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2016-17 Calendar
The first day of school will be Aug. 29, and school is scheduled to end on June 8. Students will have a winter break from Dec. 22 to Jan. 3 and a spring break from April 8 to 16.
The Board of Education adopted the calendar on June 23, 2015.First Day for Teachers Aug. 22 Orientation for Sixth Grade (12:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.) Aug. 23 Open House for Middle Schools (5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.) Aug. 23 Orientation for Ninth Grade (8:55 a.m. - 3:40 p.m.) Aug. 24 Open House for High Schools (6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.) Aug. 24 Open House for Elementary Schools (5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.) Aug. 25 First Day of School for Students Aug. 29 Labor Day Sept. 5 Early Release Sept. 14 Early Release Oct. 5 Early Release Nov. 2 Teacher Workday Nov. 8 Veterans Day Nov. 11 Thanksgiving Holiday Nov. 23-25 Winter Holiday Dec. 22-Jan. 2 School Resumes Jan. 3 Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday Jan. 16 Teacher Workday Jan. 23 Teacher Workday Feb. 13 Early Release Feb. 8 Early Release March 1 Early Release March 22 Teacher Workday March 31 Spring Break April 8-16 School Resumes April 17 Memorial Day May 29 Last Day of School June 8 Early Release Days: Students will dismiss two hours early on Sept. 14, Oct. 5, Nov. 2, Feb. 8, March 1 and March 22Makeup Days (used in the following order if necessary): Nov. 23; Feb. 13; June 9; April 10; April 11; June 12; June 13; June 14; June 15