Sept. 5: First day of school grades 1-12
Sept. 10: First day of kindergarten and SPP preschool
Kindergarten students: Before starting school, each new kindergartner's family is offered the chance to meet with their student's teacher during Family Connections to begin building a home-school partnership. So that teachers can meet with families, the kindergarten start date is postponed three days, to the Mon., Sept. 10, 2018.
Preschool students: Seattle Preschool Program (SPP) classrooms follow the kindergarten start date and Family Connection schedule with Preschool Family Connections from Sept. 5-7 and the first day of school on Mon., Sept. 10. Read more about preschool at Seattle Public Schools.
Start of school for other students: Students in grades 1 through 12 will begin school on Wed., Sept. 5.
One-page calendar with 2018-19 key dates