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Kalispell Public Schools set calendar for 2021-22

HILARY MATHESON | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 5 years, 1 month AGO
by HILARY MATHESON
EDUCATION REPORTER Hilary Matheson covers education for the Daily Inter Lake. Her reporting focuses on schools, students, and the policies that shape public education across Northwest Montana. Matheson regularly reports on school boards, district decisions and issues affecting teachers and families. Her work examines how funding, enrollment and state policy influence local school systems. She helps readers understand how education decisions affect students and communities throughout the region. IMPACT: Hilary’s work provides transparency and insight into the schools that serve thousands of local families. | February 15, 2021 11:00 PM

Kalispell Public Schools has finalized the 2021-22 school calendar.

The school calendar reflects a typical school year, discontinuing early dismissals every Wednesday, which were implemented last November due to increased staff workloads related to the coronavirus pandemic. Kalispell Public Schools Assistant Superintendent Callie Langohr said continuing early-out Wednesdays would be a separate discussion the school board may decide to take up at a later date.

Early dismissals are built into the school year, as is the case each school year, for professional development.

The first day of school will be Sept. 1 and the last day will be June 10.

There will be no school Nov. 24 through Nov. 26 for Thanksgiving break.

Winter break will be Dec. 23 through Jan. 3.

Spring break is set for March 21-25.

Dates to remember:

Sept. 1 — First day of school

Sept. 6 — No school, Labor Day

Sept. 15 — Early release, professional development

Oct. 21-22 — No school, professional development

Oct. 29 — Elementary parent-teacher conferences (no school for grades K-5 only)

Nov. 4 — Early release day, professional development

Nov. 12 — Early release, professional development

Nov. 24-26 — Thanksgiving break

Dec. 8 — Early release, professional development

Dec. 23-Jan. 3 — Winter break

Jan. 17 — No school, teacher training, Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Jan. 21 — Early release, professional development

Feb. 9 — Early release, professional development

Feb. 21 — No school, President’s Day

March 9 — Early release, professional development

March 21-25 — Spring break

April 15 — No school, Music festival (dc)

May 25 — Early release, professional development

May 30 — No school, Memorial Day

June 10 — Early release, last day of school

Reporter Hilary Matheson may be reached at 406-758-4431 or by email at [email protected].

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