The summer break never seems to last long enough.
Students are going back to class in a little under two weeks as the Polk School District kicks off the 2023-24 Academic Year on Tuesday, August 1.
Polk School District campuses across the county will be seeing some slight changes to the schedule this year as the kids head back to class in the coming days. Included in that change is a new time for drop-off and first bell and dismissals across the board.
Elementary students will begin accepting drop-offs at school at 7:30 a.m. on Aug. 1. School will start at 8:30 a.m., and dismissal is at 3:30 p.m. Middle School students can begin drop-offs at 7 a.m., with school to start at 7:25 a.m. and dismiss at 2:35 p.m. High school now starts at 7:35 a.m. and dismisses at 2:45 p.m. Students can begin drop-offs at 7 a.m. as well at CHS and RHS.
Students will continue to take Mondays off for the foreseeable future, but teachers will use the time for work days and will still be working on campus.
Next Friday, July 28, parents and students will be able to meet teachers and check out their classrooms during open house events ahead of the start of the school year. Elementary school open houses will run from 2 to 5 p.m. on Friday, followed by the Middle School from 4 to 7 p.m. and the High Schools from 5 to 8 p.m.
The district also posted the items students on the elementary level will need:
The school calendar was set a long while back, but this is what things look like for the 2023-24 Academic year.
- August 1 – Start of School
- September 4 – Labor Day (No School)
- September 6 – Progress Reports
- September 25-29 – Fall Break (No School)
- October 6 – End of first 9 weeks grading period
- October 11 – Report Cards
- November 15 – Progress Reports
- November 20-24 – Thanksgiving Break (no school)
- December 15 – End of second 9 weeks grading period
- December 18-January 1 – Christmas Holidays (no school)
- January 2, 2024 – Students return from holidays
- January 3 – Report Cards
- January 15 – MLK Jr. Birthday (No School)
- February 7 – Progress Reports
- February 19-23 – Winter Break (No School)
- March 13 – End third 9 week grading period
- March 20 – Report cards
- April 8-12 – Spring Holidays (No School)
- April 24 – Progress Reports
- May 24 – End fourth 9 week grading period, Last Day of School, Report Cards K-8, RHS Graduation
- May 25 – CHS Graduation
- May 28-31 – In-Service Days
- May 31 – 9-12 Report Cards
The District does note with the above list of dates that any teacher workdays (Mondays) or holidays can be subject to change due to the need to have makeup days for a variety of reasons.
Here’s a printable version of the calendar as well:
Check back for more coverage to come as the First Day of School approaches here in Polk County.
