The school calendar for 2025-26 was officially set at the February 3 meeting of the Winn Parish School Board.  Members described it was being similar to last’s year’s schedule.  The superintendent explained that several options were offered to educators but there was no overwhelming preference.  This was the favorite.

School will begin in Thursday, August 7, with a half-day of classes.  Educators will have been preparing through Staff Development the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of that week.  The full class schedule will begin that Friday, August 5.  The next three weeks of August will be 5-day weeks, with classes held Monday through Friday.  The 4-day schedule will resume in September.

There will be a Staff Development day on Monday, October 13.  Another Staff Development day will be Monday, March 16.

The first holiday break will be Thanksgiving, observed the week of November 24-28.  Three weeks later, Christmas Break will be observed from December 22-January 2.  Tuesday, January 6, will mark return to classes for students although educators will be involved in Staff Development that Monday, January 5.  Spring Break will be the week of March 6-13.  Classes will also be out on Good Friday, April 3.

The sessions of Progress Reports, each a Wednesday through Friday, will be September 10-12;  November 12-14;  February 4-6 and April 15-17.  The End of 9-Weeks will be marked on October 10;  December 19;  and March 6.

May 6 will be the Last Day for Seniors while May 22 will be the Last Day for Students and Teachers.