Prince William County 2017-18 School Calendar: First Day Aug. 28

DALE CITY, VA — Wasn't is just, like, 20 minutes ago that kids were celebrating the end of the school year? Yeah, well, Alice Cooper's anthem already is more or less stale. It might not feel like it outside, but summer already has entered the backstretch and a new school year beckons.

Toward that end, here's the complete 2017-18 school calendar for Prince William County public schools. It includes need-to-know dates regarding various holidays and teacher work days. The schedule is subject to change, of course, for a variety of the typical reasons.

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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

• August 21 All Teachers Report
• August 21‐25 Teacher Professional Development/Workday
• August 28 School Begins
• September 4 Labor Day Holiday
• October 9 Divisionwide Professional Learning Day (ES/MS/HS Closed) ‐ No school for All students
• November 3 End of First Grading Period (48 Days)
• November 6 Teacher Professional Development/Workday (ES/MS/HS) ‐ No school for All students
• November 7 Parent Conference Day (ES) ‐ Teacher PD/Workday/Conference Day (MS/HS) ‐ No school for All students
• November 10 Veterans Day Holiday
• November 22‐24 Thanksgiving Break for Students/Teachers
• November 23‐24 Thanksgiving Break for All Employees
• December 22‐29 Winter Break for Students/Teachers
• December 25‐26 Winter Break for All Employees
• January 1 Winter Break for Students/Teachers
• January 1 Winter Break for All Employees
• January 2 School Reopens
• January 15 Martin Luther King Holiday
• January 26 Elementary School 1/2 Day ‐ Parent/Teacher Conferences
• January 26 End of Second Grading Period (46 Days)
• January 26 End of First Semester ‐ ES/MS/HS (94 Days)
• January 29 Teacher Workday (ES/MS/HS Closed) ‐ No school for All students
• February 19 Presidents' Day Holiday
• March 26‐30 Spring Break for Students and Teachers
• March 29‐30 Spring Break for All Employees
• April 13 End of Third Grading Period (48 days)
• April 16 Teacher Workday (ES/MS/HS Closed) ‐ No school for All students
• May 28 Memorial Day Holiday
• June 8 End of Fourth Grading Period (38 Days)
• June 8 End of Second Semester (86 Days)
• June 8 Last Day of School (180 Days)
• June 11‐13 Teacher Professional Development/Workday

^ November Workday/Professional Development Day count includes the Conference Day
* 2 floating workdays to be used during contract year for accounting purposes only are added to August

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