Schools in the Indian River School District will host a series of open houses during the month of September.

Open houses will allow students and parents to meet teachers and staff, view class lists and tour school buildings. A number of schools will host multiple sessions, with each session catering to a different grade level. Consult the list below for dates and times.

The 2026-2027 school year begins on Tuesday, September 8 for students in Grades K, 6 and 9 and the Howard T. Ennis School (excluding preschool). The first day of school for students in Grades 1-5, 7-8 and 10-12 will be on Wednesday, September 9. Preschool programs, including Howard T. Ennis, will begin on Wednesday, September 16.

The open house schedule is as follows:

September 1
Southern Delaware School of the Arts, Grades K-5, 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Sussex Central High School, Grades 9-10, 5:00-6:30 p.m.
Howard T. Ennis School, Kindergarten-STEP, 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Indian River High School, Grade 9, 5:15 p.m.
Southern Delaware School of the Arts, Grades 6-8, 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Indian River High School, Grades 10-12, 6:00 p.m.
Howard T. Ennis, Preschool, 6:15-7:15 p.m.
Sussex Central High School, Grades 11-12, 6:30-8:00 p.m.

September 2
Georgetown Middle School, Grade 6, 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Lord Baltimore Elementary School, Grade 1, 5:00 p.m.
East Millsboro Elementary School, Grades 1-2, 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Sussex Central Middle School, Grade 6, 5:00 p.m.
Long Neck Elementary School, Grades K-2, 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Selbyville Middle School, Grades 7-8, 5:30 p.m.
East Millsboro Elementary School, Grades 3-5, 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Georgetown Middle School, Grades 7-8, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Sussex Central Middle School, Grades 7-8, 6:30 p.m.
Lord Baltimore Elementary School, Grades 3 and 5, 6:30 p.m.
Selbyville Middle School, Grade 6, 7:00 p.m.

September 3
Phillip C. Showell Elementary School, All Grades, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
North Georgetown Elementary School, Grades K-2, 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Georgetown Elementary School, Grades K-2, 5:00 p.m.
Lord Baltimore Elementary School, Grades 2 and 4, 5:00 p.m.
East Millsboro Elementary School, Kindergarten, 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Long Neck Elementary School, Grades 3-5, 5:00-6:00 p.m.
John M. Clayton Elementary School, 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Georgetown Elementary School, Grades 3-5, 6:00 p.m.
Lord Baltimore Elementary School, Kindergarten, 6:30 p.m.

September 10
IRSD Early Learning Center, 3-year-olds, 5:00 p.m.
IRSD Early Learning Center, 4-year-olds, 6:00 p.m.

September 17
North Georgetown Elementary School Back to School Night, Grades 3-5, 5:30-6:30 p.m.

For more information about open houses, please contact your child’s school.