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Princeton School Calendar 2017-18: First Day Of School, Vacations, Conferences
When's the first day of school in Princeton? That, and other must-know dates for parents, students and teachers.
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The first day of school in Princeton is September 7. 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 Princeton 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.
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Here is the full list of dates to know for this school year:
September
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- 9/7: First Day of School
- 9/21: Rosh Hashanah -Schools Closed
October
- 10/9: Staff Development - Schools Closed
November
- 11/1-2: PK-8 Conf – 1 pm dismissal
- 11/7-8: PK-8 Conf – 1 pm dismissal
- 11/9-10: NJEA Convention – Schools Closed
- 11/22: PK-8 - 1 pm dismissal; PHS – 12:30pm dismissal
- 11/23-24: Thanksgiving Recess - Schools Closed
December
- 12/4: PK-12 Staff Development – PK-8 1pm dismissal
- 12/4: PHS 12:30pm dismissal
- 12/22: PK-8 – 1pm dismissal; PHS–12:30 dismissal
- 12/25-29: Winter Recess – Schools Closed
January
- 1/1: New Years Day – Schools Closed
- 1/2: Classes Resume
- 1/8: PK-12 Staff Development – PK-8 1pm dismissal; PHS 12:30pm dismissal
- 1/15: Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Schools Closed
February
- 2/16: Staff Development – Schools Closed
- 2/19: Presidents’ Day – Schools Closed
- 2/26: PK-12 Staff Development – PK-8 1pm dismissal; PHS 12:30pm dismissal
March
- 3/14-15: PK-5 Conf – 1pm dismissal
- 3/21-22: PK-5 Conf – 1pm dismissal
- 3/29: Staff Development – Schools Closed
- 3/30: Spring Break – Schools Closed
April
- 4/2-6: Spring Break – Schools Closed
- 4/9: Classes Resume
May
- 5/25: Holiday/Designated Snow Makeup Day
- 5/28: Memorial Day – Schools Closed
June
- 6/15: JW 1pm Dismissal: Promotion
- 6/18: PK-8 1pm Dismissal; PHS 12:30pm Dismissal
- 6/19: Last Day of School for Students: PK-8 1pm Dismissal, PHS 12:30pm Dismissal
- 6/20: Staff Development
- 6/21-22: Designated Snow Days
- *Note: As snow days are used, the
Staff Development Day will be moved to the day following the Last Day for students
- *Note: As snow days are used, the
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