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

The first day of school in Darien is August 31. 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 Darien 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

• 8/24 - 8/25: New Staff Orientation
• 8/28 - 8/29: Professional Development
• 8/30: Teacher Work Day
• 8/31: Students Return

September

• 9/4: No School (Labor Day)
• 9/21: No School (Rosh Hashanah)
• 9/22: Professional Learning Communities – High School

October

• 10/27: Professional Learning Communities – High School

November

• 11/7: No School for Students (Professional Development)
• 11/17: Professional Learning Communities – High School
• 11/22: Early Dismissal
• 11/23 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving Recess)

December

• 12/5 - 12/8: Elementary Early Dismissal (Parent Conferences)
• 12/15: Professional Learning Communities – High School
• 12/22: Early Dismissal
• 12/25 - 12/29: No School (Holiday Recess)

January

• 1/1: No School (Holiday Recess)
• 1/2: No School for Students (Professional Development)
• 1/15: No School (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)

February

• 2/2: Professional Learning Communities – High School
• 2/16: No School for Students (Professional Development)
• 2/19 - 2/23: No School (February Recess)

March

• 3/9: Professional Learning Communities – High School
• 3/20 - 3/23: Elementary Early Dismissal (Parent Conferences)
• 3/30: No School (Good Friday)

April

• 4/9 - 4/13: No School (Spring Recess)
• 4/20: Professional Learning Communities – High School

May

• 5/11: Professional Learning Communities – High School
• 5/28: No School (Memorial Day)

June

• 6/14: Last Day for Students
• 6/15: Teacher Work Day

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