Appendix E (2026-2027 Calendar).xlsx

This document is an academic calendar for Flint Community Schools for the 2026-2027 school year. The calendar outlines the instructional schedule, holidays, breaks, professional development days, and teacher work days for both the general Teacher track and the Congress track (noted as draft in progress). The school year begins August 31, 2026, with the first day of school as a half-day dismissal, and concludes June 10, 2027, as the last day for students with half-day dismissal. The calendar designates 180 instructional days for students, with variations in total days for teaching and paraprofessional staff (186 days for some roles). Key dates include teacher returns on August 18, Labor Day closure (September 4-7), Thanksgiving break (November 25-27), winter break (December 12-15 and December 21-31, 2026, with January 1 closure and school resumption January 4, 2027), spring break (March 29-31 and April 1-2), and Memorial Day (May 31). The calendar also identifies specific professional development days, count days, records days with no student instruction, and half-day dismissals for certain campuses including Southwestern and ALA.

The calendar reflects total instructional hours distributed across the academic year with monthly breakdowns provided. August includes one instructional day with seven days for teaching staff, September contains 19 instructional days for students with 20 days for staff, and months progress through June with the final month showing eight instructional days for students and nine days for staff. No pricing information, budget details, set-asides, or incumbent contractor information is contained in this calendar document, as it serves solely as an operational scheduling tool for school administration and staff planning purposes.