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Dearborn School Calendar 2017-18: First Day Of School, Vacations, Conferences
When's the first day of school in Dearborn? That, and other must-know dates for parents, students and teachers.

The first day of school in Dearborn is September 5. 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 Dearborn 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.
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Here is the full list of dates to know for this school year:
August
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- 8/29: Professional Development Day
- 8/30: Professional Development Day
September
- 9/5: First Day of School, Half Day for Students (Teacher Duty Day)
October
- 10/13: Half Day for Students (Teachers Professional Development)
- 10/18: Late Start Day
November
- 11/3: Elementary Half Day for Students (Teacher Duty Day)
- 11/7: No School for Students (Teachers Professional Development)
- 11/13: Staff Meeting PD
- 11/15: Late Start Day
- 11/22: No School (Conference Release Day)
- 11/23 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving)
December
- 12/11: Staff Meeting PD
- 12/20: Late Start Day
- 12/22: Winter Break Begins at End of Day
January
- 1/8: Schools Reopen, Staff Meeting PD
- 1/15: No School (MLK Day)
- 1/17: Late Start Day
- 1/26: Half Day for Students (Teacher Duty)
- 1/29: Secondary School Half Day for Students (Teacher Duty)
February
- 2/7: Late Start Day
- 2/12: Staff Meeting PD
- 2/19 - 2/23: No School
March
- 3/12: Staff Meeting PD
- 3/14: Late Start Day
- 3/30 - 4/6: No School
April
- 4/9: School Resumes, Staff Meeting PD
May
- 5/14: Staff Meeting PD
- 5/16: Late Start Day
- 5/25: No School (Conference Release Day)
- 5/28: No School (Memorial Day)
June
- 6/14: Last Day for Students, Half Day (Teacher Duty Day)
Ready for the new school year? Check out Patch's Ultimate Back-to-School Guide for everything from backpacks to notebooks to be sure everyone has what they need.

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