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Read from the district on October 8, 2026

Parkers Chapel school calendar, 2026–2027

Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 12; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break December 21 to January 1; spring break March 22–26; last day of school May 21.

Next time off Oct 9 No school · October 9–12 As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year 28 across 9 separate closures
Last day of school May 21 Friday
First day of school August 12; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break December 21 to January 1; Spring break March 22–26; Last day of school May 21;
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Month by month

Days off: school breaks and holidays. Not days off: early releases and term milestones.

August 2026

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  • 4Elementary Open House
  • 1011th and 12th Orientation
  • 12First day
  • 17South Ark Start of 1st Semester

September 2026

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  • 7Labor Day

October 2026

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  • 2Early release
  • 9–12No school
  • 21Testing

November 2026

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  • 9No school
  • 23–27Thanksgiving break

December 2026

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  • 3Semester ends
  • 16Testing
  • 17Testing
  • 18Early release
  • 21 onWinter break

January 2027

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  • to 1Winter break
  • 11Term starts
  • 18MLK Day

February 2027

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  • 12No school
  • 15Presidents Day
  • 24Testing

March 2027

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  • 22–26Spring break

April 2027

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  • 23No school
  • 26Testing
  • 27Testing
  • 28Testing
  • 29Testing

May 2027

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  • 3Testing
  • 4Testing
  • 5Testing
  • 6Testing
  • 7–10Testing
  • 11Testing
  • 12Testing
  • 14Testing
  • 18Graduation
  • 19Testing
  • 20Testing
  • 21Last day
School break Holiday, no school Early release Term milestone

Key dates

Key dates · 2026–2027
WhatDatesSchool daysBack to schoolSame dates in Arkansas
First day of schoolAugust 12——22 of 52 · Arkansas first day of school 2026, by district
Thanksgiving breakNovember 23–275Monday, November 3050 of 59 · Arkansas Thanksgiving break 2026, by district
Winter breakDecember 21 to January 110Monday, January 425 of 56 · Arkansas winter break 2026–27, by district
Spring breakMarch 22–265Monday, March 2937 of 56 · Arkansas spring break 2027, by district
Last day of schoolMay 21——14 of 39 · Arkansas last day of school 2027, by district
Longest closure
Winter break, December 21 to January 1 (10 school days)
One-day closures
4
Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
0
Staff days, no students
none published
Early-release days
2: Oct 2, Dec 18
Most days off in one month
December, 9 school days
Months with no day off
August and May
Longest run of school days
24, February 16 to March 19
Same break dates as
Gentry, Hermitage, Highland, Pangburn and West Side

Every date

Every published date · Parkers Chapel · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
August 4Elementary Open House—Elementary Open House
August 4Teacher work day, no students—MS Staff Development
August 4PC PreK Open House—PC PreK Open House
August 1011th and 12th Orientation—11th and 12th Orientation
August 109th and 10th Orientation—9th and 10th Orientation
August 10High School Open House—High School Open House
August 12First day of school—FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
August 17South Ark Start of 1st Semester—South Ark Start of 1st Semester
September 7Labor Day1 school dayNo School - Labor Day Holiday
October 2Early release—Early Dismissal @ 1:30
October 9–12No school2 school daysNo School
October 21Testing—PSAT for 10th Graders
November 9No school1 school dayNo School
November 23–27Thanksgiving break5 school daysNo School - Thanksgiving Holiday
December 3End of semester—South Ark - End of 1st Semester
December 16Testing—Semester Exams
December 17Testing—Semester Exams
December 18Early release—Early Dismissal @ 1:30
December 18Testing—Semester Test Make-up
December 21 to January 1Winter break10 school daysNo School - Christmas & New Year Holiday
January 11New term begins—South Ark Classes Begin 2nd Semester
January 18Martin Luther King Jr. Day1 school dayNo School
February 12No school1 school dayNo School
February 15Presidents Day1 school dayNo School
February 24Testing—ACT for Juniors
March 22–26Spring break5 school daysNo School - Spring Break
April 23No school1 school dayNo School - (changed date)
April 26Testing—Summative State Test grade Reading
April 27Testing—Summative State Test grade Writing
April 28Testing—Summative State Test grades 3-10 Math
April 29Testing—Summative State Test Grades 3-10 (Science)
May 3Testing—EOC AP Human Geography A.M.
May 4Testing—EOC AP European History P.M.
May 5Testing—EOC AP English Lit and Comp A.M.
May 6Testing—EOC AP Chemistry P.M.
May 6Last day for some students—South Ark End of 2nd Semester
May 7–10Testing—EOC AP Music Theory P.M.; May 7: EOC AP U.S. History A.M.
May 11Testing—EOC AP Precalculus A.M.
May 12Testing—EOC AP English Lang and Comp A.M.
May 14Testing—EOC AP Computer Science A.M.
May 14Graduation—PREK Graduations: (ABC) 8:30-9:30, (PC PREK) 10:15- 11:15
May 18Graduation—Graduation
May 19Testing—Semester Exams
May 20Testing—Semester Exams
May 21Last day of school—Last Day of School - Early Dismissal @ 1:30
May 21Testing—Semester Exam Make-up

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://www.parkerschapelschool.com/events (the source)
  2. District website: https://www.parkerschapelschool.com
  3. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/42/cms/events

How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.

Other Arkansas districts

Cedarville: 28 school days off Star City: 28 school days off Valley View: 28 school days off Vilonia: 28 school days off