Fall break will be Nov. 24-28, and winter break will run from Dec. 22 to Jan. 2, according to a draft of the calendar.
What you need to know
School will start on Aug. 13, and students and staff will see a number of holidays and breaks in the year, including:
- Sept. 1 – Student/staff holiday
- Sept. 22 – Staff development day (no school for students)
- Oct. 16-17 – Student/staff holiday
- Oct. 20 – Staff development day (no school for students)
- Nov. 3-4 – Staff development day (no school for students)
- Nov. 24-28 – Fall break (student/staff holiday)
- Dec. 22 - Jan. 2 – Winter break (student/staff holiday)
- Jan. 5 – Staff development day (no school for students)
- Jan. 19 – Student/staff holiday
- Feb. 12-13 – Student/staff holiday
- Feb. 16 – Staff development day (no school for students)
- March 16-20 – Spring break
- March 23 – Staff development day (no school for students)
- April 3 – Student/staff holiday
- April 6 – Staff development day (no school for students)
- May 25 – Student/staff holiday
May 29, 2026 will be the last day of school, according to the draft.
What they’re saying
Possible losses in funding due low attendance was a prevalent concern brought up during the board’s discussion of the calendar.
“We’re a state that’s funded based on attendance,” said Sade Fashokun, secretary of the board and trustee for place 5. “We’ve seen whenever we have a holiday, we tend to have a high rate of absenteeism that day or the day before.”
“I think we have to stress attendance,” President of the Board Gloria Gonzales-Dholakia said. She said a 1% decrease in attendance equates to a roughly $3 million loss in funding for the district. “It’s a big deal,” she said.
