2023-2024 Des Moines Public Schools

2100 Fleur Drive

SCHOOL CALENDAR Des Moines, IA 50322

8/23 First Day of School

AUGUST 2023 SEPTEMBER 2023
9/4 No School, Labor Day
S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 9/22 No School, PD Day
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 9/25 No School, Yom Kippur
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10/9 Indigenous Peoples Day
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 (School Day)
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 10/16 No School, Conference
Day, PD Day
10/17 No School, PD Day
OCTOBER 2023 NOVEMBER 2023
11/6-11/7 No School, Election Break
S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 11/22 No School, Conference
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 Comp Day
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 11/23-11/24 Thanksgiving Break
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 12/8 No School, PD Day
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 12/22-1/1 Winter Break
1/12 End of 1st Semester
1/15 No School,
DECEMBER 2023 JANUARY 2024
MLK Jr. Holiday
S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1/16-1/17 No School, PD Days
1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 1/18 Second Semester Begins
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 2/9 Lunar New Year
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 (School Day)
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31 2/12 No School, PD Day
31 2/13 No School, Conference
Day, PD Day
FEBRUARY 2024 MARCH 2024 3/11-3/15 Spring Break
S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 3/18-3/19 No School, PD Days
1 2 3 1 2 4/1 Cesar Chavez Day
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 (School Day)
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 4/10 No School,
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Conference Comp Day,
25 26 27 28 29 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Eid Al Fatr
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4/26 No School, PD Day
APRIL 2024 MAY 2024 5/25-5/26 Graduation
S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 5/27 No School, Memorial Day
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5/29 Last Day of School,
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Early Dismissal
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 5/30 PD Day
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 5/31, 6/3, 6/4 Reserved for
28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30 31 weather make-up
PD = Professional Development
JUNE 2024 First/last day at school
S M T W T F S No school for students, PD day/
conference comp day
1
No school for students and staff
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Weather make-up days (reserved)
THE BEST YOU
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Graduation weekend
23 24 25 26 27 28 29 COME HERE. BECOME HERE.
Cultural or religious holiday
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