SCHOOL CALENDAR

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The 2025—26 School Year Calendar for Michigan's Great Lakes Learning Academy

Event

School Status

Date

First Day of School

School and Office Open

August 18, 2025

Quarter 1 Begins

School and Office Open

August 18, 2025

Labor Day

School and Office Closed

August 29, 2025-September 1, 2025

MI Count Day

School and Office Open

October 1, 2025

Quarter 1 Ends

School and Office Open

October 17, 2025

Quarter 2 Begins

School and Office Open

October 20, 2025

Thanksgiving Break

School and Office Closed

November 26 - 28, 2025

Quarter 2 Ends

First Semester End Date

 

School and Office Open

 

December 19, 2025

Winter Break

School Closed/Office Open

December 22 - 24, 2025

 

Winter Break

 

School and Office Closed

 

December 25, 2025 - January 1, 2026

 

Winter Break

 

School Closed/Office Open

 

January 2, 2026

 

Staff Workday

 

Staff Work Day

 

January 5, 2026

Second Semester Start Date Quarter 3 Begins

 

School and Office Open

 

January 6, 2026

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

School and Office Closed

January 19, 2026

MI Count Day

School and Office Open

February 11, 2026

Quarter 3 Ends

School and Office Open

March 6, 2026

Quarter 4 Begins

School and Office Open

March 9, 2026

Spring Break

School and Office Closed

March 23, 2026 - March 27, 2026

Mandatory In-Person State Testing Window

School and Office Open

April 6, 2026 - May 15, 2026

Memorial Day

School and Office Closed

May 25, 2026

Quarter 4 Ends

Second Semester End Date
Second Semester Sections Close
Last Day of Traditional School Year

 

School and Office Open

 

May 27, 2026

First Day of Summer School

School and Office Open

June 8, 2026

Juneteenth

School and Office Closed

June 19, 2026

July 4th Holiday

School and Office Closed

July 3, 2026

Last Day of Summer School

School and Office Open

July 8, 2026

School Closed - Additional Administrator/12 Month Employee Days Out: August 29, 2025; November 26, 2025; March 23 - 27, 2026

School Status Legend

School Closed/Office Open = Students and Teachers are not in school but Admin are on duty

School and Office Closed = No one is in school

School and Office Open = Everyone is in school

Staff Work Day = Students are not in school but Admin and Teachers are on duty

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