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

The first day of school in Fort Smith is August 15. 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 Fort Smith 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

• 8/8 - 8/11: Teachers Report—Professional Development
• 8/14: Classroom Preparation
• 8/15: First Day of School

September

• 9/4: No School (Labor Day)

October

• 10/13: End of First Quarter
• 10/17: Parent Teacher Conferences (3:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.)
• 10/19: Parent Teacher Conferences (3:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.)
• 10/20: No School for Students (Professional Development)

November

• 11/22 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving Recess)
• 11/27: Classes Resume

December

• 12/19: End of First Semester
• 12/20: No School for Students (Teacher Records Day)
• 12/21 - 1/2: No School

January

• 1/3: Classes Resume
• 1/15: No School (Monday, Martin Luther King Day)

February

• 2/19: No School for Students (Professional Development)

March

• 3/9: End of Third Quarter
• 3/13: Parent Teacher Conferences (3:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.)
• 3/15: Parent Teacher Conferences (3:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.)
• 3/16: No School for Students (Professional Development)
• 3/19 - 3/23: No School (Spring Recess)
• 3/26: Classes Resume
• 3/30: No School (Good Friday)

May

• 5/24: Last Day for Students
• 5/25: Professional Development

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