Kindergarten opening dates depend on a student's last name. Students with last names A–L attend August 13 and 17; those with last names M–Z attend August 14 and 18. All kindergarten students attend on August 19. At Bonnie McBeth Early Learning Center (BMLC), the 2-day and 5-day programs begin August 13, while the 3-day program begins August 14.
Parent-teacher conferences take place November 2 (evening) and November 3 (daytime), with no student classes either day. Thanksgiving recess runs November 23–27. Winter recess begins December 21. January 4 is a school-improvement day without student attendance, so classes resume January 5.
Spring break begins March 26, 2027, and students return April 7 after a separate district institute day on April 6. Early dismissal is scheduled for December 18 and May 25: high schools finish at 11:15 a.m., middle schools at noon, most elementary schools at 12:45 p.m., and Lakewood Falls Elementary at 12:35 p.m. Pre-K and half-day kindergarten have no classes on those early-release days.