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First day
Thanksgiving Recess
to
Christmas Recess
to
Easter Recess
to
Last day
Grades and schools may start on different dates, and counts here are potential weekdays after only the listed closures, not verified attendance; check the district calendar for your child's grade and school.
Month by month
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Break
Holiday
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Early release
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24 Christmas Recess
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26 Christmas Recess
27 Christmas Recess
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30 Christmas Recess
31 Christmas Recess
January 2027
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The 2026-27 year in words
The 2026-27 calendar for Elizabeth Public Schools opens on and closes on , a span of about 41 weeks. Leaving out the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays on the list, that leaves 190 potential weekdays; additional closures may be missing from this summary. After listed exceptions, the first week has two potential weekdays and the last week has two.
There are 3 breaks on the calendar. Students are off for Thanksgiving Recess from to , 2 days counting weekends and 2 weekdays counting Monday through Friday. Christmas Recess starts and ends , a total of 9 days with 7 weekdays off. Easter Recess runs through : 5 days off the calendar, 5 of them weekdays. The longest is Christmas Recess at 9 days.
The longest stretch with no break, holiday or teacher workday listed here is 62 potential weekdays, from to . After subtracting listed closures, winter break divides the remaining potential weekdays into 73 before it and 117 after it.
Treat these dates as the district's current published plan and check before you commit to travel.
Dates in detail
Every listed date, in order
Type
Day
Date(s)
Break
Thanksgiving Recess
to (2 weekdays)
Break
Christmas Recess
to (7 weekdays)
Break
Easter Recess
to (5 weekdays)
Where these dates come from
Source: epsnj.org (a PDF calendar), read on . Districts revise calendars after severe weather, board votes and contract settlements, so the district's own page is the version that counts. If a date here looks wrong, tell us and we will re-check the source. How we check.