Swimming pools and summer cookouts are giving way to books and school supplies. It’s not all bad, back to school means returning to a routine, which is important in any household. It also means moving towards the aca goal. Here’s the basic information you need to have a great school year in Pasco County.
Dates of Note
There are critical dates throughout the year. Put these in your calendar now:
- First Day of School (yikes!): Monday, August 14
- Labor Day Holiday: Monday, September 4
- End of 1st Grading Period: Friday, Oct 13
- Non-Student Day: Monday, October 16
- Veteran’s Day Holiday: Friday, November 10
- Fall Break and District Offices Closed: November 20-24
- End of 2nd Grading Period: Friday, December 22
- Winter Break and District Offices Closed: December 25, 2017 – January 5, 2018
- Students Return to School: Tuesday, January 9, 2018
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday: Monday, January 15, 2018
- President’s Day: Monday, February 19, 2018
- End of 3rd Grading Period: Thursday, March 15, 2018
- Spring Break: March 17-25, 2018
- Students Return to School: Monday, March 26, 2018
- Last Day of School: Friday, May 25, 2018
Also, don’t forget:
- Great American Teach In: November 16
Immunization Requirements
Do you have a child entering kindergarten? Children from kindergarten through 12th grade need to have a Florida Certification of Immunization (Form DH 680). It must list the following immunizations:
- Four or five doses of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTaP) vaccine*
- Three doses of hepatitis B (Hep B) vaccine
- Three, four or five doses of polio (IPV) vaccine**
- Two doses of measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine
- Two doses of varicella vaccine *** for KG – 9th grade
- One dose of varicella vaccine *** for grades 10th – 12th
- One dose of tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis (Tdap) vaccine for grades 7th – 12th only
*The fifth dose of DTaP vaccine is not necessary if the fourth dose was administered at age 4 years or older.
**If four or more doses are administered before age 4 years, an additional dose should be administered at age 4 through 6 years and at least six months after the previous dose. A fourth dose is not necessary if the third dose was administered at age 4 years or older and at least six months after the previous dose.
***Varicella vaccine is not required if varicella disease is documented by the health care provider
If your child is entering Pre-Kindergarten, the immunization requirements are:
- Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13)+
- Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTaP) vaccine
- Polio vaccine (IPV)
- Measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine
- Varicella vaccine++ (chickenpox)
- Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine
- Hepatitis B (Hep B) vaccine
+Effective January 1, 2012, PCV required for children 0-59 months.
++Varicella vaccine is not required if varicella disease is documented by the health care provider
For more information, visit the Pasco County Schools website here.
Checking in On Your Children
To keep track of grades and attendance, go to the myStudent portal.