School delays and closings -
2009-2010 SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR
Office of the Superintendent of Schools
Lowell, Massachusetts - LOWELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS
2009-2010 SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR
August 31, 2009 Monday - Orientation Day – Staff Only
September 1, 2009 Tuesday - First Day of School – Grades 1-12
September 4, 2009 Friday – No School – Labor Day Recess
September 7, 2009 * Monday - No School – Labor Day
September 8, 2009 Tuesday - PreKindergarten & Kindergarten Classes Begin
October 12, 2009 * Monday - No School – Columbus Day
November 11, 2009 * Wednesday – No School - Veterans’ Day
November 25, 2009 Wednesday - Early Dismissal – Thanksgiving Recess
November 26, 2009 * Thursday - No School - Thanksgiving Day
November 27, 2009 * Friday - No School – Thanksgiving Recess
November 30, 2009 Monday - Schools Re-Open
December 23, 2009 Wednesday – Holiday Recess Begins at Close of Day
December 24, 2009 * Thursday, Christmas Eve
December 25, 2009 * Friday – Christmas Day
[Holiday Break: December 28, 2009 – January 2, 2010]
January 1, 2010 * Friday -New Years Day
January 4, 2010 Monday - Schools Re-Open
January 18, 2010 * Monday - No School – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
February 12, 2010 Friday - Mid-Winter Vacation Begins at the Close of School
February 15, 2010 * Monday – President’s Day
[Mid-Winter Vacation: February 15 – 19, 2010]
February 22, 2010 Monday - Schools Re-Open
April 2, 2010 * Friday - No School – Good Friday
April 16, 2010 Friday - Spring Vacation Begins at the Close of School
April 19, 2010 * Monday, Patriot’s Day
[Spring Break: April 19 – 23, 2010]
April 26, 2010 Monday - Schools Re-Open
May 31, 2010 * Monday - No School – Memorial Day
June 15, 2010 Tuesday - 180th School Day
June 22, 2010 Tuesday - 185th School Day
[Includes five(5) Snow Days]
Number of School Days
185
* Central Administration, Family Resource Center and Family Literacy Center --- CLOSED
Approved by the Lowell School Committee – March 18, 2009

