Darien School Calendar 2018-19: First Day Of School, Vacations

DARIEN, IL — The first days of school in Darien are August 22 and August 23 — 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 dates on your calendar ASAP. The Darien and Cass school districts have released their 2018-2019 calendars for public schools.

The calendars include 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:

Darien Public Schools (District 61)

August

• 8/14: New Teacher Tech Workshop
• 8/16: New Teachers Workshop
• 8/20 - 8/21: Teachers' Institute
• 8/22: First Day of School
• 8/23: First Day of School for Kindergarten and ECE
• 8/27: First Day of School for Pre-K

September

• 9/3: No School (Labor Day)

October

• 10/8: No School (Columbus Day)
• 10/31: Early Dismissal (School Improvement Day)

November

• 11/19 - 11/20: No School (Parent-Teacher Conferences 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.)
• 11/21 - 11/23: No School (Thanksgiving Holiday)

December

• 12/24 - 12/31: No School (Winter Break)

January

• 1/1 - 1/4: No School (Winter Break)
• 1/21: No School (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)

February

• 2/18: No School (Presidents' Day)
• 2/21 - 2/22: Parent-Teacher Conferences 5 pm. to 8 p.m.

March

• 3/25 - 3/31: No School (Spring Break)

April

• 4/19: No School (Non-Attendance Day)
• 4/26: Early Dismissal (School Improvement Day)

May

• 5/17: Early Dismissal (School Improvement Day)
• 5/27: No School (Memorial Day)
• 5/30: Last Day of Attendance

Cass Public Schools (District 63)

August

• 8/17: New Staff Orientation
• 8/20: Staff Institute Day
• 8/22: Staff Institute Day
• 8/23: Grades K-8 First Day of Student Attendance
• 8/29: Pre-K First Day of Student Attendance

September

• 9/3: No School (Labor Day)
• 9/14: Early Dismissal (Concord Dismisses at 11:15 a.m., Cass Dismisses at 12 p.m.)

October

• 10/5: Early Dismissal (Concord Dismisses at 11:15 a.m., Cass Dismisses at 12 p.m.)
• 10/8: No School (Columbus Day)
• 10/18 - 10/19: No School for Grades K-12 (MEA)

November

• 11/8: Parent-Teacher Conferences (3 p.m - 8 p.m.)
• 11/9: No School (Parent-Teacher Conferences)
• 11/12: No School (Veterans Day Observed)
• 11/21 - 11/23: No School (Thanksgiving Break)

December

• 12/21 - 12/31: No School (Winter Break)

January

• 1/1 - 1/4: No School (Winter Break)
• 1/7: No School (Staff Institute Day)
• 1/21: No School (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)

February

• 2/15: Early Dismissal (Concord Dismisses at 11:15 a.m., Cass Dismisses at 12 p.m.)
• 2/18: No School (Presidents' Day)

March

• 3/1: No School (Staff Institute Day)
• 3/22: Early Dismissal (Concord Dismisses at 11:15 a.m., Cass Dismisses at 12 p.m.)
• 3/25 - 3/29: No School (Spring Break)

April

• 4/18: Early Dismissal (Concord Dismisses at 11:15 a.m., Cass Dismisses at 12 p.m.)
• 4/19: No School (Local School Holiday)
• 4/22: No School (Local School Holiday)

May

• 5/10: Early Dismissal (Concord Dismisses at 11:15 a.m., Cass Dismisses at 12 p.m.)
• 5/27: Memorial Day
• 5/30: Grade 8 Graduation

June

• 6/4: Last Day of School, Early Dismissal (Concord Dismisses at 11:15 a.m., Cass Dismisses at 12 p.m.)

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