Metro School Board To Vote On Next Year's Calendar Tuesday

NASHVILLE, TN — A more predictable Spring Break, longer stretches of uninterrupted instruction and more professional development for teachers highlight the proposed 2017-18 Metro Schools calendar.

The school board will vote on the proposed calendar at Tuesday's 5 p.m. meeting. School will begin Monday, August 7 and, unlike previous years, there is no off-day after the first day of school. Fall break runs the week of October 9 through 13. With no elections scheduled in 2017, November 1 will be a parent conference day. Thanksgiving break will run November 22 through 24 and the Christmas holiday begins with a half-day December 15, with students returning for the second semester January 4.

Intersession has been removed from the calendar and there will be no snow make-up days in March, allowing for a more predictable Spring Break March 30 through April 6. There is also a three-and-a-half day weekend for students beginning with an early dismissal on Thursday, March 15 and a day off for students March 16.

The last day of school is scheduled for May 23.

Teachers will begin with four days of in-service, planning and professional development at the beginning of August, plus a break-out day following the last day of school.

Have a look at the draft calendar here.

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