Montclair School District Has Late Start Schedule

Due to the timing of the Jewish high holy days — as well as teacher workshops — Montclair schools won't start until September 13 this year.

Other school districts, though, such as the South Orange-Maplewood School District, will start on September 7, the day after Labor Day. South Orange-Maplewood students will attend school on September 7 and 8 and then take off on September 9 and 10 for Rosh Hashanah.

Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown on September 8.

In Montclair, the school year always starts with staff development days after Labor Day. Indeed, every district embeds these days differently into their calendars. Yet everyone winds up with the same amount of school days — 186.

The last day of school for Montclair students is an abbreviated day on Thursday, June 23. When it comes to the winter recess, Montclair students are out after an abbreviated day on December 23 and go back on Monday, January 3.

See the complete school calendar here.