Holidays for Twelve Month Employees
2025-26
To: Twelve Month Employees
From: Bill Siebers, Assistant Superintendent Human Resources
Date: March 3, 2025
Re: Holidays for Twelve Month Employees
File: GCDB / GDD
All 260-day employees shall be entitled to annual vacation leave. The district shall observe twelve holidays. Six of the holidays shall be: Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day and Memorial Day. Any other holidays will be approved by the Board of Education when it adopts the calendar for the following year.
Holidays for Twelve Month Employees (2025-26)
| Date(s) | Observance |
|---|---|
| July 4, 2025 | Independence Day |
| September 1, 2025 | Labor Day |
| November 26-28, 2025 | Thanksgiving |
| December 24, 25, 31, 2025 and January 1, 2026* | Winter Break / New Year |
| January 19, 2026 | Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| February 16, 2026 | Presidents Day |
| May 25, 2026 | Memorial Day |
*The District Central Office will be closed for the winter break from Monday, December 22, 2025 through Monday, January 5, 2026. Twelve-month employees have the option of taking available leave or taking a pay deduction for those days not designated as holidays. Designated holidays are: December 24, 25, 31, 2025 and January 1, 2026.
The five (5) additional days during the 2025-26 Winter Break will be unpaid, December 22, 23, 26, 29, and 30, 2025. All 12-month (260 day) employees must use one of the following four (4) options to cover these days. Please work with your supervisor if flexibility with your holiday schedule is needed.
- Vacation
- Annual Leave
- Pay Dock
- Compensation Time
If you have any questions, please direct them to your supervisor.
Please remember that all winter break pay docks will be taken from the January (December dates) 2026 paycheck.
2024-25
To: Twelve Month Employees
From: Bill Siebers, Chief Human Resources Officer
Date: March 4, 2024
Re: Holidays for Twelve Month Employees
File: GCDB / GDD
All 260-day employees shall be entitled to annual vacation leave. The district shall observe twelve holidays. Six of the holidays shall be: Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day and Memorial Day. Any other holidays will be approved by the Board of Education when it adopts the calendar for the following year.
Holidays for Twelve Month Employees (2024-25)
| Date(s) | Observance |
|---|---|
| July 4, 2024 | Independence Day |
| September 2, 2024 | Labor Day |
| November 27-29, 2024 | Thanksgiving |
| December 24, 25, 31, 2024 and January 1, 2025* | Winter Break / New Year |
| January 20, 2025 | Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| February 17, 2025 | Presidents Day |
| May 26, 2025 | Memorial Day |
*The District Central Office will be closed for the winter break from Monday, December 23, 2024 through Monday, January 6, 2025. Twelve-month employees have the option of taking available leave or taking a pay deduction for those days not designated as holidays. Designated holidays are: December 24, 25, 31, 2024 and January 1, 2025.
The five (5) additional days during the 2024-25 Winter Break will be unpaid, December 23, 26, 27, 2024 and January 2 and 3, 2025. All 12-month (260 day) employees must use one of the following four (4) options to cover these days. Please work with your supervisor if flexibility with your holiday schedule is needed.
- Vacation
- Annual Leave
- Pay Dock
- Compensation Time
If you have any questions, please contact Bill Siebers at 613-5012 or Karen Caruso at 613-5008.
Please remember that all winter break pay docks will be taken from the January (December dates) 2025 paycheck.