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

The first day of school in Berkley is September 5. 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 Berkley 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: Teachers’ First Day
• 8/28 - 8/30: Staff Professional Development Days

September

• 9/5: First Day of School, Kindergarten & Transitional Kindergarten Students Half Day
• 9/6: Kindergarten & Transitional Kindergarten Students Half Day
• 9/21 - 9/22: District Closed (Year Round Building Blocks Open)

October

• 10/11: High School Evening Conferences
• 10/12: High School Half Day, Afternoon and Evening Conferences
• 10/18: Anderson and Norup Evening Conferences
• 10/19: Anderson and Norup Half Day, Afternoon and Evening Conferences
• 10/25: Elementary School Evening Conferences
• 10/26: Elementary School Half Day, Afternoon and Evening Conferences

November

• 11/3: Half Day for Students (Records)
• 11/7: No School for Students (Teachers' Professional Development Half Day)
• 11/22: Half Day for Students and Teachers
• 11/23 - 11/24: District Closed (Thanksgiving)

• 12/22: Half Day for Students and Teachers
• 12/25: District Closed (Winter Break Begins)

January

• 1/3: Classes Resume
• 1/15: District Closed (MLK Day)
• 1/24 - 1/26: High School Half Day, Final Exams
• 1/26: Half Day for Students (Records)

February

• 2/16: Half Day for Students and Teachers
• 2/19 - 2/20: No School (Mid-Winter Break)

March

• 3/7: Anderson and Norup Evening Conferences
• 3/8: Anderson and Norup Half Day, Afternoon and Evening Conferences
• 3/14: High School Evening Conferences
• 3/15: High School Half Day, Afternoon and Evening Conferences
• 3/21: Elementary School Evening Conferences
• 3/22: High School Half Day, Afternoon and Evening Conferences
• 3/29: Half Day for Students (Records)
• 3/30: District Closed

April

• 4/2 - 4/6: No School (Spring Break)

May

• 5/9: Middle School Students Half Day, Incoming 6th Grade Orientation
• 5/25: Half Day for Students and Teachers
• 5/28: District Closed (Memorial Day)

June

• 6/11 - 6/13: High School Half Day, Final Exams
• 6/13: Last Day of School, Half Day for Students (Records)

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