Danbury 2017-18 school year to start after Labor Day

 

Danbury Public Schools Announce 1st Day of Classes is September 5                  

Due to construction at Danbury High School, Danbury Public Schools will hold the first day of classes on Tuesday, Sept. 5, for the 2017-2018 school year. It will be a full school day.

The plan will be to return to a start date in late August the following school year.

“Construction at the high school has been moving along according to schedule,” said Superintendent Dr. Sal Pascarella, “but we just need an extra week to assure that the building is ready to accommodate students at the beginning of school. We have made adjustments to the entire calendar to ensure that the school year is not unnecessarily extended to make up for the late start.”

Two days have been added to the new school calendar: a half day of school is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 22, the day before Thanksgiving break, and a full day on Tuesday, Feb. 20, following President’s Day.

With the late start date and not considering five snow days, the tentative last day of school for students will be June 15, 2018.

The new start date will not affect the Early Release days for purposes of Professional Development that were built into last year’s calendar.