NYC public school students return to classes – NBC New York

Thursday, September 10 marks the end of summer for New York City public school students, as class is back in session for the 2026-2027 academic year.

The countdown is on for students, teachers and parents to June 28, 2027, the last day of the school year.

From now until then, here’s the full academic calendar and other key things to know for this year across the city’s public schools.

2026-2027 NYC Public Schools Calendar

DateWeekdayEventSeptember 10ThursdayFirst day of schoolSeptember 21MondayYom KippurSeptember 23WednesdayEvening Parent-Teacher Conferences for middle schools and D75 schoolsSeptember 24ThursdayEvening Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K–12, and 6–12 schoolsSeptember 30WednesdayEvening Parent-Teacher Conferences for elementary schools and Pre-K CentersOctober 12MondayItalian Heritage/Indigenous Peoples’ Day, schools closedNovember 3TuesdayElection Day, schools will be in session remotely for all studentsNovember 5ThursdayAfternoon and Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for elementary schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours earlyNovember 11MondayVeterans Day, schools closedNovember 12ThursdayAfternoon and Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for middle schools and D75 schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours earlyNovember 19ThursdayAfternoon and Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K–12, and 6–12 schoolsNovember 20FridayAfternoon Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K–12, and 6–12 schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours earlyNovember 26–27Thursday–FridayThanksgiving Recess, schools closedDecember 24–January 1Thursday-FridayWinter Recess, schools closedJanuary 18MondayRev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, schools closedFebruary 1MondayProfessional Development Day; students that attend high schools and schools that serve only grades 6–12 are not in attendance. All other students attend school.February 2TuesdayFirst day of Spring SemesterFebruary 15–19Monday–FridayMidwinter Recess, schools closedMarch 3WednesdayAfternoon and Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for elementary schools and Pre-K Centers; students in these schools dismissed three hours earlyMarch 4ThursdayAfternoon and Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences for middle schools and D75 schools, students in these schools dismissed three hours earlyMarch 9TuesdayEid al-Fitr, schools closedMarch 18ThursdayEvening Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K–12, and 6–12 schoolsMarch 19FridayAfternoon Parent-Teacher Conferences for high schools, K–12, and 6–12 schools; students in these schools dismissed three hours earlyMarch 26FridayGood Friday, schools closedApril 22–30Monday–FridaySpring Recess, schools closedMay 12ThursdayEvening Parent-Teacher Conferences for elementary schools and Pre-K CentersMay 13ThursdayEvening Parent-Teacher Conferences for middle schools and D75 schoolsMay 17ThursdayEid al-Adha; schools closedMay 26WednesdayEvening Parent-Teacher Conferences for elementary schools and Pre-K CentersMay 31MondayMemorial Day, schools closedJune 8TuesdayClerical Day; no classes for students attending 3-K, Pre-K, elementary schools, middle schools, K–12 schools, and standalone D75 programsJune 10ThursdayAnniversary Day/Chancellor’s Conference Day for staff development; studens do not attend classJune 19ThursdayJuneteenth, schools closedJune 28MondayLast day of school for students

The calendar is available in multiple languages here.

Another key reminder: The “no snow day” concept that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic is here to stay. That means lots of snow might mean no in-person school, but it doesn’t mean “no school.”

Remote instruction now covers those days.

How to use the NYC School Bus app

Parents can access the app’s services by logging in through their New York City Schools Account (NYCSA). To do this, you must contact your child’s school to obtain their student identification number. The NYC School Bus app can be downloaded here.

If you have any difficulty creating a NYCSA account, follow these steps:

Please contact your child’s school to confirm that their information appears correctly in NYCPS student information systems and request any other support you need to create an NYCSA account.

If you have created an NYCSA account but are still unable to access the NYC School Bus Caregiver application, please contact the parent coordinator at your child’s school to verify that the required documentation is properly linked in NYCPS student information systems.

What will AI usage look like in NYC public schools?

New York City’s public schools will temporarily ban students in elementary and middle schools from using artificial intelligence tools in the upcoming school year, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced last week.

The one-year moratorium — part of a wider assessment of how children in the nation’s largest school district interact with the technology — will include “all software that uses student-facing generative AI” for students in grades through 8th grade, the mayor’s office said. It described the policy as the most expansive prohibition in the country.

At the same time, the city is establishing twice-yearly AI literacy classes for all public high school students, and it will set up pilots for some high schoolers to introduce them to a handful of AI platforms under the supervision of an educator. Companion chatbots will be prohibited across all grades, officials said.

The approach comes as students, parents and schools across the country are attempting to navigate the use of AI tools in the classroom and elsewhere, moving to teach kids to how to incorporate the technology while also stopping them from overly relying on it or using it to cheat.