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

The first day of school in Decatur 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 Decatur Public 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

• 8/14: Teacher Institute, Elementary School Open Houses (5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.)
• 8/15: Teacher Work Day
• 8/16: First Day of School
• 8/21: Middle School Open Houses (5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.)
• 8/28: High School Open Houses (5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.)

September

• 9/4: No School (Labor Day)
• 9/13: Half Day
• 9/15: Mid Term, Immunizations and Physicals Due
• 9/22: Mid Term Distribution
• 9/27: Half Day
• 9/29: Eisenhower Homecoming
• 9/30: Eisenhower Homecoming Dance

October

• 10/6: MacArthur Homecoming
• 10/7: MacArthur Homecoming Dance
• 10/9: No School (Columbus Day)
• 10/20: End of First Quarter (Elementary & Middle School), Mid Term (High School)
• 10/27: Report Card Distribution (Elementary & Middle School). Mid Term Distribution (High School)
• 10/30: No School for Students (Parent-Teacher Conferences/ Report Cards)
• 10/31: No School for Students (Institute Day)

November

• 11/15: Half Day
• 11/17: Mid Terms
• 11/22 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving)
• 11/28: Mid Term Distribution

December

• 12/20: High School Exams, End of Second Quarter / First Semester, Last Student Attendance Day
• 12/21 - 12/29: No School (Winter Break)

January

• 1/1 - 1/2: No School (Winter Break)
• 1/3: No School for Students (Teacher Work Day)
• 1/4: Students Return
• 1/5: Report Card Distribution (All Schools)
• 1/15: No School (Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday)

February

• 2/2: Mid Term
• 2/7: Half Day
• 2/9: Mid Term Distribution
• 2/19: No School (President’s Day Holiday)
• 2/21: Half Day

March

• 3/9: End of Third Quarter (Elementary & Middle School), Mid Term (High School)
• 3/16: No School for Students (Parent-Teacher Conferences)
• 3/19: No School for Students (Teacher Institute)
• 3/20: Report Card Distribution (Elementary & Middle School), Mid Term Distribution (High School)
• 3/30: No School (Good Friday Holiday)

April

• 4/2 - 4/6: No School (Spring Break)
• 4/20: Mid Term
• 4/27: Mid Term Distribution
• 4/28: MacArthur High School Prom

May

• 5/2: Half Day
• 5/5: Eisenhower High School Prom
• 5/19: High School Graduation
• 5/22: Last Day of School
• 5/23 - 5/30: Emergency Days

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