Loudoun County 2017-18 School Calendar: First Day Aug. 24

ASHBURN, VA — Wasn't is just, like, 20 minutes ago that kids were celebrating the end of the school year? Yeah, well, Alice Cooper's anthem already is more or less stale. It might not feel like it outside, but summer already has entered the backstretch and a new school year beckons.

Toward that end, here's the complete 2017-18 school calendar for Loudoun County public schools. It includes need-to-know dates regarding various holidays and teacher work days. The schedule is subject to change, of course, for a variety of the typical reasons.

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2017-18 LOUDOUN COUNTY SCHOOL CALENDAR

• August 9-10 New to Profession Teacher Institute
• August 11/14-15 New Employee Orientation/Workdays - All Teachers New to LCPS
• August 16-17 In School Staff Development - All Teachers
• August 18 Planning/Records/Conference Day
• August 21 County-Wide Staff Development - All Teachers
• August 22-23 Planning/Records/Conference Days
• August 24 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
• September 4 Holiday (Labor Day)
• October 9 Holiday (Columbus Day)
• October 23 Student Holiday (County-Wide Staff Development)
• November 3 End of the Grading Period
• November 6-7 Student Holidays (Planning/Records/Conference Days)
• November 22-24 Holiday (Thanksgiving)
• December 18-January 1 Winter Break (Classes Resume January 2)
• January 15 Holiday (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
• January 26 End of Grading Period
• January 29 MOVEABLE STUDENT HOLIDAY *
• (Planning/Records/Conference Day)
• February 19 Holiday (Presidents’ Day)
• March 26-30 Holiday (Spring Break)
• April 2 Student Holiday (County-Wide Staff Development)
• April 6 End of Grading Period
• April 9 Student Holiday (Planning/Records/Conference Day)
• May 28 Holiday (Memorial Day)
• June 13 LAST DAY OF SCHOOL/End of Grading Period
• June 14-15 Planning/Records/Conference Days

*NOTE: Parents with childcare or other weekday scheduling concerns - Date of the Moveable
Planning/Records/Conference Day between first and second semesters may change if the school
calendar must be changed due to school closings for inclement weather or other emergencies.

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