USCSD approves 2025-26 calendar
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The Upper St. Clair School District 2025-26 calendar was approved by the school board on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, with no modifications to the version initially presented in January.
The proposed calendar was shared with the school community on Monday, Jan. 13 along with a request for feedback. Over the following three weeks, more than 100 parents and staff members provided input.
The district received overwhelming support for the proposed calendar. However, there were several comments centered around the start date for students. While some community members advocated for a later or post-Labor Day start, others preferred to begin the school year earlier to avoid a later finish in June.
“In addition to reviewing all of the comments, we benchmarked our calendar against our neighboring districts to see if our start date was out of line compared to others,” Dr. John Rozzo, superintendent said. “The majority of surrounding districts begin the same week as Upper St. Clair.”
The first day of school for students in grades 1-12 is Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. This is the same date the district started the current school year. The first day for new kindergarten students will be Friday, Aug. 22, which follows two days of kindergarten screening and orientation appointments.
High school commencement is set for Thursday, June 4, 2026, and the last day of school for students in kindergarten through grade 11 is Friday, June 5, 2026.
A four-day weekend is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 3 and Tuesday, Nov. 4, which encompasses election day. Three Upper St. Clair schools – Boyce and Fort Couch middle schools as well as Baker Elementary – serve as polling locations for the primary (May) and general (November) elections. Dr. Rozzo stated that the administration does not recommend having students in session on election days, as the potential to compromise safety and security protocols exists.
“The district does not have the authority to decline serving as a polling location for elections,” he said. “Unless that changes, I cannot recommend having students in the building from a safety and security standpoint as well as the logistical challenges that come along with it.”
Thanksgiving recess will run from Wednesday, Nov. 26, through Friday, Nov. 28, with school resuming on Monday, Dec. 1.
A 12-day Winter Break begins following an early dismissal on Tuesday, Dec. 23 and continues through Friday, Jan. 2. School will resume on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026.
Spring Recess is set for the week beginning Monday, March 30 through Friday April 3, directly followed by a teacher in-service day on Monday, April 6. Students will return to school on Tuesday, April 7.
The calendar also includes classroom management days at the end of each marking period as well as the two scheduled half days/early dismissals – the start of winter break (Dec. 23) and the last day of school (June 5). These days adhere to the current teachers’ contract.