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Joliet Public School District Calendar 2018-19
When's the first day of school in Joliet Public School District? Plus, other must-know dates for students, parents and teachers.

JOLIET, IL — The first day of school in Joliet is August 20 — 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 Joliet Public School District has released its 2018-2019 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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- 8/20: First Day of School
September
- 9/3: No School (Labor Day)
- 9/19: School Improvement, No Afternoon Classes
October
- 10/5: School Improvement, No Afternoon Classes
- 10/8: No School (Columbus Day)
November
- 11/12: No School (Veterans Day)
- 11/19: No School for Students
- 11/20: No School for Students (Conferences)
- 11/21-11/23: No School (Thanksgiving)
December
- 12/21: Last Day Before Winter Break
January
- 1/1: No School (New Year's Day)
- 1/7: Classes Resume
- 1/21: No School (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
- 1/30: School Improvement, No Afternoon Classes
February
- 2/18: No School (Presidents' Day)
- 2/27: School Improvement, No Afternoon Classes
March
- 3/4: No School (Casimir Pulaski Day)
- 3/7: No School (Institute Day)
- 3/8: No School for Students (Conferences)
- 3/25-3/29: No School (Spring Break)
April
- 4/19-4/22: No School
May
- 5/15: School Improvement, No Afternoon Classes
- 5/27: No School (Memorial Day)
- 5/31: Last Day of School, No Afternoon Classes
Want to get a jump start on the new school year? Check out Patch's Ultimate Back-to-School Guide for everything from backpacks to notebooks so that everyone has what they need.

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