Learn more about ERO.Homeland Security InvestigationsThe HSI directorate is responsible for investigating a wide range of domestic and international activities arising from the illegal movement of people and goods into, within and out of the United States.
School Start and Dismissal Times. All Madison Metropolitan School District schools opened on Thursday, September 1st for the 2016-17 school year and school lunches begin on that date. All elementary students began classes September 1st, and only 6th graders and 9th graders reported on September 1st.
Most of Western Massachusetts schools will open before Labor Day this year since the holiday that signals the unofficial end of summer falls so late in the month. The earliest date for the start of school is Aug. 31, the Monday before Labor Day. Fluctuations in the start day are affected by how many snow days local districts add to the 180-day public school calendar. Below are some starting dates for school districts and some private schools in Western Massachusetts: Springfield Public Schools: Monday, Aug. 31, Grades 1-12; Tuesday, Sept. 8, kindergarten and pre-kindergarten.