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

The first day of school in Branford 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 Branford Public 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

• 8/23 - 8/24: Staff Development Day
• 8/25: Staff Work Day
• 8/28: First Day of School

September

• 9/4: No School (Labor Day)
• 9/6: Elementary Schools Back to School Night
• 9/7: WIS Grades 5 and 8 Back to School Night
• 9/13: WIS Grades 6 and 7 Back to School Night
• 9/14: BHS Back to School Night
• 9/20: Early Release for Students (PD)

October

• 10/11: Elementary Early Release for Students (Parent Conferences)
• 10/18: Early Release for Students (PD)
• 10/24: BHS Evening Parent Conferences
• 10/25: Elementary Evening Parent Conferences

November

• 11/2: BHS Evening Parent Conferences
• 11/7: No School for Students (PD)
• 11/9: WIS Evening Parent Conferences
• 11/15: WIS Early Release for Students (Parent Conferences)
• 11/22: Early Release
• 11/23 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving Recess)

December

• 12/13: Early Release for Students (PD)
• 12/22: Early Release
• 12/25 - 12/29: No School (Winter Recess)

January

• 1/1: No School (New Years Day)
• 1/15: No School (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
• 1/17: Early Release for Students (PD)

February

• 2/14: Early Release for Students (PD)
• 2/15: WIS Evening Parent Conferences
• 2/19: No School (Presidents’ Day)
• 2/20: No School (February Recess)
• 2/22: WIS Early Release for Students (Parent Conferences)

March

• 3/1: Elementary Evening Parent Conferences
• 3/7: Elementary Early Release for Students (Parent Conferences)
• 3/14: Early Release for Students (PD)
• 3/15: BHS Evening Parent Conferences
• 3/29: BHS Evening Parent Conferences

April

• 4/11: Early Release for Students (PD)
• 4/16 - 4/20: No School (Spring Recess)

May

• 5/16: Early Release for Students (PD)
• 5/28: No School (Memorial Day)
• 5/31: Last Day of School, Early Release for Students

June

• 6/1: Last Day for Staff

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