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Calendars for Download
2017-18 Regular School Calendar updated 5-31-17
2017-18 Downtown School Calendar updated 4-4-17
2017-2018 School Year
July
4 Holiday – Offices closed
11 Board meeting
August
1 Board meeting
9 Downtown School – First day of school (1:30 dismissal)
15 Board meeting
23 First day of school – (adjusted dismissal)
September
1 Downtown School – No school
4 Labor Day – No school, offices closed
5 Board meeting
19 Board meeting
October
3 Board Meeting
13-20 Downtown School – No school (conferences & Fall intercession)
17 Board meeting
27 No school – Teacher EQ development
27 Downtown School – No school, Teacher EQ development
November
7 Board meeting
21 Board meeting
20-24 Downtown School – No school (break & holiday)
22 No school (Fall conference comp day)
23-24 Holiday – No school, offices closed
December
12 Board meeting
18-31 Downtown School – No school (Winter recess)
22-31 No school – Winter recess
25, 26, 29 Holiday – All offices closed
January
1 Holiday – No school, all offices closed
2 No school – Winter recess
2 Downtown School – No school (Winter recess)
3 Classes Resume
9 Board meeting
15 Downtown School – No school
15 MLK Day – No school, offices open
16 Start of second semester
22 Downtown School – No school
22 No school
23 Board meeting
February
6 Board meeting
9-19 Downtown School – No school (intercession)
19 No school (staff training)
20 Board meeting
March
20 Board meeting
9-16 Downtown School – No school (conferences and break)
9-16 No school – Spring break
30 Downtown School – No school (teacher professional development)
30 No school – teacher professional development
April
3 Board meeting
20 Downtown School – No school (teacher professional development)
17 Board meeting
23 Downtown School – No school
May
1 Board meeting
15 Board meeting
23 Last day of school for 12th Grade
23-31 Downtown School – No school (holiday and break)
28 Memorial Day – No school
30 Last day of school – Elementary and Middle Schools (half-day)**
31 Last day of school – High Schools (half-day)**
June
1 Downtown School – No school*
5 Board meeting
19 Board meeting
22 Downtown School – No school (conferences)*
27 Downtown School – Last Day of School
**Note: June 1 and June 4 reserved for inclement weather make-up days.
*Note: Downtown School reserves June 1 and June 22 for inclement weather make-up days.
Emergency Schedule Change
When there is an emergency school closing or early dismissal, information is made available through several media outlets:
- DMPS-TV on Mediacom cable channels 12.1 or 812
- www.dmschools.org
- www.facebook.com/DMschools
- www.twitter.com/DMschools
- DMPS mobile app alert
- Local radio and television stations
For emergency weather procedures, click here.
IMPORTANT NOTE – Adjusted Dismissal Every Wednesday
All schools dismiss 90 minutes early on Wednesdays throughout the school year.