HANDBOOKS

First Steps Division Handbook 2023-24

Youth Division Handbook 2023-24

Pre-Professional Division Handbook 2023-24

IMPORTANT DATES 2023-2024

DATE	EVENT
Sept. 11	First Day of Classes
Sept. 15 & 16	NO CLASSES – Rosh Hashanah
Sept. 25	NO CLASSES – Yom Kippur
Nov. 22 – 26	NO CLASSES – Thanksgiving Break
Dec. 19 – Jan. 4	NO CLASSES – Winter Break
Jan. 15	NO CLASSES – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Jan. 27 & 28	Starlight Pre-Professional Concert
Feb. 10	NO CLASSES – Lunar New Year
Feb. 19	NO CLASSES – President’s Day
Mar. TBD	Steps in Concert – Annual Fundraiser
Mar. 31	NO CLASSES – Easter
Apr. 9	NO CLASSES – Eid al-Fitr
*Apr. 22 – 28	NO CLASSES – Spring Break
May 27	NO CLASSES – Memorial Day
Tentatively June 1	Pre-Professional Spring Concert
Tentatively June 2	Kids and Teens Showcase
June 9	Last Day of Classes

*Tentatively depending on DOE calendar

FIRST STEPS – Important Dates

DATE	EVENT
Jan. 29 – Feb. 4	First Steps Parent Observation Week
Feb. 5	First Day of First Steps – Semester 2
June 3 – 9	First Steps Parent Observation Week

YOUTH DIVISION – Important Dates

DATE	EVENT
May 1	Tickets on Sale for the Youth Program Spring Showcase
Tentatively June 2	Youth Program Spring Showcase

PRE-PROFESSIONAL – Important Dates

DATE	EVENT
Nov. 1	Costume and Recital Fees Due – Pre-Pro Starlight Concert
Dec. 15	Pre-Professional Holiday Party
Dec. 18	Tickets on Sale for Pre-Pro Starlight Concert
Jan. 25 & 26	Pre-Professional Starlight Tech
Jan. 27 & 28	Pre-Professional Starlight Concert
Mar. 1	Costume and Recital Fees Due – Pre-Pro Spring Concert
May 3	Pre-Professional Spring Fling
May 24	Pre-Pro Spring Concert In-Studio Run-Through
May 28-31	Pre-Pro Spring Concert Tech Week
Tentatively June 1	Pre-Pro Spring Concert Performances

Parent Meetings, Program Meetings and special events will be scheduled throughout the year.
Dates are subject to change.