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Fulton County Schools Calendar 2016-17
When is the first day of school? Holiday breaks? Here's the Fulton County Schools Calendar for 2016-17.

Summer, we barely knew you.
Here’s the 2016-17 school calendar for Fulton County Schools.
The first day of school is Aug. 8. Teachers will be heading back to class during the first week of August.
The first semester will end Dec. 22, followed by a two-week winter break.
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First Semester
- August 2-5: Preplanning
- August 8: First Day of School
- September 5: Labor Day (schools closed)
- October 10: Columbus Day Holiday (schools closed)
- October 11: Professional Development Day (students off)
- November 8: Election Day/Teacher Workday (students off)
- November 21-25: Thanksgiving Holidays (schools closed)
- December 22: Last Day of First Semester
- December 23 – January 4: Winter Break (schools closed)
Second Semester
- January 5: Teacher Workday (students off)
- January 6: Professional Development Day (students off)
- January 9: First Day of Second Semester
- January 16: Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (schools closed)
- February 17: Student/Teacher Holiday (schools closed)
- February 20: President's Day Holiday (schools closed)
- March 10: Teacher Workday (students off)
- March 13: Professional Development Day (students off)
- April 3-7: Spring Break (schools closed)
- May 25: Last Day of School
- May 26: Post Planning
- May 29: Memorial Day Holiday (schools closed)
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