School for Advanced Studies — 2026–2027 Academic Calendar

121 W Poplar St, Rogers, AR 72756  ·  Final

Student days
174
Teacher contract
190
Sched. minutes
66,145
Sched. hours
1,102.42
First day
Aug 11
Last day
May 26
Q1  ·  Aug 11 – Oct 16
42 days
Q2  ·  Oct 19 – Jan 8
44 days
Q3  ·  Jan 11 – Mar 19
47 days
Q4  ·  Mar 29 – May 26
41 days
Semester 1  ·  Aug 11 – Jan 8
86 days
Semester 2  ·  Jan 11 – May 26
88 days
Academic Year
First / last day
PD / teacher workdays
Holiday
Break
PT conf — students off
Long weekend
Inclement weather makeup (reserved)
Seminar Thursday
Q1 end
Q2 end / Sem 1
Q3 end
Q4 end / Sem 2

School for Advanced Studies — 2026–2027  ·  Detail

121 W Poplar St, Rogers, AR 72756  ·  Final

Key Dates
Jul 22 – Aug 10Teacher PD — pre-service (14 weekdays)
Aug 11First day — students
Aug 20Seminar Thursday #1
Sep 7Labor Day — no school
Sep 28–Oct 2Fall Break — BBB week
Oct 9PT Conference 1 — students off (Friday)
Oct 16Q1 ends — 42 days
Oct 19Q2 begins
Nov 11Veterans Day — no school
Nov 23–27Thanksgiving break
Dec 21–Jan 1Winter break
Jan 4Students return from winter break
Jan 8Q2 / Semester 1 ends — 44 days
Jan 11Q3 / Semester 2 begins
Jan 18MLK Day — no school
Feb 15Presidents Day — no school
Mar 5PT Conference 2 — students off (Friday)
Mar 19Q3 ends — 47 days
Mar 22–26Spring Break — Week 38 per A.C.A. §6-10-106
Mar 29Q4 begins
Apr 29–30No school — long weekend
May 26Last day — students / Q4 ends (41 days)
May 27–28, Jun 1–3Inclement weather makeup days reserved (5 days; not counted in student day total)
May 31Memorial Day — no school
Seminar Thursdays — 16 Sessions
# Date # Date # Date
1 Thu Aug 20 7 Thu Dec 3 13 Thu Mar 11
2 Thu Sep 3 8 Thu Dec 17 14 Thu Apr 1
3 Thu Sep 17 9 Thu Jan 14 15 Thu Apr 15
4 Thu Oct 15 10 Thu Jan 28 16 Thu May 13
5 Thu Oct 29 11 Thu Feb 11
6 Thu Nov 12 12 Thu Feb 25
Day-of-Week Count by Quarter
Day Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Monday 7 9 8 9 33
Tuesday 9 9 10 9 37
Wednesday 9 8 10 9 36
Thursday 9 9 10 7 35
Friday 8 9 9 7 33
Total 42 44 47 41 174
Minute Calculation — Bell Schedule Basis
Day Periods Min Adv Daily # Days Minutes
Monday 7 50 30 380 33 12,540
Tuesday 7 50 30 380 37 14,060
Wednesday AM 2 95 0 190 36 6,840
Wednesday PM 2 90 30 210 36 7,560
Thursday 3 100 35 335 35 11,725
Friday 7 50 30 380 33 12,540
Seminar add-on — 55 — 55 16 880
Total minutes 66,145
Total hours 1,102.42
Above 1,098-hr target +4.42 hrs
Above 1,068-hr minimum +34.42 hrs
✓ General Compliance
  • Teacher contract = 190: 174 student + 2 PT conf + 14 pre-service PD (Jul 22–Aug 10) ✓
  • Pre-service PD: Jul 22–24 (3) + Jul 27–31 (5) + Aug 3–7 (5) + Aug 10 (1) = 14 days ✓
  • Spring break Week 38 per A.C.A. §6-10-106 — Mar 22–26 ✓
  • Two PT conferences — Oct 9 & Mar 5 (both Fridays, students off) ✓
  • All quarters 40–50 day range — 42 / 44 / 47 / 41 ✓
  • BBB blackout honored — Sep 28–Oct 2 ✓
  • 1,098-hr target met — 1,102.42 hrs (+4.42 hrs) ✓
  • 1,068-hr minimum exceeded by +34.42 hrs ✓
  • Thursday split: 15 seminar Thursdays in student calendar + 20 regular Thursdays = 35 total ✓
  • Memorial Day correctly observed May 31, 2027 ✓
  • 5 inclement weather makeup days reserved (May 27–28, Jun 1–3) — not counted in student days, minutes, or quarter totals ✓