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Are you ready for back to school?

| Staff Reporters
With Santa Rosa County District Schools returning Aug. 12, students and their families may have questions regarding where to find information such as calendars, registration links, start and dismissal times and much more. Here are some key dates, times and links to help your family get ready.

School Calendar

  • Students begin: Aug. 12, 2024.
  • Students last day: May 29, 2025.
  • First nine weeks: Aug. 12 to Oct. 11 (44 days)
  • Second nine weeks: Oct. 15 to Dec. 20 (43 days)
  • Third nine weeks: Jan. 7 to March 14 (47 days)
  • Fourth nine weeks: March 25 to May 29 (46 days)
  • Report cards: Oct. 25, Jan. 17, April 4, May 29 (Elementary), June 13 (Middle and High)
  • Mid-term reports: Sept. 11, Nov. 14, Feb. 10, April 24.

Early release and holidays

  • Sept. 2 (Labor Day)
  • Oct. 14 (Planning Day)
  • Nov. 11 (Veterans Day)
  • Nov. 25 to 29 (Thanksgiving/Fall Break)
  • Dec. 18-19 (Semester Exams with early release for Middle/High students)
  • Dec. 20 (Early release for all students with semester exams for Middle/High students)
  • Dec. 23 to Jan. 3 (Winter/Christmas Break)
  • Jan. 6 (Planning Day)
  • Jan. 20 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
  • Feb. 17 (Presidents Day)
  • March 17-21 (Spring Break)
  • March 24 (Planning Day)
  • April 18 (Good Friday)
  • May 19-21 (Senior final exams)
  • May 26 (Memorial Day)
  • May 27-28 (Semester Exams with early release for Middle/High students)
  • May 29 (Early release with semester exams for Middle/High students; last day of school for all students)

High school graduation dates:

  • May 20 (Blended Academy at 5 p.m.)
  • May 20 (Locklin Tech at 7 p.m.)
  • May 22 (Milton High at 7 p.m.)
  • May 24 (Navarre High at 11 a.m.)
  • May 24 (Gulf Breeze High at 2:30 p.m.)
  • May 24 (Pace High at 6 p.m.)
  • May 27 (Santa Rosa High/Adult at 7:30 p.m.)
  • May 29 (Jay High at 5 p.m.)
  • May 29 (Central High at 7:30 p.m.)

Helpful links

Still need to register? Get started at https://santarosa.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/auth/.

For help identifying what school supplies your child or their teacher needs, please visit https://santarosaschools.org/en-US/school-supplies.

To apply for school meal benefits, such as free and reduced lunch, please visit https://www.myschoolapps.com/. To find out more about food service in Santa Rosa District Schools or to look at menus, visit https://santarosaschools.org/en-US/food/menus-8f9487ff.

For questions regarding bus transportation and routes, please submit a transportation 411 request at https://santarosaschools.org/en-US/trans/transportation-411-f4054027.

Start and dismissal times for students can be found at https://santarosaschools.org/en-US/22-23-start-dismissal-early-release-times-e0fa89ba. For further information or questions, visit https://www.santarosaschools.org/.

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