Kalispell Public Schools set calendar for 2021-22
HILARY MATHESON | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 5 years, 4 months AGO
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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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