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

The first day of school in Christina 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 Christina 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

• 8/16 - 8/18: New Teacher Orientation
• 8/21: Classroom Prep Day
• 8/22 - 8/24: Professional Development
• 8/28: First Day of School

September

• 9/1: No School
• 9/4: No School (Labor Day)
• 9/7: Networks Open House
• 9/11: Middle Schools Open House
• 9/14: High Schools Open House
• 9/18: Elementary Schools Open House
• 9/19: Specialized Schools Open House, Elementary Schools Open House
• 9/21: No School for Students (Professional Development)
• 9/26: CEEC Open House

October

• 10/6: No School for Students (Professional Development)
• 10/26: End of Marking Period 1
• 10/27: No School for Students (Grading and Professional Development)

November

• 11/2: No School for Students (Parent Conferences)
• 11/3: No School for Students (Parent Conferences)
• 11/10: No School (Veterans' Day)
• 11/22 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving)

December

• 12/25 - 12/29: No School (Winter Holiday)

January

• 1/1 - 1/2: No School No School (Winter Holiday)
• 1/4 - 1/10: High Schools – Semester Exams and/or Finals
• 1/11: End of Marking Period 2
• 1/12: No School for Students (Grading and Professional Development)
• 1/15: No School (Martin Luther King Holiday)

February

• 2/16: No School for Students (Professional Development)
• 2/19: No School (Presidents’ Day)

March

• 3/15: End of Marking Period 3
• 3/16: No School for Students (Grading and Professional Development)
• 3/23: No School for Students (Parent Conferences)
• 3/30: No School (Spring Break)

April

• 4/2 - 4/6: No School (Spring Break)

May

• 5/25: No School
• 5/28: No School (Memorial Day)
• 5/30: End of Marking Period 4 (Grades 9 – 12)
• 5/31 - 6/5: High School Exams

• 6/4: Christiana High School Graduation
• 6/5: Newark High School Graduation, End of Parking Period for PK-8 Students
• 6/6: Last PK Student Day, Glasgow High SchoolGraduation
• 6/7: Brennen School, Delaware Autism Program (DAP), Delaware School for the Deaf (DSD) Graduation
• 6/8: No School for Students (Grading and Professional Development) Groves Adult High School Graduation
• 6/11: Last Day for Students
• 6/12: Last Teacher Day
• 6/13 - 6/14: Weather Contingency Day

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