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

The first day of school in Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee 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: First Day of School

October

• 10/13: Parent Teacher Conference Day

November

• 11/22: Record Day (K–8 Schools)
• 11/22: Professional Development Day (H.S.)
• 11/24: Thanksgiving Recess - No School

December

• 12/25-29: Winter Recess - No School

January

• 1/1-2: Winter Recess - No School
• 1/3: Classes Resume
• 1/15: MLK Jr. Day - No School
• 1/19: Record Day (High Schools)
• 1/19: Professional Development Day (K–8 Schools)

February

• 2/16: Professional Development Day
• 2/19: Mid-Semester Break - No School

March

• 3/9: Parent-Teacher Conference Day
• 3/26-30: Spring Recess - No School

April

• 4/20: Professional Development Day

May

• 5/25: Memorial Day Recess - No School
• 5/28: Memorial Day - No School

June

• 6/8: Last Day of School
• 6/11: Record Day
• 6/12: Professional Development Day

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