 24- Jan. 1: Winter Recess, schools closed
- Monday, Jan. 18: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, schools closed
- Monday, Feb. 1: Professional Development Day for 9-12 and 6-12 schools in Districts 1-32 only; students in these schools do not attend. Students in K-5 and D75 schools and programs are in attendance.
- Friday, Feb. 12: Lunar New Year, schools closed
- Monday-Friday, Feb. 15-19: Midwinter Recess (includes President’s Day and Lincoln’s Birthday), schools closed
- Wednesday, March 3: Evening parent teacher conferences for elementary schools and K-8 Schools
- Thursday, March 4: Afternoon parent teacher conferences for elementary schools and K–8 schools
- Wednesday, March 10: Evening parent teacher conferences for middle schools and district 75 schools and programs.
- Thursday, March 11: Afternoon parent teacher conferences for middle schools and district 75 schools and programs
- Thursday, March 18: Evening parent teacher conferences for high schools, K–12, and 6–12 schools.
- Friday, March 19: Afternoon parent teacher conferences for high schools, K–12, and 6–12 schools
- Monday-Friday, March 29-April 2: Spring Recess, schools closed
- Thursday, May 13: Eid Al-Fitr, schools closed
- Monday, May 31: Memorial Day, schools closed
- Thursday, June 3: Anniversary Day. Chancellor’s Conference Day for staff development. Students not in attendance.
- Tuesday, June 8: Clerical Day for K–5, K–6, 6–8, and K–12 and D75 schools and programs only; students in these schools do not attend. Students in 9–12 and 6–12 schools in Districts 1–32 are in attendance.
- Friday, June 25: Last day of school for all students.
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