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District Calendars Important Dates

2025-2026 School Year

July 23: Opening Session for Certified Staff

July 23-July 29:Pre-Planning/Site Collaboration

July 30: First Day of School

September 1: Labor Day Holiday

September 2: Distance Learning Day/Site Collaboration

October 6 - 10: Fall Holiday, Students & Teachers

October 13: Student Holiday/Site Collaboration

November 11: Veterans Day Holiday

November 24 – 28: Thanksgiving Holiday

December 19: Last Day of Semester – ½ for Students

December 22– January 1: Christmas & New Year’s Holiday

January 2: Student Holiday/Site Collaboration

January 5: Second Semester Begins

January 19: Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday

February 16: Presidents’ Day Holiday

February 17: Distance Learning Day/Site Collaboration

March 30 - April 3: Spring Break

April 6: Student Holiday/Site Collaboration

May 20: Last Day of Semester – ½ for Students

May 21 – 22: Post-Planning/Site Collaboration

May 21 – 22: 2026 High School Graduation

May 25: Memorial Day Holiday

Half Day Dismissal Times:

• 11:30am - Middle Schools
• 12:00pm - High Schools
• 12:30pm - Primary and Elementary Schools

Calendar Considerations

When planning Houston County’s school calendar, the following is considered:

• 180 days of school for students;
• 190 workdays for faculty, to include 10 professional learning and planning days;
• Traditional holidays;
• Dividing the year as close as possible to 90 days per semester;
• Ending the first semester before Christmas break so students take finals at the end of the semester instead of after the break;
• Ending the second semester and post-planning dates before the Memorial Day holiday; and
• State and national testing dates.

Click the calendar above for a printable version of the 2025-2026 calendar.

Calendars

2025-2026 District Calendars

• 2025-2026 Main Calendar
• 2025-2026 Report Card Dates

2026-2027 District Calendars

• 2026-2027 Academic Calendar

Archived District Calendars

• 2024-2025
• 2023-2024
• 2022-2023
• 2021-2022
• 2020-2021 (REVISED July 2020)
• 2019 - 2020