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  • The 2025-2026 student calendar was approved by the Board of Education on Thursday, November 14, 2024. 

    A few things to note in the 2025-2026 student calendar:
    • The calendar includes an earned day off for staff on October 13th, November 24th & 25th, and March 27th to compensate for time spent working parent-teacher conferences;
    • The calendar includes no school on May 22nd and May 29th due to the state track meet hosted at Jefferson City High School, which brings in millions of dollars in economic impact to our community;
    • The calendar captures many of the priorities staff have shared in recent years, including: additional PD days; providing an extended winter break; providing a full week for spring break; and ending school earlier (pending weather make-up days).

    2025-2026 Calendar Details

    AUGUST 18: School Starts

    SEPTEMBER 1: Labor Day (no school-district closed)

    SEPTEMBER 19: Staff Professional Development (no school for students)

    • Staff PD days allow staff to work collaboratively on things such as curriculum, student data and professional development.

    OCTOBER 13: Staff Compensation Day (no school-district closed)

    • During the course of the school year, staff will work two parent-teacher conference nights and other events. Staff Compensation Days are contractual compensation for those added hours. 

    NOVEMBER 10: Staff Professional Development (no school for students)

    • Staff PD days allow staff to work collaboratively on things such as curriculum, student data and professional development.

    NOVEMBER 24-28: Thanksgiving Break (no school-district closed)

    • NOVEMBER 24 & 25 are Staff Compensation Days. During the course of the school year, staff will work two parent-teacher conference nights and other events. Staff Compensation Days are contractual compensation for those added hours. Instead of taking time off immediately/shortly after those conference nights, this date was chosen to provide students and staff a full week at Thanksgiving Break.

    DECEMBER 19: 3 Hour Early Release for Students

    DECEMBER 22 – JANUARY 2:  Winter Break (no school-district closed)

    • Students and staff return to school on Monday, January 5th. 

    JANUARY 19: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (no school-district closed)

    FEBRUARY 9: Professional Development Day for staff (no school for students)

    • Staff PD days allow staff to work collaboratively on things such as curriculum, student data and professional development.

    FEBRUARY 16: Presidents’ Day (no school-district closed)

    MARCH 23 - MARCH 27: Spring Break (no school-district closed)

    • MARCH  27 is a Staff Compensation Day. During the course of the school year, staff will work two parent-teacher conference nights and other events. Staff Compensation Days are contractual compensation for those added hours. Instead of taking time off immediately/shortly after those conference nights, this date was chosen to provide students and staff a full week at Spring Break.

    APRIL 3: 3-Hour Early Release for Students

    APRIL 6: Weather Make-Up Day if needed, otherwise no school

    MAY 19: Last Day of School – 3-Hour Early Release for Students

    • Schools will dismiss three hours earlier than normal on this last day of school. 

    MAY 22 & 29: JCHS To Host State Track Meet (no school - these days will not be used as weather make-up dates)

    MAY 25:  Memorial Day (no school - this day will not be used as a weather make-up date)
    WEATHER MAKE-UP DAYS:
    State law requires school districts to include 36 hours of weather make-up time on their annual school calendars. New state legislation says that school districts only have to use those hours if they fall below 1,044 hours of student instruction. Weather make-up hours are proposed on the following days (not listed in order of when they will be used):

    • April 6, May 20, May 21, May 26, May 27, May 28