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Cleveland School Calendar 2018-19: First Day Of School, Vacations
When's the first day of school in Cleveland? Plus, other must-know dates for students, parents and teachers.
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CLEVELAND, OH — The first day of school Cleveland is August 27 — and whether you and the kids are looking forward to the new school year or are dreading the end of summer, you’ll want to mark the dates on your calendar ASAP. The Cleveland Metropolitan School District has released its 2018-2019 calendars for public schools.
The calendars include 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:
August
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- 8/13: First Day Students
- 8/17: First Day Kindergarten
- 8/21: First Day Preschool
September
- 9/3: No School (Labor Day)
- 9/7: Early Dismissal (Professional Development)
- 9/24-10/5: YRS & DEC Fall Break
October
- 10/3: School Improvement Day
- 10/8: No School (Columbus Day)
November
- 11/6: No School (Election Day)
- 11/12: No School (Veterans Day)
- 11/21-11/23: No School (Thanksgiving)
December
- 12/5: Early Dismissal
- 12/24-12/31: No School (Winter Break)
January
- 1/1-1/7: No School (Winter Break)
- 1/8: Classes Resume
- 1/21: No School (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
February
- 2/7: Early Dismissal (Conferences)
- 2/15: No School for Students (Professional Development)
- 2/18: No School (Presidents' Day)
March
- 3/1: Early Release
- 3/15: No School (Professional Development)
- 3/25-3/29: No School (Spring Break)
April
- 4/1-4/5: YRS & DEC Spring Break
- 4/19: No School (Good Friday)
- 4/22: No School (Easter Monday)
- 4/24: Early Release
May
- 5/3: Early Dismissal
- 5/23: Last Day for Students
Want to get a jump start on the new school year? Check out Patch's Ultimate Back-to-School Guide for everything from backpacks to notebooks so that everyone has what they need.
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