2026/2027 School & P.A.L. Year:

August / September

  • August 31 – First day of school & PAL!
  • September 4 – No School / No PAL
  • September 7 – Labor Day – No School / No PAL
  • September 23 – EARLY RELEASE DAY – NO PM PAL

October

  • October 9 – No School / No PAL (Professional Development Day at School)
  • October 12 – Indigenous Peoples’ Day – No School / No PAL
  • October 21 – EARLY RELEASE DAY – NO PM PAL

November

  • November 3 – No School / No PAL (Parent/Teacher Conferences)
  • November 11 – Veterans Day – No School / No PAL
  • November 25-27 – Thanksgiving Vacation – No School / No PAL

December

  • December 23 – Half day of school, A.M. PAL ONLY
  • December 24-31 – Holiday Break – No School / No PAL

January

  • January 1 – New Years Day – No School / No PAL
  • January 13 – EARLY RELEASE DAY – NO PM PAL
  • January 18 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day – No School / No PAL

February

  • February 15 – President’s Day – No School / No PAL
  • February 15-19 – Winter Break – No School / No PAL

March

  • March 10 – EARLY RELEASE DAY – NO PM PAL

April

  • April 16 – No School / No PAL (Parent/Teacher Conferences)
  • April 19-23 – Spring Break – No School / No PAL

May

  • May 17 & 18 – Kindergarten Screening (no school for kindergarten)
  • May 26 – EARLY RELEASE DAY – NO PM PAL
  • May 31 – Memorial Day – No School / No PAL

June

  • June – Last day of School / PAL TBD…

PAL PROGRAM

Located in York ME

CO-DIRECTOR CONTACTS:

For Registrations, questions/concerns & changes, contact Nancy Conrad: ThePALprogram@gmail.com

For billing questions / financial aid, contact Laura Gilchrest: lauragilchrest.pal@gmail.com

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

HOW TO REGISTER:

26-27 REGISTRATION FORM

(25-26 Registration form)

PARENT HANDBOOK

CHANGE OF SCHEDULE

Print and return form to a staff member or email it to: ThePALprogram@gmail.com. Please see the section on schedule changes in the Handbook for more information.

SCHEDULE CHANGE FORM

AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITY NOTICE

DELAYS & CLOSING

  • PAL follows the York school schedule.
  • PAL does NOT operate during school vacations and snow days.
  • Should there be a school delay, morning PAL will be closed, afternoon PAL will resume as scheduled.
  • If school is cancelled for the day or there is a weather related/unplanned early release, PAL will be cancelled as well.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Please read more in our FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PACKET

Please contact Co-Director Laura Gilchrest with any questions: lauragilchrest.pal@gmail.com