At its Feb. 26 meeting, the Bethlehem Central Board of Education approved the calendar for the 2025-26 school year. The first day of school K-12 is Thursday, September 4.
Download or print one-page 2025-26 BCSD calendar. [PDF]
Important Dates 2025-26
- First Day of School K-12: Thursday, September 4, 2025
- Last Day of School K-5: Wednesday, June 24, 2026
- Last Day of School 6-12: Thursday, June 25, 2026
Early Release Days
Elementary Only (dismissal at 11:50 a.m.)
- November 4, 2025
- November 13, 2025
- November 19, 2025
- June 24, 2026
Middle School (dismissal at 11:10 a.m.)
- June 24, 2026
- June 25, 2026
Superintendent’s Conference Days (Faculty/staff only; no school for students)
- September 2, 2025
- September 3, 2025
- October 20, 2025
- March 20, 2026
- June 25, 2026 (K-5)
- June 26, 2026 (Regents Rating Day)
Dates of District Closure/School Not in Session
- Labor Day: September 1
- Rosh Hashanah: September 23
- Yom Kippur: October 2
- Indigenous Peoples/Columbus Day: October 13
- Veterans Day: November 11
- Thanksgiving Break: November 26-28
- Winter Recess: December 24-January 2
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: January 19
- Lunar New Year: February 17
- Mid-Term Recess: February 16-20
- Spring Recess: April 3-10
- Memorial Day: May 25
- Juneteenth: June 19