Student Handbook

welcome to the 2025-2026 school year

Curiosity • Compassion • Courage

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Our Mission is to Cultivate an inclusive, innovative learning environment that inspires students to explore robust academics, advance their potential and to be compassionate lifelong learners.

2025-2026 10 Month School Calendar

25-26 School Calendar
25-26 10 Month Boxed Calendar

25-26 School Calendar

Half Day Dismissal: Grades 1-5 at 12:00PM & Grades 6-8 at 11:15AM

Dates	Description
August 18-20	Institute Day / No School
August 21 (Thursday)	First Day of School Grades 1-8
August 22 ( Friday)	Firs Day of PreK and Kindergarten
September 1 (Monday)	Labor Day / No School
October 9 (Thursday)	Parent-Teacher Conferences / No School PreK-8
October 10 (Friday)	Parent-Teacher Conferences / No School PreK-8
October 13 (Monday)	State Holiday / No School PreK-8
October 31 (Friday)	AM Half Day for Grades 1-8 (No School for PreK & Kindergarten) (Teacher School Improvement Planning)
November 11 (Tuesday)	Election Day / No School PreK-8
November 24- November 28	No School K-8 (Return December 1)
December 19 (Friday)	Early Dismissal (Grades K-5 at 3:15PM, Grades 6-8 at 2:45PM) Not including ICS
December 22-January 2	Winter Break (Return January 6)
January 5 (Monday)	Emergency Day / Professional Learning Day / No School PreK-8
January 19 (Monday)	Martin Luther King's Birthday / No School PreK-8
February 16 (Monday)	Presidents Day / No School PreK-8
March 17 (Tuesday)	Emergency Day / Professional Learning Day / No School PreK-8
March 23 - March 27	Spring Break (Return March 30)
April 3 (Friday)	Holiday / No School PreK-8
May 8 (Friday)	Emergency Day / Professional Learning Day / No School PreK-8
May 25 (Monday)	Memorial Day / No School PreK-8
June 4 (Thursday)	Last Day of School PreK-8
June 5 (Friday)	Emergency Day / Records Day / No School PreK-8

25-26 10 Month Boxed Calendar

25 -26 School Calendar

Half Day Dismissal: Grades 1-5 at 12:00PM & Grades 6-8 at 11:15AM

Dates	Description
July 14-15	Institute Day / No School for K - 8
July 16 (Wednesday)	First Day of School for Grades 1-8
July 17 (Thursday)	First Day of School for Kindergarten
August 18 (Monday)	Institute Day / No School K-8
September 1 (Monday)	Labor Day / No School K-8
September 15 (Monday)	Parent-Teacher Conferences / No School K-8
September 16 (Tuesday)	Parent-Teacher Conferences / No School K-8
September 17-October 3	Intersession / No School K-8 (Return October 6)
October 13 (Monday)	State Holiday / No School K-8
October 31 (Friday)	AM Half Day for Grades 1-8, No School for Kindergarten (Teacher School Improvement Planning)
November 11 (Tuesday)	Election Day / No School
November 26-28	No School K-8 (Return December 1)
December 15-December 19	Intersession / No School K-8
December 22-January 2	Winter Break (Return January 6)
January 5 (Monday)	Emergency Day / Professional Learning Day / No School K-8
January 19 ( Monday)	Martin Luther King's Birthday / No School K-8
February 16 (Monday)	Presidents' Day / No School K-8
March 17 (Tuesday)	Emergency Day / Professional Learning Day / No School K-8
March 23- March 27	Spring Break (Return April 13)
March 30-April 10	Intersession / No School K-8
April 3 (Friday)	Holiday / No School K-8
May 8 (Friday)	Emergency Day / Professional Learning Day / No School K-8
May 25 (Monday)	Memorial Day / No School K-8
June 4 (Thursday)	Last Day of School K-8
June 5 (Friday)	Emergency Day / Records Day / No School K-8