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

The first day of school in Lafayette is August 21. 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 Lafayette 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

• 8/11 - 8/14: New Teacher Workday
• 8/16: Teacher Workday
• 8/17: Staff Development
• 8/18: Teacher Workday
• 8/21: First Day of School

September

• 9/4: No School (Labor Day)
• 9/25 - 9/29: Grades TK-5 Early Dismissal (Elementary Parent Teacher Conferences)

October

• 10/6: Progress Reports Mailed
• 10/9: No School for Students (Staff Development)
• 10/19: Grades 6-8 Early Dismissal (Stanley Parent Teacher Conferences)

November

• 11/3: Elementary End of Trimester
• 11/9: Middle End of Trimester
• 11/10: No School (Veterans Day)
• 11/17: Report Cards Home
• 11/20 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving Break)

December

• 12/15: Early Student Dismissal (12:15 p.m.)
• 12/18 - 12/29: No School (Winter Break)

January

• 1/1: No School (New Year's Day)
• 1/15: No School (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
• 1/19: Progress Reports Mailed

February

• 2/1: Grades 6-8 Early Dismissal (Stanley Parent Teacher Conferences)
• 2/16: No School
• 2/19: No School (Presidents' Day)
• 2/23: Elementary End of Trimester

March

• 3/2: Middle End of Trimester
• 3/9: Report Cards Home
• 3/16: No School for Students (Staff Development)

April

• 4/2 - 4/6: No School (Spring Break)
• 4/27: Progress Reports Mailed

May

• 5/28: No School (Memorial Day)

June

• 6/7: Last Day of School, Early Student Dismissal (12:15 p.m.)
• 6/8: Teacher Workday

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