Academic Calendar 2025-26

2025-26 Academic Calendar Falk Lab School
University of Pittsburgh 412-624-8020( p) 412-624-1303( f) Office Hours: 8:00-4:00 PM. Arrival Window: 8:00-8:30 AM 🔵 Dismissal Time: 3: 30 PM
August
24
Monday
K- 8 Teacher Meet & Greet
25
Tuesday
School Closed
Clerical Day
26
Wednesday
1 st Day of School for Grades 1-8
1 st Day of School for Kindergarten
Group A
27
Thursday
2 nd Day of School for Grades 1-8
1 st Day of School for Kindergarten
Group B
28
Friday
All Students Attend
September
7
Monday
School Closed Labor Day
2 Tuesday Extended Day Program Begins
10
Wednesday
1:30 PM Early Dismissal
Professional Development
11 Thursday Back-to-School Night
19
Friday
School Closed Middle School Only
MS Advisory Conferences
23
Tuesday
School Closed Rosh Hashanah
October 1
Wednesday
1:30 PM Early Dismissal Professional Development
2 Thursday School Closed- Yom Kippur
6-10 Monday- Friday
13-17 Monday- Friday
7 Tuesday Picture Day
MAP Growth Assessment Grades 4-8
MAP Growth Assessment Grade 3
20 Monday School Closed- Diwali
23
Thursday
Grandparents and Special Friends Day
November 11
Tuesday
School Closed Clerical Day
13
Thursday
Evening Conferences
Grades K-5 & 8
14
Friday
School Closed
Conferences Grades K-5 & 8 th
21 Friday 1 st Trimester Reports Published
24-28 Monday- Friday
School Closed Thanksgiving Recess
December
3
Wednesday
1:30 PM Early Dismissal
Professional Development
15-19 Monday- Friday
22-31 Monday- Wednesday
No Extended Day
School Closed Winter Recess
January
1-4 Thursday- Sunday
School Closed Winter Recess
5 Monday School Reconvenes 12 Monday Extended Day Resumes
16
Friday
School Closed
Kindergarten Visit Day & Clerical Day
6 th Grade Parent Conferences
19
Monday
School Closed
Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance
21
Wednesday
1:30 PM Early Dismissal
Professional Development
February
2-6 Monday- Friday
MAP Growth Assessment Grades 3-8
11
Wednesday
1:30 PM Early Dismissal
Professional Development
16
Monday
School Closed
Clerical Day
19
Thursday
Evening Conferences
Grades K-5 & 7 th Grade
20
Friday
School Closed Conferences- Grades K-5 & 7
March 6
Friday
2 nd Trimester Reports Published
9-13 Monday- Friday
School Closed University Spring Recess
18
Wednesday
1:30 PM Early Dismissal Professional Development
April 3
Friday
School Closed Good Friday
15
Wednesday
1:30 PM Early Dismissal
Professional Development
May
4-8 Monday- Friday
MAP Growth Assessment Grades 3-8
22
Friday
School Closed
Move-up Meetings and Conferences
25
Monday
School Closed Memorial Day
June 4
Thursday
8 th Grade Evening Graduation Ceremony
5
Friday
11:30 AM Early Dismissal
Last Day of Instruction
15
Monday
End-of-Year Progress Reports Published
Note: This calendar lists key events throughout the school year. For
more information on all events, please see the Falk calendar located
in the MyFalk parent site. The academic calendar is subject to change
and changes will be communicated.
Last updated – February 23, 2026 KLM