DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS

2016-2017 School Year Calendar (Update: 4/28/2016)

JULY 2016
S

AUGUST 2016

3 4 5 6 7
10 11 12 13 14
17 18 19 20 21
24 25 26 27 28
31

1 2
8 9
15 16
22 23
29 30

7
14
21
28

5 6
12 13
19 20
26 27

18

OCTOBER 2016
S

4 5 6 7
11 12 13 14
18 19 20 21
25 26 27 28
21

21

13

2
9
16
23
30

5 6 7
12 13 14
19 20 21
26 27 28

19

NOVEMBER 2016
F

19

1
8
15
22
29

6 7
13 14
20 21
27 28

18

2 3 4 5 6 7
9 10 11 12 13 14
16 17 18 19 20 21
23 24 25 26 27 28
30
19

DECEMBER 2016

1 2 3 4 5
8 9 10 11 12
15 16 17 18 19
22 23 24 25 26
29 30
16

1
8
15
22
29

7
14
21
28

20

Planning/Professional Days (No classes for students)

August 15,16,17,18, 19; October 27; January 6; June 2 (half day)
Total of 4.5 Planning days - teacher self-directed planning. Total of 4 professional days - principal/district
directed. SLT/Principal to determine which non-student contact days are planning and which are
professional.

August 11, 12.

Parent/Teacher Conference Day (No classes for students)

HOLIDAY/NO CLASSES

November 4 (Schools may modify the daily schedule for parent/teacher conferences to meet the needs
of the school community. Schools will also determine dates and times for parent/teacher conferences
during 2nd semester.)

Labor Day - September 5

VACATION/NO CLASSES

15

15

JUNE 2017
F

22

Martin Luther King Jr. Day - January 16

4 5 6 7
11 12 13 14
18 19 20 21
25 26 17 28
1.5

22

SEMESTER DATES

Presidents' Day - February 20

Planning and Assessment Days (No classes for students)

Cesar Chavez Day - March 31

February 3; April 3
All Schools; 1/2 planning; 1/2 assessment & data analysis day

Memorial Day - May 29

STUDENT REPORT DAYS

79

1 2 3
8 9 10
15 16 17
22 23 24
29 30

First Semester Begins 8/22; Ends 12/21

Second Semester Begins 1/9; Ends 6/2

Thanksgiving Day - November 24

4 5 6 7
11 12 13 14
18 19 20 21
25 26 27 28

17

1 2 3 4 5 6
8 9 10 11 12 13
15 16 17 18 19 20
22 23 24 25 26 27
29 30 31

MS/HS WALK-IN REGISTRATION

1 2 3
8 9 10
15 16 17
22 23 24
29 30 31

MAY 2017

NON-STUDENT CONTACT DAYS

Assessment Days (No classes for students)

21

APRIL 2017

1 2 3 4
8 9 10 11
15 16 17 18
22 23 24 25
29 30 31
18

3 4 5 6 7
10 11 12 13 14
17 18 19 20 21
24 25 26 27 28
31

MARCH 2017

1 2 3 4
7 8 9 10 11
14 15 16 17 18
21 22 23 24 25
28

18

1 2 3
8 9 10
15 16 17
22 23 24
29 30

FEBRUARY 2017

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
16

SEPTEMBER 2016
F

1 2 3 4 5 6
8 9 10 11 12 13
15 16 17 18 19 20
22 23 24 25 26 27
29 30 31

0
JANUARY 2017
S

Days 1st Semester

94.5 Days 2nd Semester

173.5 Total Days
TEACHER REPORT DAYS
87

Days 1st Semester

99
186

Days 2nd Semester

Total Days

All Schools; assessment and data analysis day - no classes October 28; January 5
END OF TERM-TO BE FOLLOWED BY REPORT CARDS
ES, ECE-8 and MS Trimester: November 14; February 27; May 26
6-12, High School 6 Weeks: September 30; November 4; December 21; February 17; April 7; June 2
6-12, High School 9 Weeks: October 21; December 21; March 10; June 2
The Calendar for the 2016-2017 school year is adopted by the Board of Education subject to the provision that if for any reason the School District must close schools for more than the time provided by the statutes, the adopted 2016-2017 calendar may be amended by the Board of
Education to provide enough additional school days on Saturdays, during vacation, or at the end of the present calendar to meet legal requirements as required by the statutes.