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

The first day of school in Galveston is August 28. 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 Galveston Independent 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

• 8/7 - 8/11: New Teacher Inservice
• 8/10 - 8/24: Teacher Planning
• 8/22 - 8/23: Inservice/Staff Development
• 8/25: Teacher Prep
• 8/28: First Day of School

September

• 9/4: No School (Labor Day)

October

• 10/16 - 10/19: Testing Days
• 10/23: Teacher/Parent Conference Day

November

• 11/20 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving Break)

December

• 12/4 - 12/8: Testing Days
• 12/21: Early Release
• 12/22 - 1/5: No School (Winter Break)

January

• 1/1 - 1/5: No School (Winter Break)
• 1/8: School Resumes
• 1/15: N0 School (MLK Day)

February

• 2/19: No School (President's Day)

March

• 3/5 - 3/8: Testing Days
• 3/12 - 3/16: No School (Spring Break)
• 3/30: No School (Good Friday)

April

• 4/10 - 4/13: Testing Days

May

• 5/7 - 5/18: Testing Days
• 5/31: Early Release and Graduation

June

• 6/1 - 6/2: Teacher Prep

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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