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

The first day of school in Verona 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 Verona 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:

September

• 9/5: Staff Professional Development
• 9/6: First Day of School for Students
• 9/13: FNB Back to School Night
• 9/14: Forest Back to School Night
• 9/19: Laning Back to School Night
• 9/21: No School (Rosh Hashanah)
• 9/27: Brookdale Back to School Night
• 9/28: VHS Back to School Night
• 9/29: No School for Students (Staff Professional Development)

October

• 10/5: HBW Back to School Night
• 10/9: Half Day for Students (Staff Professional Development)
• 10/11: Delayed Opening for Grade 12 (PSAT 9, 10 and 11)
• 10/19: VMAC Family Night
• 10/31: Half Day for Students (Staff Professional Development)

November

• 11/7: Half Day for Students (Staff Professional Development)
• 11/9 - 11/10: No School (NJEA Convention)
• 11/22: Half Day for Students and Staff
• 11/23 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving Break)

December

• 12/5 - 12/7: Grades K-8 Half Day (Elementary & HBW Conferences)
• 12/22: Half Day for Students and Staff
• 12/25 - 1/1: No School (Holiday Break)

January

• 1/1: No School (Holiday Break)
• 1/2: Schools Reopen
• 1/15: No School (MLK Day)

February

• 2/15: Half Day for Students (Staff Professional Development)
• 2/16 - 2/19: No School (Presidents' Day)

March

• 3/15 - 3/16: Grade 6 Algebra Readiness Test
• 3/20: Half Day for Students (Staff Professional Development)
• 3/21 - 3/22: Grades K-4 Half Day (Elementary Conferences)
• 3/28: VMAC Family Night
• 3/30: No School (Good Friday)

April

• 4/2 - 4/6: No School (Spring Break)
• 4/13: Half Day for Students (Staff Professional Development and PARCC Training)
• 4/23 - 4/30: Grades 3-4 PARCC
• 3/30: PARCC HBW

May

• 5/1 - 5/4: PARCC HBW
• 5/7 - 5/11: PARCC HBW and AP Exams (VHS)
• 5/14 - 5/18: AP Exams (VHS)
• 5/21 - 5/27: PARCC VHS
• 5/28: No School (Memorial Day)
• 5/29: PARCC VHS

June

• 6/7: Half Day for Students (Staff Professional Development)
• 6/15: Half Day for Students
• 6/18: Half Day for Students
• 6/19: Last Day for Students and Staff, Half Day for Students, VHS Graduation

Ready for the new school year? Check out Patch's Ultimate Back-to-School Guide for everything from backpacks to notebooks to be sure everyone has what they need.

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