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

The first day of school in Escambia County is August 10. 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 Escambia County 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

• 8/2 - 8/9: Teacher Planning Day
• 8/10: First Day of School

September

• 9/4: No School (Labor Day)

October

• 10/9: No School for Students (Employee Professional Development Day)

November

• 11/10: No School (Veterans Day)
• 11/20 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving Break)

December

• 12/18 - 12/29: No School (Winter Break)

January

• 1/1: No School (New Year's Day)
• 1/2: No School for Students (Employee Professional Development Day)
• 1/15: No School (MLK Jr. Day)

February

• 2/19: No School for Students (Teacher Planning Day)

March

• 3/26 - 3/30: No School (Spring Break)

May

• 5/23: Last Day of School
• 5/24: Teacher Planning Day
• 5/25: Teacher Planning Day
• 5/28: No School (Memorial Day)
• 5/29: Teacher Planning Day

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.

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