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

The first day of school in Guilford County is August 28. 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 Guilford County 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

• 8/21:Mandated Workday
• 8/22: Mandated Workday
• 8/23: Optional Teacher Workday
• 8/24: Optional Teacher Workday
• 8/25: Optional Teacher Workday
• 8/28: First Day of School

September

• 9/4: No School (Labor Day)

October

• 10/4: Early Release Day
• 10/27: First Grading Period Ends
• 10/30: Optional Teacher Workday

November

• 11/8: Early Release Day
• 11/10: No School (Veterans Day)
• 11/22 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving)

December

• 12/21 - 1/1: No School (Winter Break)

January

• 1/2: No School for Students (Optional Teacher Workday)
• 1/3: Students Return
• 1/15: No School (MLK Day)
• 1/22: End of Second Grading Period
• 1/23: No School for Students (Mandated Workday)
• 1/31: Early Release Day

February

• 2/19: Optional Teacher Workday

March

• 3/29: End of Third Grading Period
• 3/30: No School (Spring Break Begins)

April

• 4/2 - 4/6: No School (Spring Break)
• 4/25: Early Release Day

May

• 5/28: No School (Memorial Day)

June

• 1/8: Last Day of School for Students
• 1/11: Mandated Workday
• 1/12: Mandated Workday
• 1/13: Optional Teacher Workday
• 1/14: Optional Teacher Workday
• 1/15: Optional Teacher Workday

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