School calendars have been approved for the next two years in DeKalb County.

In an unprecedented move for the board of education, calendars for both the 2106-17 and 2017-18 school years were accepted at their regular monthly meeting Thursday in the cafeteria at DCHS. This marks the first time the board has adopted calendars for two years in advance.

A significant difference between the calendars is the length of fall break. While the break will remain at two weeks during the 2016-17 school year, it will be reduced to one week for the 2017-18 school year.

Attendance Supervisor Joey Reeder told the board that calendar committee made the change for a couple of reasons.

"We felt we're getting such a late start on the calendar that this year probably wasn't a good year to go back from two weeks to one week. Most people there knew of no educational benefit of having a two-week break, since we don't have the intercession anymore. We lost those funds. Some parents at the meeting seemed to think that childcare for two weeks was really a hardship, so the committee felt like we should go with two weeks of fall break this year, and the following year go to one week and see how it works," Reeder said.

The 2016-17 calendar calls for registration for all students on Aug. 3.

Aug. 4 will be an administrative day for teachers only.

The first full day of school for all students will be Aug. 5

July 29 will be a system-wide in-service day for teachers.

All teachers will report to their individual schools on Aug. 1 and 2.

Students will not attend school on Labor Day, Sept. 5.

All schools will close for fall break October 10-21.

Students will be off for Thanksgiving Nov. 23-25, and for Christmas break Dec. 22 – Jan. 3. Dec. 21 will be an abbreviated school day.

Jan. 4 will be a stockpile day for teachers.

Students will return after the holidays on Jan. 5.

Schools will be closed for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Jan. 16.

Schools will be closed for President's Day on Feb. 20.

Schools will be closed for Good Friday on April 14.

Classes will pause for spring break April 20-24.

May 25 will be an administrative day and while students will not attend, all teachers must be at their posts.

The last day of school will be May 26 and report cards will be sent home that day.

Parent-Teacher Conferences will take place from 3-6 p.m. on Oct. 25 and March 14 at DCHS.

Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held at DeKalb Middle School, Northside Elementary, Smithville Elementary, and DeKalb West School from 3-6 p.m. on Oct. 27 and March 16.

Report cards will be sent home from all schools on Oct. 25, Jan. 10, March 14; and May 26.