Watchung 2019-2020 Schools Calendar

WATCHUNG, NJ — The first bell on the 2019-2020 school year is about to ring and that means parents need to get their calendars in order. To help out, we've compiled a listing of important dates in the coming year:

• Sept. 5: First day of school
• Sept. 30: Rosh Hashanah, schools closed
• Oct. 9: Yom Kippur, schools closed
• Oct. 14 and 15: Staff in-service days, schools closed
• Nov. 4, 5, and 6: One-session days, parent conferences
• Nov. 7 and 8: New Jersey teachers convention, schools convention
• Nov. 27: One-session day
• Nov. 28 and 29: Schools closed, Thanksgiving break
• Dec. 20: One-session day
• Dec. 23-31: Winter recess, schools closed
• Jan. 1: New Year's Day, schools closed
• Jan. 20: Martin Luther King Jr. Day, schools closed
• Feb. 14: One-session day
• Feb. 17: Presidents Day, schools closed
• April 6 through 10: Spring recess, schools closed
• May 25: Memorial Day, schools closed
• June 22 and 23: One-session days and last two days for students

There are five emergency/snow days built into the calendar. In the event days need to be "made up," scheduled days off will be turned into required days from April 6 through 9.

Email: daniel.hubbard@patch.com