East Haven School Calendar 2017-18: First Day Of School, Vacations, Conferences

The first day of school in East Haven is August 28. Feel free to mark it on your calendar as one of the most dreaded days of the year for students and teachers — and feel free not to feel guilty about marking it as one of your favorites. The East Haven Public School District has released its 2017-2018 calendar for public schools.

The calendar includes important dates such as winter and spring vacations, religious holidays, federal holidays, early dismissals and parent-teacher conferences.

Here is the full list of dates to know for this school year:

August

• 8/24: Superintendent’s Day Convocation
• 8/25: Professional Development Day
• 8/28: First Day of School

September

• 9/4: No School (Labor Day)

October

• 10/9: No School (Columbus Day)
• 10/18: Early Dismissal (Professional Development Day)

November

• 11/7: No School for Students (Professional Development Day)
• 11/10: No School (Veteran’s Day)
• 11/16: Grades 6-8 Early Dismissal (Parent Conferences)
• 11/16: Grades 6-8 and 9-12 Early Dismissal (Parent Conferences)
• 11/22: Early Dismissal for Students and Staff
• 11/23 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving Recess)

December

• 12/6 - 12/7: Grades K-5 Early Dismissal (Parent Conferences)
• 12/22: Early Dismissal for Students and Staff
• 12/25 - 1/1: No School (Holiday Recess)

January

• 1/1: No School (Holiday Recess)
• 1/15: No School (Martin Luther King Day)
• 1/24: No School for Students (Professional Development Day)

February

• 2/7 - 2/8: Grades 6-8 Early Dismissal (Parent Conferences)
• 2/19 - 2/20: No School (Winter Recess)
• 2/27: No School for Students (Professional Development Day)

March

• 3/1: Grades 9-12 Early Dismissal (Parent Conferences)
• 3/14 - 3/15: Grades K-5 Early Dismissal (Parent Conferences)
• 3/28: Early Dismissal (Professional Development)
• 3/30: No School (Good Friday)

April

• 4/16 - 4/20: Spring Recess

May

• 5/2: Early Dismissal (Professional Development)
• 5/11: No School for Students (Professional Development)
• 5/28: No School (Memorial Day)

June

• 6/4: Early Dismissal (Professional Development)
• 6/8: Last Day of School

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