Back to school 2023: Key dates to remember for LAUSD, other SoCal districts

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LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- We may be in the middle of a summer heat wave, but it's already time to start making plans to return to school.

Teachers are busy getting their fall semester plans ready - and the first back-to-school sales are already hitting stores.

Most school districts in Southern California start classes up again in mid-to-late August.

Here's a guide to the 2023 back-to-school dates for some of the biggest districts in the area:

Capistrano Unified School District

Corona-Norco Unified School District

Fontana Unified School District

  • First day of school: Aug. 3, 2023
  • Click here to view the school calendar
  • For more information, visit: www.fusd.net

Garden Grove Unified School District

  • First day of School: Aug. 14, 2023
  • Click here to view the school calendar
  • For more information, visit: www.ggusd.us

Irvine Unified School District

  • First day of school: Aug. 24, 2023
  • Click here to view the school calendar
  • For more information, visit: www.iusd.org

Long Beach Unified School District

Los Angeles Unified School District

Moreno Valley Unified School District

Orange Unified School District

Riverside Unified School District

  • First day of school, 7th grade: Aug. 11, 2023
  • First day of school, other grades: Aug. 14, 2023
  • Click here to view the school calendar
  • For more information, visit: www.riversideunified.org

Santa Ana Unified School District

  • First day of school: Aug. 14, 2023
  • Click here to view the school calendar
  • For more information, visit: www.sausd.us

San Bernardino City School District

San Gabriel Unified School District

Ventura Unified School District

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Note: The video in the player above is an interview with LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho recorded in May 2023.