School Calendar

An online school isn't all academics all the time! Below are our school closures and important dates for holiday observances.

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

August 2025

18

August 18, 2025

First Day of School

  • School Open
  • Office Open

18

August 18, 2025

Quarter 1 Begins

  • School Open
  • Office Open

29

August 29, 2025

Labor Day

  • School Closed
  • Office Closed

September 2025

1

September 1, 2025

Labor Day

  • School Closed
  • Office Closed

October 2025

1

October 1, 2025

MI Count Day

  • School Open
  • Office Open

17

October 17, 2025

Quarter 1 Ends

  • School Open
  • Office Open

20

October 20, 2025

Quarter 2 Begins

  • School Open
  • Office Open

November 2025

26–28

November 26–28, 2025

Thanksgiving Break

  • School Closed
  • Office Closed

December 2025

19

December 19, 2025

Quarter 2 Ends
First Semester End Date

  • School Open
  • Office Open

22–24

December 22-24, 2025

Winter Break

  • School Closed
  • Office Open

25–31

December 25-31, 2025

Winter Break

  • School Closed
  • Office Closed

January 2026

1

January 1, 2026

Winter Break

  • School Closed
  • Office Closed

2

January 2, 2026

Winter Break

  • School Closed
  • Office Open

5

January 5, 2026

Staff Work Day

  • Staff Work Day

6

January 6, 2026

Second Semester Start Date
Quarter 3 Begins

  • School Open
  • Office Open

19

January 19, 2026

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

  • School Closed
  • Office Closed

February 2026

11

February 11, 2026

MI Count Day

  • School Open
  • Office Open

March 2026

6

March 6, 2026

Quarter 3 Ends

  • School Open
  • Office Open

9

March 9, 2026

Quarter 4 Begins

  • School Open
  • Office Open

23–27

March 23-27, 2026

Spring Break

  • School Closed
  • Office Closed

April 2026

6–30

April 6-30, 2026

Mandatory In-Person State Testing Window

  • School Open
  • Office Open

May 2026

1–15

May 1-15, 2026

Mandatory In-Person State Testing Window

  • School Open
  • Office Open

25

May 25, 2026

Memorial Day

  • School Closed
  • Office Closed

27

May 27, 2026

Quarter 4 Ends
Second Semester End Date
Second Semester Sections Close
Last Day of Traditional School Year

  • School Open
  • Office Open

June 2026

8

June 8, 2026

First Day of Summer School

  • School Open
  • Office Open

19

June 19, 2026

Juneteenth

  • School Closed
  • Office Closed

July 2026

3

July 3, 2026

July 4th Holiday

  • School Closed
  • Office Closed

8

July 8, 2026

Last Day of Summer School

  • School Open
  • Office Open

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 Closed      Office Closed = No one is in school

School Open       Office Open = Everyone is in school

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

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