D20 Is on a Late Start Today — and Here's How to Never Be Caught Off Guard by a PLC Day Again

If your household has kids in Academy District 20 and your morning felt a little looser than usual, there's a reason for it: today, Friday, September 18, is a two-hour late start day for all D20 schools. Every school in the district begins two hours later than its normal schedule.

This one tends to sneak up on families who haven't had a chance to internalize the district calendar yet. If that's you this morning, you're not alone — and the good news is that it's easy to stay ahead of these going forward.

How to Stay Ahead of These Dates

Each of Colorado Springs' major school districts publishes a full annual calendar with PLC days, early release days, no-school days, and holidays clearly marked. Bookmarking your district's calendar is the single easiest thing you can do to avoid schedule surprises for the rest of the year.

For D20 families, the district calendar is at asd20.org. The calendar marks every PLC late start day well in advance. Many D20 schools also send calendar reminders through their parent communication systems (Parent Square, email) a few days ahead of these events.

D11 families can find the district calendar at d11.org/calendars/district-calendar. D49 families should check d49.org/discover-d49/district-calendar. It's also worth noting that D49 has Parent Teacher Conferences coming up on October 9, 2026 — no students that day across the district.

What's Next

D20's full calendar for the 2026-27 school year is available at asd20.org, and it includes all remaining PLC days, holidays, and early release dates through next spring. If you haven't synced it to your phone calendar yet, it takes about three minutes and saves a lot of scrambling. You can also sign up for email or text updates from your specific school through the school's parent communication system — those typically send a reminder the Friday before any unusual schedule week. D49's Parent Teacher Conferences on October 9 are the next major schedule event across the area worth planning around.