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

The first day of school in Derby 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 Derby 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: Teacher’s Professional Day - Convocation
• 8/25: Teacher’s Professional Day
• 8/28: First Day of School

September

• 9/4: No School (Labor Day)
• 9/12: DMS Early Dismissal (Open House)
• 9/13: Elementary Early Dismissal (Opens House)
• 9/14: DHS Early Dismissal (Open House)
• 9/29: Progress Reports Issued

October

• 10/4: Early Dismissal (Professional Development)
• 10/9: No School (Columbus Day)
• 10/27: End of First Marking Period

November

• 11/3: Report Cards Issued
• 11/7: No School for Students (Professional Development)
• 11/10: No School (Veterans’ Day)
• 11/15: Elementary, DMS and DHS Early Dismissal (Parent Conferences)
• 11/16: Elementary, DMS and DHS Early Dismissal (Parent Conferences)
• 11/22: Early Dismissal
• 11/23 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving)

December

• 12/1: Progress Reports Issued
• 12/6: Early Dismissal (Professional Development)
• 12/22: Early Dismissal
• 12/25 - 1/1: No School (Christmas Recess)

January

• 1/1: No School (Christmas Recess)
• 1/2: Classes Resume
• 1/9 - 1/12: DHS Early Dismissal (Semester Exam)
• 1/12: End of Second Marking Period
• 1/15: No School (Martin Luther King Day)
• 1/19: Report Cards Issued

February

• 2/16: Progress Reports Issued
• 2/19 - 2/20: No School (February Vacation)

March

• 3/14: LRU Half Day (Parent Conferences)
• 3/23: End of Third Marking Period
• 3/29: Report Cards
• 3/30: No School (Good Friday)

April

• 4/16 - 4/20: No School (Spring Recess)

May

• 5/4: Progress Reports Issued
• 5/28: No School (Memorial Day)

June

• 6/5 - 6/8: DHS Early Dismissal (Final Exams)
• 6/6 - 6/8: Early Dismissal All Schools
• 6/7: DHS Graduation, Early Dismissal
• 6/8: Last Day of School, Early Dismissal

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