2023-2024 Elementary Schools Calendar - School calendar requirements, MAP assessment windows, and key dates

Sep 27, 2026

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2023-2024 Elementary Schools Calendar sets system-wide school operation guidance for 180 required instructional days in 2023-24, including limits on conference and professional development half days and graduation timing for eighth grade. It summarizes quarter end dates, MAP assessment windows for fall, winter, and spring, and conditions for superintendent calendar variances with notice requirements. It also provides NYC busing notices, inclement weather closure rules for Catholic schools, and a monthly list of key religious, assessment, and holidays through June 2024.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages2

Reading Time5 min

AccessFree to download

Summary of Quarters

MAP Assessment Test Windows

Variances from the Superintendent’s Calendar

Busing Notice: Schools in New York City Only

Inclement Weather

Monthly Calendar of Key Dates (Aug 2023 - Jun 2024)

PLEASE NOTE Principals must submit a school calendar to their regional superintendent that includes 180 days in 2023-24; no more than six of those days should be conference days, with at least one conference day focused on religious education. Schools are allowed up to a maximum of 11 half days to be used for professional development and/or faculty meetings. The graduation date for eighth grade classes should be no earlier than one week prior to the last day of school. SUMMARY OF QUARTERS: Quarter 1 – Week ending November 9th 2-Week ending January 26th 3-Week ending April 12th 4-Week ending June 14th MAP ASSESSMENT TEST WINDOWS FALL: Sept. 18th -Oct. 6th WINTER: Jan. 4th– 26th SPRING: May 9th – 24th VARIANCES FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT’S CALENDAR Elementary schools seeking a variance must contact their Regional Superintendent at least 10 days in advance and must include the date(s) on which the lost instructional time will be made up. BUSING NOTICE: SCHOOLS IN NEW YORK CITY ONLY Nonpublic general education yellow bus schools can choose to receive GE bus service on a total of seven days when the DOE schools will be closed. Under NYS Education Law, five of these are identified as “alternate days” when the public schools will be closed. Those days may be selected from among the following: the day after Labor Day, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, or days during the DOE winter recess, mid-Winter recess, or spring recess. In addition, under NYC policy, these schools may also choose to receive bus service on an additional day when the DOE schools will be closed (Eid al-Fitr on April 8, 2024) as long asthe total number of the days for the year does not exceed 180. INCLEMENT WEATHER Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of New York follow the policy of local public schools when closing due to inclement weather, loss of power or other issues. Catholic schools on Staten Island, in the Bronx, and in Manhattan may find it necessary to make closure decisions independently of the NYC public schools based on local situations. However, any such local decisions to close due to inclement weather or other issues must be approved by the Regional Superintendent and Superintendent of Schools. Schools in Westchester, Putnam and the Upper Counties that rely on public school districts for bus transportation will follow the delayed opening or closing policy of the local district. However, any local decisions to close due to inclement weather or other issues must be approved by the Regional Superintendent and Superintendent. As of 5/22/2023 Superintendent of Schools Elementary School Calendar 2023-2024 2023-2024 Elementary Schools Calendar August 2023 21 TACHS Registration Opens September 2023 4 Labor Day (Schools Closed) 7 First Day of School 18 MAP Fall Assessment Window Opens October 2023 5 Sprituality Day (Schools Closed) 6 TACHS Deadline for Applying for Extended Time MAP Fall Assessment Window Concludes 9 Columbus Day (Schools Closed) 26 TACHS Registration Deadline Semi Annual Fall Principals’ Meeting November 2023 1 Feast of All Saints (Schools Open) 3 TACHS Exam 9 End of Quarter 1 10 Veteran’s Day Observed (Schools Closed) 12-18 Discover Catholic Schools Week 14 Archdiocesan Touring Tuesday 23-24 Thanksgiving Break (Schools Closed) December 2023 8 Immaculate Conception (Schools Open) 12 Last Day to Complete TACHS Applicant Record 25-1/1 Christmas Vacation (Schools Closed) January 2024 2 Christmas Vacation Ends (Schools Resume) 4 MAP Winter Assessment Window Opens 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (Schools Closed) 19 March for Life, Washington D.C. 26 End of Quarter 2 MAP Winter Assessment Window Concludes 28-2/2 Celebrate Catholic Schools Week 30 Archdiocesan Touring Tuesday February 2024 1-2 Celebrate Catholic Schools Week Continues 14 Ash Wednesday (Schools Open) 19 President’s Day (Schools Closed) 27 Archdiocesan Touring Tuesday March 2

FAQs

What are the core requirements for the 2023-24 school calendar submissions?

Principals must submit a calendar with 180 days in 2023-24, with no more than six conference days, and at least one conference day focused on religious education. Schools may use up to 11 half days for professional development and/or faculty meetings.

What are the MAP assessment test windows for fall, winter, and spring?

Fall runs Sept. 18th to Oct. 6th, winter runs Jan. 4th to Jan. 26th, and spring runs May 9th to May 24th.

How do schools handle closures due to inclement weather and who must approve decisions?

Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of New York generally follow local public school closure policies. Where local decisions are needed, closure decisions due to inclement weather or other issues must be approved by the Regional Superintendent and Superintendent of Schools.

Sep 27, 2026

Uploaded by Angel