Calendars and School Day Schedules

2018-19

The Board of Education approved the 2018-19 school year calendar at its Feb. 12, 2018, meeting. (Download calendar as PDF)  Please note that Pickerington Schools will make up one snow day on Feb. 18, 2019. 

Parents are encouraged to refer to this calendar when planning activities such as vacations, family trips, and doctor’s visits.

The first day of school for grades 1-12 will be Wednesday, Aug. 15, and the last day for grades K-11 is scheduled for May 24, 2019. Winter break for students will begin on December 21 and classes will resume on January 7, 2019. Spring break is scheduled for March 18-22, 2019.

If the district has a calamity/snow day before Presidents Day on February 18, 2019, the district will use that date as the make-up. The following 2-4 calamity days will be made up with student “blizzard bags.” For information on blizzard bags visit the calamity day page.

Key dates

• Aug. 15: First Day of School (grades 1-12)
• Aug. 21: First Day of Kindergarten
• Aug. 31: No School, Teacher Professional Development
• Sept. 3: No School, Labor Day
• Sept. 5: Two Hour Late Start, Teacher Professional Development
• Sept. 14: Interim grades (Elementary, Middle, High)
• Sept. 26: Interim grades (Junior High)
• Oct. 3:  Two Hour Late Start, Teacher Professional Development
• Oct. 12: No School, Teacher Professional Development
• Oct. 18: K-12 Evening Parent/Teacher Conferences
• Oct. 22: No School K-8 Only, All Day Parent/Teacher Conferences
• Oct. 23: No School Kindergarten Only, All Day Parent/Teacher Conferences
• Oct. 25: K-12 Evening Parent/Teacher Conferences
• Nov. 6: No School, Teacher Professional Development
• Nov. 16: Interim grades (Elementary, Middle, High)
• Nov. 21-23: No School, Thanksgiving Break
• Dec. 5: Two Hour Late Start, Teacher Professional Development
• Dec. 21: No School, Teacher Record Day
• Dec. 24-Jan. 4: No School, Winter Break
• Jan. 9: Interim grades (Junior High)
• Jan. 18: No School, Teacher Professional Development
• Jan. 21: No School, Martin Luther King Day
• Feb. 6: Two Hour Late Start, Teacher Professional Development
• Feb. 8: Interim grades (Elementary, Middle, High)
• Feb. 18: No School, Presidents Day (unless needed to use as make-up for calamity day)
• March 6: Two Hour Late Start, Teacher Professional Development
• March 7: K-12 Evening Parent/Teacher Conferences
• March 14: K-12 Evening Parent/Teacher Conferences
• March 18-22: No School, Spring Break
• April 3: Two Hour Late Start, Teacher Professional Development
• April 11: Interim grades (Junior High)
• April 18: Interim grades (Elementary, Middle, High)
• April 19: No School, Good Friday
• April 22: No School, Teacher Professional Development
• May 1: Two Hour Late Start, Teacher Professional Development
• May 21: Last day for Seniors
• May 24: Last day of School (K-11)
• May 25: Graduation Day! (North at 1 p.m., Central at 4 p.m.)

Preschool calendar (2018-19)

Preschool 2018-2019 Student Calendar (PDF) | Preschool 2018-2019 Student Calendar (RTF)

2019-20 

The Board of Education approved the 2019-20 school year calendar at its Dec. 10, 2018, meeting.

(Download the 2019-20 Calendar PDF.)

Parents are encouraged to refer to this calendar when planning activities such as vacations, family trips, and doctor’s visits.

The first day of school for grades 1-12 will be Thursday, Aug. 15, and the last day for grades K-11 is scheduled for May 22, 2020. Winter break for students will begin on December 23 and classes will resume on January 6, 2020. Spring break is scheduled for March 23-27, 2020.

If the district has a calamity/snow day before Presidents Day on February 17, 2020, the district will use that date as the make-up. The following 2-4 calamity days will be made up with student “blizzard bags.” For information on blizzard bags visit the calamity day page. 

Key dates

• August 15: First Day of School (grades 1-12)
• August 21: First Day of Kindergarten
• August 30: No School, Teacher Professional Development
• September 2: No School, Labor Day
• September 11: Two Hour Late Start, Teacher Professional Development
• October 11: No School, Teacher Professional Development
• October 17: K-12 Evening Parent/Teacher Conferences
• October 21: No School K-8 Only, All Day Parent/Teacher Conferences
• October 22: No School Kindergarten Only, All Day Parent/Teacher Conferences
• October 24: K-12 Evening Parent/Teacher Conferences
• November 5: No School, Teacher Professional Development
• November 27-29: No School, Thanksgiving Break
• December 11: Two Hour Late Start, Teacher Professional Development
• December 23-Jan. 2: No School, Winter Break
• January 3: No School, Teacher Record Day
• January 17: No School, Innovation Day (Teacher Professional Development)
• January 20: No School, Martin Luther King Day
• February 12: No School, Teacher Professional Development
• February 17: No School, Presidents Day (unless needed to use as make-up for calamity day)
• March 5: K-12 Evening Parent/Teacher Conferences
• March 10: K-12 Evening Parent/Teacher Conferences
• March 11: Two Hour Late Start, Teacher Professional Development
• March 23-27: No School, Spring Break
• April 10: No School, Good Friday
• April 15: No School, Teacher Professional Development
• May 19: Last day for Seniors
• May 22: Last day of School (K-11)
• May 23: Graduation Day!

Standard District Office hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays.

Summer office hours are 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. starting soon after Memorial Day. Normal hours resume in early August.

Regular Bell Schedule (7:10 am to 2:10 pm)

• Warning Bell: 7:10 am
• Tardy Bell: 7:15 am
• 1st Period: 7:15 am to 8:07 am (52 minutes)
• 5-minute break
• 2nd Period: 8:12 am to 9:02 am (50 minutes)
• 5-minute break
• 3rd Period: 9:07 am to 9:57 am (50 minutes)
• 5 min
• 4th Period: 10:02 am to 11:02 am (60 minutes)
  • (4A) 10:02 am to 10:32 am
  • (4B) 10:32 am to 11:02 am
• 5-minute break
• 5th Period: 11:07 am to 12:07 p (60 minutes)
  • (5A) 11:07 am to 11:37 am
  • (5B) 11:37 am 12:07 am
• 5-minute break
• 6th Period: 12:12 pm to 1:12 pm   (60 minutes)
  • (6A) 12:12 pm to 12:42 pm
  • (6B) 12:42 pm to 1:12 pm
• 5-minute break
• 7th Period: 1:17 pm to 2:10 pm (53 minutes)

Two-hour Delay Schedule (9:10 am to 2:10 pm)

• Warning Bell 9:10 am
• Tardy Bell 9:15
• 1st Period: 9:15 am to 9:30 am (25 min)
• 5-minute break
• 2nd Period: 9:35 am to 9:57 am (22 min)
• 5-minute break
• 3rd Period: 10:02 am to 10:24 am (22 min)
• 5-minute break
• 4th Period: 10:29 am to 11:29 am (60 Min)
  • (4A) 10:29 am to 10:59 am
  • (4B) 10:59 to 11:29 am
• 5-minute break
• 5th Period: 11:34 am to 12:34 p (60 Min)
  • (5A) 11:34 am to 12:04 pm
  • (5B) 12:04 to 12:34 pm
• 5-minute break
• 6th Period: 12:39 pm to 1:39 pm (60 Min)
  • (6A) 12:39 pm to 1:09 pm
  • (6B) 1:09 pm to 1:39 pm
• 5-minute break
• 7th Period: 1:44 pm to 2:10 pm (26 min)