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

The first day of school in Gadsden is August 3. 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 Gadsden Independent 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:

July

• 7/31: Instructional Prep

August

• 8/1 - 8/2: Instructional Prep
• 8/3: First Day of School

September

• 9/1: Progress Reports
• 9/4: No School (Labor Day)
• 9/21: No School for Students (Elementary and Middle School Parent-Teacher Conferences, High School Professional Development)
• 9/22: (Elementary and Middle School Professional Development, High School Parent-Teacher Conferences)

October

• 10/2 - 10/6: No School (Fall Break)
• 10/13: Report Cards, End of First Grading Period

November

• 11/10: No School (Veteran's Day)
• 11/15: Progress Reports
• 11/20 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving Break)

December

• 12/21: Half Day for Students and Teachers, Report Cards, End of Second Grading Period
• 12/22 - 12/29: No School (Winter Break)

January

• 1/1 - 1/5: No School (Winter Break)
• 1/8 - 1/9: No School for Students (Inst. Support/Professional Development)
• 1/10: Classes Resume
• 1/15: No School (Martin Luther King Holiday)

February

• 2/9: Progress Reports
• 2/15: No School for Students (Elementary School Parent-Teacher Conferences, Secondary School ICAT Conference)
• 2/16: No School for Students (Elementary School Professional Development, Secondary School ICAT Conference)
• 2/19: No School (Presidents Day)

March

• 3/16: End of Third Grading Period
• 3/26 - 3/30: No School (Spring Break)

April

• 4/2: No School (Spring Holiday)
• 4/25: Progress Reports

May

• 5/23: Middle and High School Half Day for Students
• 5/24: Last Day of School, Half Day for Students

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