Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Ouachita River school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 11; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break December 21 to January 4; spring break March 22–26; last day of school May 14.
Next time off
Nov 16
No school · November 16–17
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
24
across 5 separate closures
Last day of school
May 14
Friday
First day of school August 11; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break December 21 to January 4; Spring break March 22–26; Last day of school May 14;
Key dates and the month grids, on one or two sheets
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Month by month
Days off: school breaks, holidays and staff days. Not days off: term milestones.
August 2026
SMTWTFS
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
- 5Staff day
- 6Oden Campus Open House
- 11First day
September 2026
SMTWTFS
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
- 7Labor Day
- 8Progress Reports
October 2026
SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
- 15Parent / Teacher Conferences - Report Cards
November 2026
SMTWTFS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
- 6Progress Reports
- 16–17No school
- 23–27Thanksgiving break
December 2026
SMTWTFS
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
- 18Semester ends
- 21 onWinter break
January 2027
SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
- to 4Winter break
- 5Classes resume
- 14Report Cards
February 2027
SMTWTFS
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
1
2
3
4
5
6
- 3Progress Reports
March 2027
SMTWTFS
28
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
- 18Parent / Teacher Conferences - Report Cards
- 22–26Spring break
April 2027
SMTWTFS
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
- 15Progress Reports
May 2027
SMTWTFS
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
- 14Last day
- 20Graduation
- 21Graduation
- 31Memorial Day
School break
Holiday, no school
Staff day, no students
Term milestone
Key dates
| What | Dates | School days | Back to school | Same dates in Arkansas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school | August 11 | — | — | 7 of 52 · Arkansas first day of school 2026, by district |
| Thanksgiving break | November 23–27 | 5 | Monday, November 30 | 50 of 59 · Arkansas Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break | December 21 to January 4 | 11 | Tuesday, January 5 | 14 of 56 · Arkansas winter break 2026–27, by district |
| Spring break | March 22–26 | 5 | Monday, March 29 | 37 of 56 · Arkansas spring break 2027, by district |
| Last day of school | May 14 | — | — | 4 of 39 · Arkansas last day of school 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break, December 21 to January 4 (11 school days)
- One-day closures
- 1
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 0
- Staff days, no students
- none published
- Early-release days
- none published
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Months with no day off
- August, October, February, April and May
- Longest run of school days
- 54, January 5 to March 19
- Same break dates as
- Mena and Valley View
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 5 | Teacher work day, no students | — | ORSD Staff Development Day |
| August 6 | Oden Campus Open House | — | Oden Campus Open House |
| August 11 | First day of school | — | ORSD First Day of School |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | Labor Day |
| September 8 | Progress Reports | — | Progress Reports |
| October 15 | Parent / Teacher Conferences - Report Cards | — | Parent / Teacher Conferences - Report Cards |
| November 6 | Progress Reports | — | Progress Reports |
| November 16–17 | No school | 2 school days | Fall Break |
| November 23–27 | Thanksgiving break | 5 school days | Thanksgiving Break |
| December 18 | End of semester | — | End of 1st Semester |
| December 21 to January 4 | Winter break | 11 school days | Christmas Break |
| January 5 | Classes resume | — | Classes Resume |
| January 14 | Report Cards | — | Report Cards |
| February 3 | Progress Reports | — | Progress Reports |
| March 18 | Parent / Teacher Conferences - Report Cards | — | Parent / Teacher Conferences - Report Cards |
| March 22–26 | Spring break | 5 school days | Spring Break |
| April 15 | Progress Reports | — | Progress Reports |
| May 14 | Last day of school | — | Last Day of School |
| May 20 | Graduation | — | Acorn Graduation |
| May 21 | Graduation | — | Oden Graduation |
| May 31 | Memorial Day | — | Memorial Day |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.ouachitariversd.org/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.ouachitariversd.org
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/3073/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.