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

The first day of school in Farmington 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 Farmington 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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- 8/28: No Students — AM Staff Meeting; PM Staff Workday in Classrooms
- 8/29: No Students — District Professional Development Day
- 8/30: No Students — All Day Building Professional Development
- 8/31: No Students – Workday in Classrooms
September
- 9/5: All K-12 Students - First Day of School (Full Day)
- 9/22: All K-12 Students AM; Professional Development for FEA Staff PM
October
- 10/4: Student Count Day
- 10/11: Grade 11 Students AM for PSAT Testing; All High School Students PM
- 10/18: Elementary Students AM; Elementary Parent Teacher Conferences PM; Middle School Students AM; Professional Development for Middle School FEA Staff PM
November
- 11/7: No Students – Full Day Professional Development for Staff (Election Day)
- 11/17: All K-12 Students AM; Professional Development for FEA Staff PM
- 11/22 - 11/24: No School - Thanksgiving Recess
- 11/27: School Reconvenes
December
- 12/1: All K-5 Students AM; K-5 Teacher Records Day PM – End of First Trimester for Elementary
- 12/4: Second Trimester Begins for Elementary
- 12/25 - 1/2: No School - Winter Vacation
January
- 1/3: School Reconvenes
- 1/12: All K-12 Students AM; Professional Development for FEA Staff PM
- 1/15: No School – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- 1/24 - 1/26: High School Exams – High School Students AM
- 1/26: All K-12 Students AM; Elementary Professional Development for FEA Staff PM; Middle School & High School Teacher Records Day PM
- 1/29: Second Semester begins for Middle School & High School Students
February
- 2/14: Student Count Day
- 2/16: All K-12 Students AM; Professional Development for FEA Staff PM
- 2/19 - 2/23: No School - February Break
- 2/26: School Reconvenes
March
- 3/16: All K-12 Students AM; K-5 Teacher Records Day PM – End of Second Trimester for Elementary; Middle School & High School Professional Development for FEA Staff PM
- 3/19: Third Trimester Begins for Elementary
- 3/30 - 4/6: No School - Spring Recess
April
- 4/9: School Reconvenes
- 4/10 - 4/11: High School Testing – High School Students AM
May
- 5/18: All K-12 Students AM; Professional Development for FEA Staff PM
- 5/25: Last Day for Seniors
- 5/28: No School – Memorial Day
June
- 6/10: Farmington, Harrison and North Farmington High School Graduations
- 6/13 - 6/15: High School Exams – High School Students AM
- 6/14: Farmington Central Graduation
- 6/15: Last Day of School – All Students AM; Teacher Records Day PM
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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