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

The first day of school in Lawrence Township 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 Lawrence Township 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

• 8/23 - 8/24: New Staff Orientation
• 8/28 - 8/29: New Staff Orientation

September

• 9/1: Professional Development Day
• 9/4: No School (Labor Day)
• 9/5: First Day for All Students (Full Day)
• 9/21: No School (Rosh Hashanah)

October

• 10/9: No School for Students (Professional Development Day)

November

• 11/8: No School for Students (Professional Development Day)
• 11/9 - 11/10: No School (NJEA Convention)
• 11/16 - 11/17: K-8 Early Dismissal for Students (Parent/Teacher Conferences)
• 11/20 - 11/21: K-12 Early Dismissal for Students (Parent/Teacher Conferences)
• 11/22: Early Dismissal for Students and Staff
• 11/23 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving Recess)

December

• 12/22: Early Dismissal for Students and Staff
• 12/25 - 12/29: No School (Winter Recess)

January

• 1/1: No School (New Year’s Day)
• 1/15: No School (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)

February

• 2/16: No School for Students (Professional Development Day)
• 2/19: No School (Presidents' Day)
• 2/20: Emergency Closing Day (If Needed)

March

• 3/16: No School for Students (Professional Development Day)
• 3/26 - 3/30: No School (Spring Recess)

April

• 4/2: Emergency Closing Day (If Needed)
• 4/18: K-12 Early Dismissal for Students (Parent/Teacher Conferences)
• 4/19 - 4/20: K-8 Early Dismissal for Students (Parent/Teacher Conferences)

May

• 5/25: Emergency Closing Day (If Needed)
• 5/28: No School (Memorial Day)

June

• 6/20: Last Day for Students, Early Dismissal for Students
• 6/21 - 6/22: Emergency Closing Day (If Needed)

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