The 2022-2023 Ann Arbor Public Schools Calendar is now Available

The 2022-2023 Ann Arbor Public Schools calendar was finally released on Friday, July 8.

Table Of Contents

First Day of School for 2022-2023 in AAPS
Last Day of School for 2022-2023 in AAPS
Major Breaks
Individual Days Off
Snow (& Other Last Minute) Days Off
Early Release Days and Half Days
High School Exams
Testing Days for Middle & High School
Bell Times
More Back to School Information

Are you looking for next year’s calendar? We’ve got details on the 2023-2024 AAPS Calendar.

2022-2023 Ann Arbor Public Schools Calendar - Pushpin in a calendar

First Day of School for 2022-2023 in AAPS

Ann Arbor Public Schools will start before Labor Day – Monday, August 29. They will have a 4 day weekend for Labor Day – Friday, September 2 and Monday, September 5. This was announced on Friday, March 11 in Dr Swift’s email to parents.

Last Day of School for 2022-2023 in AAPS

School will end on Friday, June 9,

Back to Contents

Major Breaks

In May 2021, Washtenaw Intermediate School District approved the dates for Winter and Spring Break through 2026 including the 2022-2023 school year.

The 2022-2023 break schedule is:

Winter Break – Friday, December 23-Sunday, January 8
- Break starts after school on Thursday, December 22
- School Resumes on Monday, January 9
- Check out Winter Break Camps
Saturday, March 25-Sunday, April 2
- Break starts after school on Friday, March 24
- School Resumes on Monday, April 3
- Check out our Spring Break Camp Guide

(Note: when AAPS releases their calendar, they typically only list the school days off for example – March 27-31 – while we have included the weekends)

Thanksgiving is not included in the Major Breaks schedule at the WISD level. Ann Arbor Public Schools returns to the standard Wednesday-Friday format for Thanksgiving.

Wednesday, November 23-Sunday, November 27 – Find Thanksgiving Camps here.

Back to Contents

Individual Days Off

Individual days off can vary from year to year as dates move on the calendar and circumstances differ. For example, presidential primary was a day off in 2020, Good Friday was not needed in 2021 as it fell during spring break (and won’t be needed again in 2024).

Announced Days Off

Labor Day Friday – Friday, September 2
Labor Day – Monday, September 5
Election Day – Tuesday, November 8
Martin Luther King Jr Day – Monday, January 16
Presidents Day – Monday, February 20
Good Friday – Friday, April 7
May Election Day – Tuesday, May 2
Memorial Day – Monday, May 29

Make sure to check out our full list of school break camps if you need child care on days off from school. We have not yet updated this list for the 2022-2023 school year. Historically most camps are not announced until after summer camps end.

Back to Contents

Snow (& Other Last Minute) Days Off

The AAPS calendar typically has 6 built in “snow” days on the calendar. While snow days is their typical use, they have been used for various purposes throughout the years. In the 2021-2022 school year, they were used due to staffing shortages on November 1 and the week of Thanksgiving. They were also used after social media threats in the wake of the Oxford School Shooting. Hopefully for 2022-2023 these will only be needed for snow days.

If the district goes over the 6 days, they either need to add days at the end of the year or ask the state for forgiveness.

Early Release Days and Half Days

The last day of school has always been an early release day in my daughter’s 11 years at AAPS. Her first few years, that was the only early release day. The district has been adding days in recent years and adjusting the schedule – initially releasing early before lunch with some schools releasing before 11a or releasing after lunch. Recently most days have been released after lunch.

Prior to the pandemic, there were 5 early release days in addition to the last day. In 2021-2022 there were 9 early release days plus the last day of school. For 2022-2023, we return to only 5 early release days across grade levels plus 2 for middle schools, 1 for high schools, and 1 for elementary.

2022-2023 Early Release Days:

Tuesday, September 20 – All Students
Thursday, October 20 – All Students
Wednesday, November 30 – All Students
Tuesday, January 31 – All Students
Thursday, April 20 – All Students
Thursday, May 4 – Early release for HS, Transition day for 8th grade
Friday, May 5 – Early release for MS, Transition day for 5th grade.
Friday, May 19 – Early Release for Elementary & K-8 Students
Friday, June 9 – 1/2 Day

There are also some additional half-days by grade level for elementary and middle school students (K-8 will have the elementary days).

Friday, January 20: Middle School
Friday, March 3: Elementary Students & K-8 Students
Friday, May 19: Elementary & K-8 Students
Thursday, June 8: Middle School

Standard Early Release Schedule (based on 2021-2022 daily schedules)

Elementary (K-5) – 1:18p
K-8 Schools – 12:48p
Middle Schools – 12:33p
High School – 12:21p

Early Early Release Schedule (Last day – based on 2021-2022 daily schedules)

Elementary (K-5) – 11:28a
K-8 Schools – 10:47a
Middle Schools – 10:43a
High School – 9:40a (make-up exams held after)

1/2 Day Release Times

Elementary: 12:20p (March 3 and May 19)
K-8: 11:50a (March 3 & May 19)
Middle School: 11:50a (January 20 and June 8)

High School Exams

Skyline and Pathways remain on a trimester schedule with Huron, Pioneer, and Community on a semester schedule. This leads to different exam days.

Trimester Exams (Skyline & Pathways)

These remain the Friday-Tuesday before Thanksgiving

Trimester 1 – Friday, November 18, Monday-Tuesday November 21-22
Trimester 2- Wednesday-Friday, March 8-10
Trimester 3- Wednesday-Friday, June 7-9

Semester Exams (Huron, Pioneer & Community)

Semester 1 – Tuesday-Friday January 17-20
Semester 2 – Tuesday-Friday, June 6-9

Back to Contents

Testing Days for Middle & High School

There are several days that standardized testing is offered for high school students. The students who are not testing on those days have a late start. These days are set by the state. The initial calendar release shows a substantial difference in fall testing. This year, only the 11th grade is taking the PSAT/NMSQT. There is no PSAT testing listed for 9th or 10th grades, or SAT for 12th grade.

2022-2023 dates

Wednesday, October 12 – 11th grade PSAT/NMSQT, 9th, 10th & 12th grades
Wednesday, April 12 – 11th grade SAT, 9th or 10th PSAT, late start for 12th & 9th/10th not testing
Thursday, April 13 – 11th grade WorkKeys, 9th or 10th PSAT, late start for 12th & 9th/10th not testing

Back to Contents

Bell Times

AAPS Bell times are the same for 2022-2023 as they were in 2021-2022 – a rarity in my daughter’s years in AAPS. Bell times changed significantly for 2021-2022 compared to both the virtual year and pre-pandemic schedules. In our 11 years,