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Champaign School Calendar 2017-18: First Day Of School, Vacations, Conferences
When's the first day of school in Champaign? That, and other must-know dates for parents, students and teachers.

The first day of school in Champaign is August 16. 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 Champaign 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.
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Here is the full list of dates to know for this school year:
August
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- 8/14 - 8/15: Institute Days
- 8/16: First Day of School
September
- 9/1: No School for Students (Institute Day)
- 9/4: No School (Labor Day)
- 9/21: No School (Fall Holiday)
October
- 10/9: No School (Columbus Day)
- 10/26: No School for Students (SIP/PT Conference)
- 10/27: No School for Students (PT Conference)
November
- 11/22 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving Break)
December
- 12/20 - 12/21: Early Dismissal
- 12/22 - 12/29: No School (Winter Break)
January
- 1/1 - 1/5: No School (Winter Break)
- 1/8: No School for Students (Institute Day)
- 1/15: No School (MLK Jr. Day)
February
- 2/19: No School (Presidents' Day)
March
- 3/15: No School for Students (SIP/PT Conference)
- 3/16: No School for Students (PT Conference)
- 3/19 - 3/23: No School (Spring Break)
- 3/30: No School (Spring Holiday)
April
- 4/2: No School (Spring Holiday)
May
- 5/24: Early Dismissal
- 5/25: Last Day of School, Early Dismissal
- 5/29: SIP
- 5/30 - 5/31: Snow Days
June
- 6/1 - 6/5: Snow Days
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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