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

The first day of school in Cheshire 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 Cheshire 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: Convocation/Staff Prep Day
• 8/24 - 8/25: Professional Development Day
• 8/28: First Day of School

September

• 9/1 - 9/4: No School (Labor Day)
• 9/21: No School (Rosh Hashanah)
• 9/28: CHS Early Dismissal (Professional Development)

October

• 10/4: Grades K-6 Early Dismissal (Professional Development)
• 10/5: Dodd Early Dismissal (Parent Conferences)
• 10/9: No School (Columbus Day)
• 10/17: Dodd Early Dismissal (Parent Conferences)
• 10/19: CHS Early Dismissal (Parent Conferences)
• 10/24: Grades PreK-6 Early Dismissal (Parent Conferences)
• 10/26: Grades PreK-6 Early Dismissal (Parent Conferences), CHS Early Dismissal (Professional Development)

November

• 11/7: No School for Students (Professional Development)
• 11/14: Dodd Early Dismissal (Parent Conferences)
• 11/22: Early Dismissal
• 11/23 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving Break)

December

• 12/22: Early Dismissal
• 12/25 - 12/29: No School (Winter Break)

January

• 1/1: No School (New Year's Day)
• 1/11: CHS Early Dismissal (Professional Development)
• 1/15: No School (Martin Luther King Day)

February

• 2/7: Grades K-6 Early Dismissal (Professional Development)
• 2/8: CHS and Dodd Early Dismissal (Professional Development)
• 2/19 - 2/20: No School (February Break)

March

• 3/8: CHS Early Dismissal (Professional Development)
• 3/9: No School for Students (Professional Development)
• 3/20: Grades PreK-6 Early Dismissal (Parent Conferences)
• 3/22: Grades PreK-6 Early Dismissal (Parent Conferences), Dodd Early Dismissal (Professional Development)
• 3/29: Grades K-6 Early Dismissal (Professional Development)
• 3/30: No School (Good Friday)

April

• 4/2: No School (Easter Break)
• 4/16 - 4/20: No School (Spring Break)
• 4/26: CHS Early Dismissal (Professional Development)

May

• 5/28: No School (Memorial Day)

June

• 6/8: Last Day for Students
• 6/11: Teacher Work Day

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