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

The first day of school in Newark 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 Newark 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 - 8/30: Staff Development Days
• 8/31: Organization Day - All Teachers Report

September

• 9/1: No School (Eid al-Adha)
• 9/4: No School (Labor Day)
• 9/5: First Day of School for Students
• 9/27: Early Dismissal for Students (In-Service)

October

• 10/9: No School (Columbus Day)
• 10/25: No School for Students (Staff Development Day)

November

• 11/7: No School (Election Day)
• 11/9: No School (Puerto Rico Day)
• 11/10: No School (Veteran's Day)
• 11/22: Early Dismissal for Students and Staff
• 11/23 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving)
• 11/28: Early Dismissal for Students (Parent/Teacher Conferences)

December

• 12/13: Early Dismissal for Students (In-Service)
• 12/21: Early Dismissal for Students and Staff
• 12/22 - 12/29: No School (Winter Recess)

January

• 1/1: No School (New Year’s Day
• 1/15: No School (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
• 1/31: No School for Students (Staff Development Day)

February

• 2/15: Early Dismissal for Students (Parent/Teacher Conferences)
• 2/19: No School (President’s Day)
• 2/28: Early Dismissal for Students (In-Service)

March

• 3/21: Early Dismissal for Students (In-Service)
• 3/26 - 3/30: No School (Spring Recess)

April

• 4/25: Early Dismissal for Students (In-Service)

May

• 5/23: Early Dismissal for Students (In-Service)
• 5/28: No School (Memorial Day)

June

• 6/18: Last Day of School for Students and Staff, Early Dismissal for Students

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