Important Dates for Upcoming Year at Skokie Schools

It's almost time for kids to head back to school. To prepare for the upcoming school year, we've compiled a list of important dates for the 2016-2017 calendar year:

Skokie School District 68

• First Day of School - Aug. 25
• Labor Day – No School - Sept. 5
• Rosh Hashana - No School - Oct. 3
• Columbus Day - No School - Oct. 10
• Non-Attendance Day (Yom Kippur) - Oct. 12
• Teacher Institute Day (no students) - Nov. 8
• Conference Day - No School - Nov. 23
• Thanksgiving Break - Nov. 24-25
• Winter Recess - No School - Dec. 26-Jan. 6
• MLK Day – No School - Jan. 16
• Presidents’ Day – No School - Feb. 20
• Teacher Institute Day (no students) - March 3
• Conference Day - No School - March 24
• Spring Recess - March 27 - 31
• Non-Attendance Day (Good Friday) - April 14
• Memorial Day – No School - May 29
• Tentative Last Day of School - June. 6

Source: Skokie School District 68

Evanston/ Skokie School District 65

• First Day of School for Students (K-8) - Aug. 24
• Labor Day – No School - Sept. 5
• Non-Attendance Day (Rosh Hashanah) - Oct. 3
• Non-Attendance Day (Yom Kippur) - Oct. 12
• Student Non-Attendance Day - Oct. 21
• School Improvement Day- No School - Nov. 8
• Veterans’ Day – No School - Nov. 11

• Thanksgiving Break – No School - Nov. 23-25
• Winter Recess - Dec. 26 - Jan. 6
• Students Return - Jan. 9
• MLK Day – No School - Jan. 16
• Student Non-Attendance Day - Feb. 17
• Presidents’ Day – No School* - Feb. 20
• Spring Recess - March 27 - 31
• Students Return - April 3
• Non-Attendance Day (Good Friday) - April 14
• Memorial Day – No School - May 29
• Last Day of School for Students (K-8) - June 5
• Emergency Days* - June 6-9, 12 *The calendar includes (5) emergency days to be used in the event the district experiences an unscheduled closing (e.g., severe winter weather). The district also retains the right to use Presidents’ Day an unscheduled closing.

Source: Evanston/Skokie School District 65

Niles Township High Schools District 219

• First Day of School - Aug. 15
• Labor Day (No School) - Sept. 5
• No School - Oct. 3
• No School - Oct. 12
• Teacher Institute (No School) - Oct. 28
• Thanksgiving Break - Nov. 23-25
• Final Exams - Dec. 21-23
• Winter Break - Dec. 26 - Jan. 6
• MLK Day - Jan. 16
• President's Day - Feb. 20
• Township Teacher Institute (No School) - March 3
• Spring Break - March 27-31
• No School - April 14
• Tentative Last Day of School - May 25
• Graduation Day - May 28

Source: Niles Township High Schools District 219

Skokie School District 73.5

• First Day of School - Aug. 31
• Labor Day (No School) - Sept. 5
• Columbus Day - No School - Oct. 10
• Institute Day (No School) - Nov. 8
• Veterans’ Day – No School - Nov. 11
• PT Conferences (No School) - Nov. 22
• Thanksgiving Break - Nov. 23-25
• Winter Break - Dec. 26 - Jan. 6
• MLK Day - Jan. 16
• PT Conferences (No School) - Feb. 17
• President's Day - Feb. 20
• Institute Day (No School) - March 3
• Pulaski Day (District Closed) - March 6
• Spring Break - March 27-31
• Memorial Day – No School - May 29
• Tentative Last Day of School - June 9
• Emergency Days - June 12-16

Source: SKOKIE SCHOOL DISTRICT 73½