The superintendent shall present to the personnel policies committee (PPC) a school calendar which the board has adopted as a proposal. The Superintendent, in developing the calendar, shall accept and consider recommendations from any staff member or group wishing to make calendar proposals. The PPC shall have the time prescribed by law and/or policy in which to make any suggested changes before the board may vote to adopt the calendar. The District shall not establish a school calendar that interferes with any scheduled statewide assessment that might jeopardize or limit the valid assessment and comparison of student learning gains.

The Viola School District shall operate by the following calendar:

 School will be closed every Monday.  By Arkansas law and board approval, teachers’ contracts must include: a minimum of six days (36 hours) of professional development, Elementary Open House / Seventh Grade and New Student Orientation, two parent-teacher conferences, and 144 days of student interaction. (Note: These 144 days from 7:45 am to 4:05 pm are equivalent to 180 days of instruction.)

June 1-August 9                     Prof. Development as approved by the Principal. Additional days scheduled as needed.

August 7                               Classified Staff reports to work (unless otherwise directed by their supervisor)

August 8                               Elementary Open House-6pm / Seventh Grade & New Student Orientation-6:30pm

August 14                             First Day of School (Wednesday)

Sept 23 (Monday)                  Teacher PD – 9am to noon

                                             Progress Reports/Parent-Teacher Conferences – noon to 6pm

October 11 (Friday)               1st Quarter Ends (35 days)

October 18 (Friday)               Report Cards

November 8 (Friday)             Progress Reports

November 20                        Annual Public Meeting – 6 pm

November 23-December 2     SCHOOL CLOSED for Thanksgiving Break

December 20                         First Semester Tests

December 20                         2nd Quarter Ends (36 days / 71 semester days)

December 21-January 6         SCHOOL CLOSED for Christmas Break

January 7                              Second Semester Begins

January 10 (Friday)               Report Cards

February 10 (Monday)           Teacher PD – 9am to noon

                                             Progress Reports/Parent-Teacher Conferences –noon to 6pm

March 7 - tentative                3rd Quarter Ends (36 days)

March 14 - tentative               Report Cards

March 22-31                         SCHOOL CLOSED for Spring Break

April 11 - tentative                Progress Reports

April 18                                SCHOOL CLOSED for Good Friday (makeup day)

May 21                                 2nd Semester Tests

May 21                                 4th Quarter Ends (37 days / 73 semester days / 144 Total Days)

May 22                                 Last Day for Teachers / Grades Due

May 23                                 Alumni Homecoming

Any days canceled for inclement weather will be made up in the order listed below (if available).         

·         The first full day missed in any week will be made up on the following Monday.

·         Any other days missed in a week will be made up in the following order:

1.       Use Alternative Methods of Instruction (AMI packets or virtual classes) for a full day missed (The District has enough extra hours of instruction scheduled to use 1 full AMI day.)

2.       Use a Snow day for a partial day missed

3.       Makeup day on Good Friday (April 18)

4.       Makeup days by adding a days to the end of the school year, prior to Memorial Day. (May 22-23 in 2025)

5.       Make up days during Spring Break (March 28th , 27th, 26th, then 25th)

6.       Make up days after Memorial Day (starting May 27th in 2025)

·         If the District is approved for an attendance waiver or additional AMI days from ADE/DESE, the waiver or AMI days will take precedence over #4-7 above.