School Calendars 2020-2021

2021-2022 School Calendar

The traditional and extended year calendars were approved by the APS Board of Education. Read more details about the school calendars.

Almost all APS schools will follow the traditional calendar in 2021-2022. College and Career High School follows the CNM Academic Calendar

Traditional Calendar: First Semester, August 2020 to December 2020
Date	Description
Aug. 5-7 and 10-11, 2020	Student registration, professional development days and/or preparation days. No classes for students.
Aug. 12, 2020	First day of school. First semester.
Sept. 7, 2020	Labor Day: schools and administrative offices closed
Oct. 8-9, 2020	Fall Break: schools closed
Nov. 3, 2020	Election Day: schools closed
Nov. 11, 2020	Veterans Day: schools closed
Nov. 23-24, 2020	Elementary & Middle School Parent-Teacher conferences. No classes for Elementary/Middle School students.
Nov. 25-27, 2020	Thanksgiving Break: schools and administrative offices closed
Dec. 21, 2020, to Jan. 1, 2021	Winter Break: schools closed. Administrative offices closed from Dec. 23, 2020, to Jan. 1, 2021.

Traditional Calendar: Second Semester, January 2021 to May 2021
Date	Description
Jan. 4, 2021	Professional development (staff only). No school for students.
Jan. 5, 2021	First day of the second semester. Students return to school.
Jan. 18, 2021	Martin Luther King Jr. Day: schools closed. As of Jan. 2021, MLK Day is a paid holiday for Administrative offices
Feb. 15, 2021	President's Day: schools and administration closed
March 18-19, 2021	High School, Middle School, and Elementary School Conferences. No classes for students.
March 22-26, 2021	Spring Break: schools closed
April 2, 2021	Vernal Holiday: schools and administration closed
May 25, 2021	Last day of school
May 31, 2021	Memorial Day: schools and administration closed
May 26-28 and June 1, 2021	Weather make-up days, if necessary

The following schools are on the Extended Learning Time Plan school calendar which adds 10 days at the end of the year: Barcelona, Carlos Rey, Hawthorne, Kirtland, Kit Carson, Los Padillas, Pajarito, Mountain View, Navajo, Tomasita, Whittier .

ELTP Calendar: First Semester, August 2020 to December 2020
Date	Description
Aug. 5-7 and 10-11, 2020	Student registration, professional development days and/or preparation days. No classes for students.
Aug. 12, 2020	First day of school. First semester.
Sept. 7, 2020	Labor Day: schools and administrative offices closed
Oct. 8-9, 2020	Fall Break: schools closed
Nov. 3, 2020	Election Day: schools closed
Nov. 11, 2020	Veterans Day: schools closed
Nov. 23-24, 2020	Elementary/Middle School Parent-Teacher conferences. No classes for Elementary/Middle School students.
Nov. 25-27, 2020	Thanksgiving Break: schools and administrative offices closed
Dec. 21, 2020 to Jan. 1, 2021	Winter Break: schools closed. Administrative offices closed TBD.

ELTP Calendar: Second Semester, January 2021 to June 2021
Date	Description
Jan. 4, 2021	Professional development day for 194-day staff
Jan. 5, 2021	First day of second semester. Students return to school.
Jan. 18, 2021	Martin Luther King Jr. Day: schools closed
Feb. 15, 2021	President's Day: schools and administration closed
March 18-19, 2021	High School, Middle School, and Elementary School Conferences. No classes for students.
March 22-26, 2021	Spring Break: schools closed
April 2, 2021	Vernal Holiday: schools and administration closed
May 31, 2021	Memorial Day: schools and administration closed
June 9, 2021	Last day of school
June 10-11, 2021	Weather make-up days, if necessary

Contact the APS Communications Office by phone at 505-881-8421 or by email to request the calendars in alternative formats.