District 69 School Calendar 2017-18: First Day Of School, Vacations, Conferences

The first day of school in District 69 is August 23. 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. School District 69 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

• 8/21: Teachers’ Institute Day
• 8/22: Teachers’ Institute Day
• 8/23: First Day for Students, Early Release Day

September

• 9/4: No School (Labor Day)
• 9/21: No School (Rosh Hashanah)
• 9/27: Early Release Day

October

• 10/9: No School (Columbus Day)
• 10/24: No School for Students (Teachers' Institute Day)

November

• 11/10: No School (Veterans' Day)
• 11/22: No School for Students (Parent/Teacher Conference)
• 11/23 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving)

December

• 12/6: Early Release Day
• 12/25 - 1/5: No School (Winter Break)

January

• 1/1 - 1/5: No School (Winter Break)
• 1/9: School Resumes
• 1/15: No School (MLK Day)

February

• 2/14: Early Release Day
• 2/19: No School (Presidents' Day)

March

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

April

• 4/2: No School for Students (Parent/Teacher Conference)
• 4/3: School Resumes
• 4/10: No School for Students (Teachers' Institute Day)

May

• 5/16: Early Release Day
• 5/28: No School (Memorial Day)
• 5/31: Last Day for Students (If No Emergency Days are Used)

June

• 6/1: Last Day for Teachers (If No Emergency Days are Used)
• 6/7: Last Possible Day for Students
• 6/8: Last Possible Day for Teachers

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