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

The first day of school in Chelmsford is September 6. 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 Chelmsford 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

• 8/28 - 8/29: New Staff Orientation

September

• 9/4: Labor Day
• 9/5: Staff Work Day
• 9/6: First Day of School, Kindergarten Half Day
• 9/7: Kindergarten Half Day
• 9/26: Half Day for Students (Professional Day)

October

• 10/9: No School (Columbus Day)
• 10/19: Half Day for Students (Professional Day)

November

• 11/7: No School for Students (Professional Day)
• 11/10: No School (Veteran's Day)
• 11/22: Early Release (Thanksgiving Recess)
• 11/23 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving Recess)
• 11/29: Elementary Half Day

December

• 12/5: Half Day for Students (Professional Day)
• 12/25 - 1/1: No School (December Recess)

January

• 1/1: No School (December Recess)
• 1/2: School Reopens
• 1/9: Half Day for Students (Professional Day)
• 1/15: No School (MLK Day)

February

• 2/1: Half Day for Students (Professional Day)
• 2/19 - 2/23: No School (February Recess)
• 2/26: School Reopens

March

• 3/1: Half Day for Students (Professional Day)
• 3/30: No School (Good Friday)

April

• 4/3: Half Day for Students (Professional Day)
• 4/16 - 4/20: No School (April Recess)
• 4/23: School Reopens

May

• 5/28: No School (Memorial Day)

June

• 6/26: Last Day for Students, Half Day
• 6/27: Last Day for Staff, Half Day

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