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Stamford School Calendar 2018-19: First Day Of School, Vacations
When's the first day of school in Stamford? Plus, other must-know dates for students, parents and teachers.

STAMFORD, CT — The first day of school in Stamford is August 30 — and whether you and the kids are looking forward to the new school year or are dreading the end of summer, you’ll want to mark the date on your calendar ASAP. The Stamford School District has released its 2018-2019 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.
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Here is the full list of dates to know for this school year:
August
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- 8/30: Students' First Day
September
- 9/3: No School (Labor Day)
- 9/10 - 9/11: No School (Rosh Hashanah)
- 9/19: No School (Yom Kippur)
- 9/26 : Early Release
October
- 10/8: No School (Columbus Day)
- 10/31: Early Release
November
- 11/6: No School (Election Day)
- 11/12: No School (Veterans Day)
- 11/21: Early Release
- 11/22 -11/23: No School (Thanksgiving Break)
- 1/28: Early Release
December
- 12/12 - 12/14: Elementary Early Release (Parent Teacher Conferences)
- 12/24 - 12/31: No School (Winter Break)
January
- 1/1: No School (New Year's Day)
- 1/21: No School (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
- 1/30: Early Release
February
- 2/15 - 2/18: No School (Winter Recess)
- 2/18 - 2/19: No School (President's Day Weekend)
March
- 3/13 - 3/15 : Elementary Early Release (Parent Teacher Conferences)
- 3/27: Early release, school-based PD
April
- 4/15 - 4/19: No School (Spring Break)
- 4/24: Early Release
May
- 5/27: No School (Memorial Day)
- 5/29: Early Release
June
- 6/12 - 6/13: Early Release
- 6/14 : Early Release/ Last Day of School
Want to get a jump start on the new school year? Check out Patch's Ultimate Back-to-School Guide for everything from backpacks to notebooks so that everyone has what they need.

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