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

The first day of school in Stamford 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 Stamford 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 Teacher Orientation
• 8/28: Convocation; School-Based PD
• 8/29: District-Based PD
• 8/30: K, 6 and 9 Orientation; School Based PD
• 8/31: First Day of School

September

• 9/4: No School (Labor Day)
• 9/14: Elementary Open School Night
• 9/21 - 9/22: No School (Rosh Hashanah)
• 9/28: Middle School Open School Night

October

• 10/5: High School Open School Night
• 10/9: No School (Columbus Day)
• 10/25: Early Release for Students (School-Based PD)

November

• 11/7: No School for Students (School0Based PD)
• 11/10: No School (Veterans Day)
• 11/22: Early Release
• 11/23 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving Recess)
• 11/29: Early Release for Students (District-Based PD)

December

• 12/13 - 12/15: Elementary Early Release (Conferences)
• 12/22: Early Release
• 12/25 - 1/1: No School (Holiday Recess)

January

• 1/1: No School (Holiday Recess)
• 1/15: No School (Martin Luther King Day)
• 1/24: Early Release for Students (District-Based PD)

February

• 2/15: No School for Students (District-Based PD)
• 2/16 - 2/20: No School (Winter Recess)

March

• 3/14 - 3/16: Elementary Early Release (Conferences)
• 3/28: Early Release for Students (School-Based PD)
• 3/30: No School (Good Friday)

April

• 4/9 - 4/13: No School (Spring Recess)
• 4/25: Early Release for Students (District-Based PD)

May

• 5/23: Early Release for Students (School-Based PD)
• 5/28: No School (Memorial Day)

June

• 6/13 - 6/14: Early Release for Students (Tentative)
• 6/15: Last Day of School, Early Release (Tentative)

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.