2018-2019 School Year
July
4 Holiday – Offices closed
10 School Board meeting
August
8 Downtown School – First day of school (1:10 PM adjusted dismissal)
14 School Board meeting
23 First day of school
31 Downtown School – No school
September
3 Labor Day – No school, offices closed
4 School Board meeting
18 School Board meeting
October
2 School Board Meeting
11-19 Downtown School – No school (conferences & Fall intercession)
16 School Board meeting
25-26 No School – Professional Development Days
November
6 School Board meeting
20 School Board meeting
19-23 Downtown School – No school (break & holiday)
21 No school (Fall conference comp day)
22-23 Holiday – No school, offices closed
December
11 School Board meeting
20-31 Downtown School – No school (Winter recess)
24-31 No school – Winter recess
24-25, 31 Holiday – All offices closed
January
1 Holiday – No school, all offices closed
2-4 No school – (Staff and teacher development)
7 Classes resume districtwide
8 School Board meeting
16 Start of second semester
21 MLK Day – No school, offices open
22 School Board meeting
February
5 School Board meeting
8-15 Downtown School – No school (intersession)
19 School Board meeting
20 No school for 9th, 10th and 12th grades (11th grade attends a.m. only for ACT test)
21 No school for 11th grade only
March
5 School Board meeting
14 Downtown School – No school (conferences)
15-26 No school – Conference comp day, Spring Break and staff development
April
2 School Board meeting
19-22 Downtown School – No school
16 School Board meeting
May
7 School Board meeting
21 School Board meeting
23 Last day of school for 12th Grade (full day)
24-31 Downtown School – No school (holiday and break)
27 Memorial Day – No school, offices closed
30 Last day of school – Elementary and Middle Schools (half-day)
31 Last day of school – High Schools (half-day)
June
3-7 Downtown School – No school
4 School Board meeting
18 School Board meeting
21 Downtown School – No school (conferences)
26 Downtown School – Last Day of School
Class of 2019 Commencement Schedule
| SCHOOL | LOCATION | DATE | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scavo High School | Hoyt Sherman Place | Friday, May 24 | 10:00 a.m. |
| Ruby Van Meter | Ruby Van Meter Gymnasium | Friday, May 24 | 6:00 p.m. |
| East High School | Drake University Knapp Center | Saturday, May 25 | 9:00 a.m. |
| Hoover High School | Drake University Knapp Center | Saturday, May 25 | 12:30 p.m. |
| Lincoln High School | Drake University Knapp Center | Saturday, May 25 | 3:30 p.m. |
| Roosevelt High School | Drake University Knapp Center | Saturday, May 25 | 7:30 p.m. |
| North High School | Drake University Knapp Center | Sunday, May 26 | 7:30 p.m. |
| Summer Graduation | Hoyt Sherman Place | Wednesday, Aug. 7 | 6:00 p.m. |
Calendars for Download
2018-19 Regular School Calendar
2018-19 Downtown School Calendar
2019-20 Regular School Calendar
2019-20 Downtown School Calendar rev. 3/2019
Emergency Schedule Change
When there is an emergency school closing or early dismissal, information is made available through several media outlets:
- DMPS-TV on Mediacom cable channels 12.1 or 812
- www.dmschools.org
- www.facebook.com/DMschools
- www.twitter.com/DMschools
- DMPS mobile app alert
- Local radio and television stations
For emergency weather procedures, click here.