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

The first day of school in Hamden 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 Hamden 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

• 8/21: Convocation / Professional Development
• 8/22 - 8/23: Professional Development
• 8/24: Work Sessions
• 8/28L First Day of School

September

• 9/4: No School (Labor Day)
• 9/21: No School (Rosh Hashanah)

October

• 10/6: No School for Students (Professional Development)
• 10/9: No School (Columbus Day)
• 10/19: Early Dismissal (Professional Development)

November

• 11/7: No School (Professional Development)
• 11/10: No School (Veterans' Day)
• 11/16: Elementary Early Dismissal (Evening Conferences)
• 11/17: Elementary Early Dismissal (Afternoon Conferences)
• 11/20: Elementary Early Dismissal (Evening Conferences)
• 11/22: Early Dismissal
• 11/23 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving Recess)
• 11/28: HHS Conferences
• 11/29: HMS Conferences

December

• 12/7: Early Dismissal (Professional Development)
• 12/21: Early Dismissal
• 12/22 - 1/1: No School (Holiday Recess)

January

• 1/1: No School (Holiday Recess)
• 1/11: Early Dismissal (Professional Development)
• 1/15: No School (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
• 1/17 - 1/22: HHS Midterm Exams

February

• 2/8: Early Dismissal (Professional Development)
• 2/13: HMS Conferences
• 2/19 - 2/20: No School (Winter Recess)
• 2/27: HHS Conferences

March

• 3/8: Early Dismissal (Professional Development)
• 3/22: Elementary Early Dismissal (Evening Conferences)
• 3/23: Elementary Early Dismissal (Afternoon Conferences)
• 3/26: Elementary Early Dismissal (Evening Conferences)
• 3/30: No School (Good Friday)

April

• 4/5: Early Dismissal (Professional Development)
• 4/16 - 4/20: No School (Spring Recess)
• 4/24: HHS Conferences
• 4/25: HMS Conferences

May

• 5/28: No School (Memorial Day)

June

• 6/4 - 6/7: HHS Final Exams
• 6/8: Last Day of School, Early Dismissal

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