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Shelton-Derby School Calendar 2018-19: First Day Of School, More
When's the first day of school in Shelton-Derby? Plus, other must-know dates for students, parents and teachers.

SHELTON-DERBY, CT — The first day of school in Shelton is September 4 and the first day of school in Derby is August 27 — and whether you and the kids are looking forward to the new school year or are dreading the end of summer, you’ll want to mark the dates on your calendar ASAP. The Shelton and Derby School Districts have released their 2018-2019 calendars for public schools.
The calendars include important dates such as winter and spring vacations, religious holidays, federal holidays, early dismissals and parent-teacher conferences.
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Here is the full list of dates to know for this school year:
Shelton
September
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- 9/4: Students' First Day
October
- 10/8: No School (Columbus Day)
- 10/26: Early Dismissal
November
- 11/1: Parent Teacher Conferences (Grades K-4)
- 11/2: Early Dismissal
- 11/6: No School (Election Day)
- 11/19: Parent Teacher Conferences (Grades 5-12)
- 11/20: Early Dismissal
- 11/21: Early Dismissal
- 11/22 - 11/23: No School (Thanksgiving Break)
- 11/29: Parent Teacher Conferences (Grades 5-12)
- 11/30: Early Dismissal
December
- 12/21: Early Dismissal
- 12/24 - 12/31: No School (Winter Break)
January
- 1/1: No School (New Year's Day)
- 1/21: No School (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
February
- 2/15 - 2/18: No School (Presidents' Day Weekend)
March
- 3/7: Parent Teacher Conferences (Grades 5-12)
- 3/8: Early Dismissal
- 3/14: Parent Teacher Conferences (Grades 5-12)
- 3/15: Early Dismissal
- 3/21: Parent Teacher Conferences (Grades K-4)
- 3/22: Early Dismissal
- 3/28: Parent Teacher Conferences (Grades K-4)
- 3/29: Early Dismissal
April
- 4/15 - 4/19: No School (Spring Break)
May
- 5/27: No School (Memorial Day)
June
- 6/6 - 6/11: Early Dismissal
- 6/11: Last Day of School
Derby
August
- 8/27: Students' First Day
September
- 9/3: No School (Labor Day)
- 9/11: Early Dismissal (DMS Only)
- 9/12: Early Dismissal (Elementary Only)
- 9/13: Early Dismissal (DHS Only)
October
- 10/3: Early Dismissal (All Grades)
- 10/8: No School (Columbus Day)
November
- 11/6: No School (Election Day)
- 11/12: No School (Veterans Day)
- 11/14 - 11/15: Early Dismissal/ Parent Teacher Conferences (All Grades)
- 11/21: Early Dismissal
- 11/22 - 11/23: No School (Thanksgiving Break)
December
- 12/5: Early Dismissal
- 12/21: Early Dismissal
- 12/24 - 12/31: No School (Winter Break)
January
- 1/1: No School (New Year's Day)
- 1/8 - 1/11: Early Dismissal (DHS Only)
- 1/21: No School (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
February
- 2/18 - 2/19: No School (Presidents' Day Weekend)
March
- 3/13: Half Day (LRU Only)
April
- 4/15 - 4/19: No School (Spring Break)
May
- 5/27: No School (Memorial Day)
June
- 6/4-6/7: Early Dismissal (DHS Only)
- 6/5 - 6/7: Early Dismissal (All Schools)
- 6/6: Graduation Day/Early Dismissal
- 6/7: Last Day of School/Early Dismissal
Want to get a jump start on the new school year? Check out Patch's Ultimate Back-to-School 2018 Guide for everything from backpacks to notebooks so that everyone has what they need.
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