Class Assignment Pick-Up
Jul 26 from 1:30 PM to 7:00 PM
IASB / Board of Education Retreat.
Jul 26 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Class Assignment Pick-Up
Jul 28 from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Class Assignment Pick-Up
Jul 29 from 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM
Preschool Screening
Aug 2 from 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Please click here for additional information regarding District 161's preschool screening process.
Teacher Institute Day
Aug 9
Teacher Institute Day
Aug 10
Teacher Institute Day
Aug 11
Chalk the Walk
Aug 11 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
EC/Pre-K/Kindergarten Meet and Greet / Supply Drop Off
Aug 11 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Elementary Schools: New Student Orientation
Aug 11 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
First Day of School
Aug 12
D161 Back to School Party.
Aug 13 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Finance Committee Meeting
Aug 16 from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Board of Education Meeting
Aug 16 at 6:00 PM
Community Engagement Committee Meeting
Aug 23 from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Elementary Open Houses
Aug 25 from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Parker Junior High Open House
Aug 26 from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Committee of the Whole Meeting
Aug 30 at 6:00 PM
Labor Day - District Closed
Sep 6
Board of Education Meeting
Sep 13 at 6:00 PM
Yom Kippur - No School for Students
Sep 16
Dessert with D161! [Steps to have a successful school year.]
Sep 17 from 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM
Committee of the Whole Meeting
Sep 27 at 6:00 PM
Parent Visiting Day
Oct 8
District Closed
Oct 11
Board of Education Meeting
Oct 12 at 6:00 PM
End of the First Quarter
Oct 15
Community Engagement Committee
Oct 18 from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Committee of the Whole Meeting
Oct 25 at 6:00 PM
School Improvement Day - Early Dismissal for Students
Oct 29
Board of Education Meeting
Nov 8 at 6:00 PM
Veteran's Day - District Closed
Nov 11
Parent Teacher Conferences - No School
Nov 22 from 1:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Committee of the Whole Meeting
Nov 22 at 6:00 PM
Parent Teacher Conferences - No School
Nov 23 from 8:00 AM to 1:30 PM
Non-Attendance Day - District Closed
Nov 24
Thanksgiving Day - District Closed
Nov 25
Thanksgiving Holiday - District Closed
Nov 26
Board of Education Meeting
Dec 13 at 6:00 PM
End of the Second Quarter
Dec 21
Winter Break - No School
Dec 22 to Dec 24
Winter Break - No School
Dec 27 to Dec 31
Winter Break - No School
Jan 3 to Jan 4
School Resumes
Jan 5
Board of Education Meeting
Jan 11 at 6:00 PM
Martin Luther King's Birthday - District Closed
Jan 17
D161 Board of Education Retreat.
Jan 24 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Committee of the Whole Meeting
Jan 31 at 6:00 PM
Board of Education Meeting
Feb 14 at 6:00 PM
Teacher Institute Day - No School for Students
Feb 18
President's Day - District Closed
Feb 21
Community Engagement Committee
Feb 24 from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Committee of the Whole Meeting
Feb 28 at 6:00 PM
Casimir Pulaski Holiday - District Closed
Mar 7
End of the Third Quarter
Mar 11
Board of Education Meeting
Mar 14 at 6:00 PM
School Improvement Day - Early Dismissal for Students
Mar 25
Spring Break
Mar 28 to Apr 1
School Resumes
Apr 4
Board of Education Meeting
Apr 11 at 6:00 PM
Good Friday - District Closed
Apr 15
Committee of the Whole Meeting
Apr 25 at 6:00 PM
Board of Education Meeting
May 9 at 6:00 PM
8th Grade Graduation
May 23 at 7:00 PM
Last Day of School / End of the Fourth Quarter
May 25
Board of Education Meeting
May 31 at 6:00 PM
Last Day of School [if all emergency days are used]
Jun 2
Board of Education Meeting
Jun 13 at 6:00 PM
Committee of the Whole Meeting
Jun 27 at 6:00 PM