August
16, First day of school
Students return to the district for the 2017-18 school year after summer vacation
September
4, Labor Day
Schools closed to student and staff in observance of the holiday.
October
9, Columbus Day
Schools closed to students and staff in observance of the holiday
10, Professional development day
No class for students, but teachers and staff report to campus.
11, Lake Travis Family Night
The district will assign no homework to students to allow for more family time.
13, End of the first grading period
13, Cavaliers vs. Chaparrals
Lake Travis High School visits rival Westlake High School for a football game at 7:30 p.m.
November
7, Election Day
District voters will decide the fate of the district’s proposed bond package, as well as vote in a tax ratification election.
10, Cavaliers vs. Vipers
Lake Travis High School visits Vandegrift High School for a football game at 7:30 p.m.
20-24, Fall Break
The district is closed for the week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday Nov. 23.
December
21, End of the second grading period/early release day
22, Professional development day
Students have the Friday before winter break off while teachers finish final grades.
25-Jan. 5, Winter Break
School will be closed for the two-week vacation, spanning the last week of December and the first week of January. Students return to class Tuesday, Jan. 9
January 2018
8, Professional development day
No class for students, but teachers and staff report to campus one day before the third grading period begins.
15, Martin Luther King Day
Schools closed to student and staff in observance of the holiday.
February
15-19, Professional development days
No class for students, but teachers and staff report to campus. President's Day is Feb. 19.
March
8, End of the third grading period
9, Professional development
No class for students, but teachers and staff report to campus.
12-16, Spring Break
Students and teachers return to school and begin the final grading period March 19.
April
10-13, STAAR testing
27, Professional development day
No class for students, but teachers and staff report to campus.
May
7-18, STAAR Testing
25, Last day of class
The final grading period ends with an early release day. Summer vacation begins for students.
28, Memorial Day
Schools closed to student and staff in observance of the holiday.
29-31, Professional development day
The school year ends for teachers and staff, with four professional development days in May before summer vacation begins.
