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Castro Valley School Calendar, 2018 - 2019 School Year
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CASTRO VALLEY, CA — The first day of school in Castro Valley is August 21 — 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 date on your calendar ASAP. The Castro Valley Unified School District has released its 2018-2019 calendar for public schools.
The calendar includes important dates such as winter and spring vacations, holidays, and the end of school.
Here is the full list of dates to know for this school year:
August
- 8/21: Students' First Day
September
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- 9/3: No School (Labor Day)
- 9/24: No School (Staff Development Day)
October
- 10/5: No School, Elementary Only (Conferences)
- 10/26: No School, Middle School Only (Conferences)
November
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- 11/12: No School (Veterans Day)
- 11/19-11/23: No School (Thanksgiving)
December
- 12/24-1/4: No School (Winter Break)
January
- 1/1-1/4: No School (Winter Break)
- 1/18: No School, High School Only (Teacher Work Day)
- 1/21: No School (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
February
- 2/18: No School (Presidents' Day)
March
- No days off
April
- 4/1: No School (Staff Development)
- 4/22-4/26: No School (Spring Break)
May
- 5/27: No School (Memorial Day)
June
- 6/6: Last Day of School
Want to get a jump start on the new school year? Check out Patch's Ultimate Back-to-School 2018 Guide for everything from backpacks to notebooks so that everyone has what they need.
-Story by Bea Karnes and national Patch editors
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