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

The first day of school in Santa Cruz is August 23. 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 Santa Cruz City 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

• 8/18: Teacher Workday
• 8/21: Professional Development Day
• 8/22: Teacher Workday, Professional Development Day
• 8/23: First Day of School

September

• 9/4: No School (Labor Day)

November

• 11/10: No School (Veterans Day)
• 11/20: No Elementary School for Students (Teacher Workday)
• 11/21: No Elementary School for Students (Parent Conferences)
• 11/22 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving)

December

• 12/22 - 1/5: No School (Winter Break)

January

• 1/1 - 1/5: No School (Winter Break)
• 1/15: No School (M.L. King Jr. Day)
• 1/19: No Secondary School for Students (Teacher Workday)
• 1/22: No Elementary School for Students (Staff Development Day)

February

• 2/16: No School (Lincoln's B'day)
• 2/19: No School (President's Day)

April

• 4/2 - 4/6: No School (Spring Break)

May

• 5/28: No School (Memorial Day)

June

• 6/7: Last Day for Students
• 6/8: Teacher Work Day

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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