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Champaign-Urbana Area School Start Dates

July 1, 2020 By From The Editors

School Start Dates for Champaign-Urbana Area School Districts 

This article is a listing of public school start dates for communities in and around Champaign County, including Champaign, Urbana, Mahomet, Monticello, Fisher, St. Joseph, Rantoul, and more. 

It’s important to note that unless noted otherwise, these are the SCHEDULED start dates, most of which were set long before we had even heard of Covid-19. As school districts announce their plans to reopen safely, it’s possible that school calendars may be impacted. (If there’s one thing we’ve learned in 2020, it’s that everything is subject to change all the time! Please feel free to reach out to us if you learn of an update we don’t have – editor@chambanamoms.com)

Why is it important for the public to know school start dates? For one thing, the start of school also means the time when drivers need to be extra careful on the roads, with many more children out and about walking and biking to school. It’s also when yellow buses return to our streets, after a summer with few yellow buses out and about.

Thank you to Christie Clinic for presenting our 2020 Champaign-Urbana Area Back to School series.

Christie Clinic is encouraging parents to schedule a school physical soon.

Starting school physical appointments now will allow Christie Clinic Department of Pediatrics and Department of Family Medicine to best serve all patients while maintaining a safe visit environment. Enhanced precautions are in place to keep patients and team members safe including additional hours, visitor restrictions and social distancing to reduce the number of people in our facilities.

Parents can currently make back-to-school appointments for their children through their MyChristie patient portal or online at christieclinic.com.

Part 1 — Back to School: School Physicals Required for Illinois Schoolchildren
Part 2 — Back to School: Immunizations Required for Illinois Schoolchildren
Part 3 — Back to School: Champaign-Urbana Area School Registration Information
Part 4 — Back to School: Champaign-Urbana Area School Start Dates
Part 5 — Back to School: Dental, Vision Exams Required for Illinois Schoolchildren
Part 6 — Back to School: Top Nine Tips to Prepare for a Return to School Routine
Post 7 — Back to School: Eight Things You Didn’t Know You Needed
Post 8 — Back to School: Preparing Your Child for Kindergarten

School Start Dates have been collected using information provided by school districts. Please contact the schools directly with questions. 

Champaign Unit 4 Schools 

Regular Calendar (all schools in 2020-21. As announced in June, Kenwood Elementary and Barkstall Elementary will adhere to the “regular calendar” this year.)

As of the 8/10 release (and Board approval) of more plan details, the first day of distance learning will be Wednesday, Aug. 26. 

Aug. 24 and Aug. 25 will be “orientation” days – details vary by building but may include parent/teacher conferences.

The original scheduled start date was Thursday, Aug. 20, later revised to Monday, Aug. 24. 

Fisher CUSD 1

Tuesday, Aug. 18 with a 2:05 p.m. dismissal, all schools

Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley

Wednesday, Aug. 19 with a 2:20 p.m. early dismissal, all schools

Gifford Grade School 188

Tuesday, Aug. 18 with early dismissal at 11:45 a.m. 

Heritage CUSD 8

Tuesday, Aug. 18: Half day of student attendance, half day dismissal at 11:15 a.m. (all students grades 1-12)

Wednesday, Aug. 19: First full day of student attendance with lunch served (all students grades 1-12)

Thursday, Aug. 20: First full day of student attendance for kindergarten students

Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3

Wednesday, August 19 – first day of attendance

Monticello CUSD 25

Wednesday, Sept. 2 – First student day (updated via guidance 7/10)

Tuesday, Sept. 1 – First Student Day 

Paxton-Buckley-Loda

Wednesday, August 19 (early dismissal for all grades)

Prairieview-Ogden District 197

Friday, Aug. 14, early dismissal at 11 a.m.

Rantoul City Schools 137

Thursday, Aug. 13; First day for all students grades 1-8
Half day Kindergarten
Last Name A – L attend 7:40 am – 10: 40 am
Last Name M – Z attend 11:30 am – 2:30 pm

Rantoul Township High School 193

Not available at time of publishing; will update.

St. Joseph CCSD 169

Monday, Aug. 17 first day of instruction. (Updated as of 7/11)

St. Joseph-Ogden High School

Monday, Aug. 17 (Updated as of 7/11)

Thomasboro Grade School

Monday, Aug. 10

Tuscola 301

Monday, Aug 17 (early dismissal)

Unit 7 Schools (Tolono, Sidney, Sadorus, Philo, Pesotum)

Wednesday, Aug. 19: First student day for grades 1-12

Kindergarten: Friday, August 21

Urbana School District 116

Monday, Aug. 24: Remote learning for pre-kindergarten through fifth grade; remote learning for grades six through eight; ninth grade (A-K only) in attendance

Tuesday, Aug. 25: ninth grade (L-Z only) in attendance

Wednesday, Aug. 26: Remote learning for all students

Thursday, Aug. 27: sixth grade (A-K only) in attendance; grades nine-12 (A-K only) in attendance

Friday, Aug. 28: sixth grade (L-Z only) in attendance; grades nine-12 (L-Z only) in attendance

Villa Grove

N/A

 

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