It's not quite time for teachers and students to return to classrooms and hallways, but the start of the 2025-26 school year is drawing close.

For two school districts in the Kitsap Sun coverage area, classes start before Labor Day (Sept. 1). Those districts are South Kitsap (Aug. 26) and North Mason (Aug. 27). Districts with post-Labor Day starts are Bainbridge Island (Sept. 2), North Kitsap (Sept. 2), Bremerton (Sept. 3) and Central Kitsap (Sept. 3).

Here's a list of important calendar dates for our six local districts:

Bainbridge Island School District

School resumes on Tuesday, Sept. 2 for 1st-12th grade students and Friday, Sept. 5 for kindergarten students. Winter break is Dec. 22-Jan. 2, mid-winter break is Feb. 16-20 and spring break is April 6-10. The last day of school is sch

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