First Semester Calendar
2026–27 · August through Winter BreakThe district calendar is the board-approved year at a glance. The HS dates list is the building’s detailed event list — the source for everything below. The two prior years are kept for comparison; see how this year differs.
// How This Year Differs
Four board-approved calendars side by side, including next year’s. Most of the year simply shifts a day or two earlier — but two changes are worth planning around.
| 2024–25 | 2025–26 | 2026–27 | 2027–28 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher / student days | 187 / 145 | 187 / 147 | 187 / 147 | 187 / 147 |
| PD before students | Aug 5–12 | Aug 6–11 | Aug 5–10 | Aug 4–9 |
| First student day | Aug 13 | Aug 12 | Aug 11 | Aug 10 |
| Fall break | Nov 27–29 | Nov 26–28 | Nov 25–27 | Nov 24–26 |
| Winter break | Dec 23 – Jan 3 | Dec 23 – Jan 2 | Dec 23 – Jan 1 | Dec 21–31 |
| Spring break | Mar 17–21 | Mar 16–20 | Mar 22–26 | Mar 20–24 |
| Off day | Apr 21 | Apr 6 | Mar 29 | Apr 17 |
| Students’ last day | May 21 | May 21 | May 20 | May 18 |
| Teachers’ last day | May 22 | May 22 | May 21 | May 19 |
| Q1 ends | Oct 11 | Oct 10 | Oct 9 | Oct 8 |
| Q2 ends | Dec 19 | Dec 19 | Dec 18 | Dec 17 |
| Q3 ends | Mar 14 | Mar 13 | Mar 5 | Mar 3 |
| Q4 ends | May 21 | May 21 | May 20 | May 18 |
Student days rose from 145 to 147 in 2025–26 and have held there. Teacher days have been 187 all three years, which is the contract maximum (§ 6.0201). Taken from the board-approved district calendars, all four linked above.
// Kickoff Championship Week — Aug 10–14
A staff spirit week for the first week back, from Ms. Craig-Roach. One theme a day — dress the part and set the tone.
Monday the 10th is a staff day — students arrive Tuesday the 11th, so day one is just us.
| Day | Theme | What to wear |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 10 | Warm-Up for the Win | Sweatpants, athletic pants, t-shirts, sweatshirts or warm-up gear. |
| Tue 11 | Team Jersey Day | A jersey or t-shirt representing your favourite team. |
| Wed 12 | All-Star Day | Sports apparel, athletic gear or an outfit inspired by your favourite sport. |
| Thu 13 | School Spirit Day | School colours, NCH spirit wear or Trojan gear. |
| Fri 14 | Championship Game Day | Best game-day gear — school colours, spirit wear, jerseys, hats, face paint. |
Warm Up. Team Up. Show Up. Let’s make it a championship year.
// Team Meetings
Team meetings run on Meeting Mondays, 7:35 AM–3:15 PM, lunch 11:00–11:30. They are also Blended Learning Days — students are working remotely, which is what frees the day up.
The cycle runs on a four-week rotation. Which week you are in decides what meets at 8:00 and at 11:30 — everything else is the same every Monday.
| Time | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:45–8:00 | Staff Huddle | Staff Huddle | Staff Huddle | Staff Huddle |
| 8:00–9:00 | MTSS Academic | MTSS Behavior | BLT | Staff Meeting |
| 9:00–10:00 | GLTs | GLTs | GLTs | GLTs |
| 10:00–11:00 | Content Teams | Content Teams | Content Teams | Content Teams |
| 11:00–11:30 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 11:30–1:00 | Lit Team | Math Team | SPED Dept | Optional meeting / teaching time Team Leads & Admin Meeting |
| 1:00–3:00 | Teacher & Admin plan time | Teacher & Admin plan time | Teacher & Admin plan time | Teacher & Admin plan time |
The rotation is the plan, not a guarantee — the weekly memo wins for any given Monday, and the memo for 31 August ran the blocks in different slots from Week 1 below. This is the high school column of the district Monday Meeting Schedule. The elementary, middle school and TWLC columns differ — they are in the teams PDF.
Which Monday is which week
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | Sep 14 | Sep 21 | Aug 24 leads only |
| Oct 5 | Oct 26 | Nov 2 | Sep 28 |
| Nov 16 | Nov 30 | Dec 7 | Nov 9 |
| Jan 4 | Jan 11 | Jan 25 | Dec 14 |
| Feb 22 | Mar 1 | Mar 8 | Feb 8 |
| Apr 5 | Apr 12 | Apr 19 | Mar 15 |
| May 3 | May 10 | May 17 | Apr 26 |
Greyed rows are second semester, past the end of this page. No meeting Sep 7 — Labor Day.
What each team owns
| Team | When it meets | What it owns |
|---|---|---|
| Staff Huddle | Every Monday 7:45–8:00 AM | Whole staff, start of the day. |
| Building MTSS — Academics | Week 1 8:00–9:00 AM | Tier 2 and 3 fidelity and effect on academic progress. Plans the intervention bells (e.g. WIN). Acts on the prior year’s SAM results. Mr. King. |
| Building Literacy | Week 1 11:30 AM–1:00 PM | District literacy goal, walkthrough data, RAP implementation. Quarterly this slot is a K–12 vertical meeting. |
| Building MTSS — Behavior | Week 2 8:00–9:00 AM | Tier 2 and 3 for behavior and attendance, the building behavior and attendance plan, the TFI and its action plan. Ms. Craig-Roach. |
| Building Math | Week 2 11:30 AM–1:00 PM | District math goal, walkthrough data, Tier 1 core delivery. Quarterly this slot is a K–12 vertical meeting. |
| BLT Building Leadership | Week 3 8:00–9:00 AM | One Plan action steps at building level; the 5-step process on key data each month, per the district data calendar. Takes report-outs from building committees. |
| SPED Dept | Week 3 11:30 AM–1:00 PM | Building department meeting. Distinct from the district Internal Monitoring Team, which does the IDEA self-assessment and reports to DLT. Building SPED sits with Ms. Craig-Roach (10th & 11th) and Mr. King (9th & 12th). |
| Staff Meeting | Week 4 8:00–9:00 AM | Whole staff. |
| Team Leads & Admin | Week 4 11:30 AM–1:00 PM | Optional meeting or teaching time for everyone else. |
| GLTs 9th Rm 036 · 10th Rm 131 · 11th/12th Rm 132 | Every Monday 9:00–10:00 AM | The 5-step cycle on real-time, standards-focused classroom data; spotting students who need support beyond core differentiation. The district structure treats grade-level and content as one team type, but the high school schedules them as separate hours. |
| Content Teams | Every Monday 10:00–11:00 AM | Same 5-step cycle, by content area. At the high school this is the 3D content block, monthly. |
Dates and blocks come from the district Teams Structure & Data Calendar, which notes the dates are tentative and may be adjusted, and that a cancelled Monday can be rescheduled within the same week. Who reports to whom is on the Policies page; the block-by-block bell schedule is on Schedules.