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

The first day of school in Ledyard is August 30. 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 Ledyard 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

• 8/28: First Day for Teachers
• 8/29: Teacher Professional Development Day
• 8/30: First Day for Students

September

• 9/4: No School (Labor Day)
• 9/15: Short Session K-12

October

• 10/6: Short Session K-12
• 10/9: No School (Columbus Day)
• 10/10: No School for Students (Teacher Professional Development Day)

November

• 11/7: No School for Students (Teacher Professional Development Day)
• 11/10: No School (Veteran's Day)
• 11/15: Elementary and Middle School Short Session (Parent Conferences)
• 11/16: Elementary and LHS Short Session (Parent Conferences)
• 11/22 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving Break)

December

• 12/15: Short Session K-12
• 12/25 - 1/1: No School (Holiday Recess)

January

• 1/2: No School for Students (Teacher Professional Development Day)
• 1/12: Professional Development Day
• 1/15: No School (Martin Luther King Day)

February

• 2/16: Professional Development Day
• 2/19 - 2/20: No School (President's Day Recess)
• 2/21: No School for Students (Teacher Professional Development Day)

March

• 3/9: No School for Students (Teacher Professional Development Day)
• 3/21: Elementary and LHS Short Session (Parent Conferences)
• 3/22: Elementary and Middle School Short Session (Parent Conferences)
• 3/30: No School (Good Friday)

April

• 4/13: Professional Development Day
• 4/16 - 4/20: No School (April Recess)

May

• 5/4: Professional Development Day
• 5/28: No School (Memorial Day)

June

• 6/14: Last Day of School, Short Session
• 6/15 - 6/22: Built-in Snow Days (if necessary)
• 6/22: LHS Graduation

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