West Bloomfield School Calendar 2017-18: First Day Of School, Vacations, Conferences

The first day of school in West Bloomfield 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 West Bloomfield 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.

Here is the full list of dates to know for this school year:

August

• 8/25 - 8/28: New Teachers Professional Development
• 8/29: Optional Professional Development for Returning Teachers, Mandatory Professional Development for New Teachers
• 8/30 - 8/31: All Teachers Report, Opening Session, Professional Development

September

• 9/5: First Day of School
• 9/15: Half Day for Students (Teacher Professional Development)
• 9/21: No School for Students and Teacher

October

• 10/20: Half Day for Students (Teacher Professional Development)

November

• 11/14: High School Evening Parent Teacher Conferences
• 11/15: Middle School Evening Parent Teacher Conferences
• 11/16: Elementary School Evening Parent Teacher Conferences
• 11/17: Half Day for Students, Afternoon Conferences
• 11/22 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving Recess)

December

• 12/8: Half Day for Students (Teacher Professional Development)
• 12/22: No School (Winter Break Begins)

January

• 1/2: School Resumes
• 1/15: No School (Martin Luther King Jr. Day Observance)
• 1/24: High School Students Half Day, Finals
• 1/25: Half Day for Students, Finals (Records Time for Teachers)
• 1/26: Half Day for Students, Finals (Optional PM Records Time for Teachers)

February

• 2/2: Half Day for Students (Professional Development)
• 2/15: No School for Students (Teacher Professional Development)
• 2/16 - 2/20: No School (Mid-Winter Break)

March

• 3/30: No School (Spring Break Begins)

April

• 4/9: Classes Resume
• 4/20: Half Day for Students (Teacher Professional Development)

May

• 5/18: Elementary and Middle School Half Day for Students (Teacher Professional Development)
• 5/28: No School (Memorial Day Break)

June

• 6/12: High School Students Half Day, Finals
• 6/13: Half Day for Students, Finals
• 6/14: Last Day of School, Half Day for Students, Finals (Records for Teachers)
• 6/15: Optional Teacher Attendance (Records Day)

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