Conway Public Schools Calendar 2026-2027

Conway Public Schools Calendar 2026-27 Key Dates

The Conway Public Schools school year runs about 40 weeks, from August 17 to May 21. These are the dates that decide flights, camp deposits and time off work, so they come first.

The School Year by the Numbers

Counted straight from the Conway Public Schools Calendar dates: about 168 weekdays of school, 32 weekdays off and 0 early release or conference days between the first and last day.

What Stands Out on the Conway Public Schools Calendar

Compared with the other Arkansas districts on this site, using the same official calendars:

• 168 days in the school year by our count of the calendar, the fewest of the 14 Arkansas districts we cover.
• No early release days, while 9 of the 14 Arkansas districts we cover have at least one.

First Day of School 2026

The first day of school on the Conway Public Schools Calendar is Monday, August 17, 2026. Teachers report earlier, starting August 10. It is the date the last summer trip and the last camp week have to end by, and nonrefundable fares booked around a guessed date are the ones that hurt.

Breaks on the Conway Public Schools Calendar: Fall, Thanksgiving, Winter and Spring

Conway Public Schools builds 4 multi-day breaks into 2026-27. Each one comes with its full travel window, weekends included, so a five-weekday break shows up as the nine days you actually get.

Single Days Off and Short Weeks on the Conway Public Schools Calendar

Outside the long breaks, students here have 7 single days off during the school year, and 7 weeks are shortened, either by one of those days or by part of a longer break. In total that is 32 weekdays with no school between August 17 and May 21.

One of those single days is a teacher workday; it is listed in the teacher workday section further down.

3 Mondays and 2 Fridays are off outside the breaks, which turns them into long weekends. The rest land mid-week, which is when parents most often need a sitter or a day of leave.

• Labor Day: Mon, Sep 7
• MLK, Jr. Day: Mon, Jan 18
• Parent/Teacher Conferences - No Students: Thu, Feb 11
• Winter Break: Fri, Feb 12
• President’s Day: Mon, Feb 15
• No School: Fri, Apr 30

Long Weekends to Plan Around

Not every getaway needs a full break. Counting weekends, the year has 4 stretches of three or more days off outside the long breaks.

• Sat, Sep 5 – Mon, Sep 7 (3 days)
• Sat, Jan 16 – Mon, Jan 18 (3 days)
• Wed, Feb 10 – Mon, Feb 15 (6 days)
• Fri, Apr 30 – Sun, May 2 (3 days)

Teacher Workdays on the Conway Public Schools Calendar

3 days during the school year are set aside for teacher training or planning with no students in class. Buildings are open for staff but not for children, so plan care for these the same way you would a holiday.

• Teacher Work Day - No Students: Tue, Oct 20, Wed, Feb 10
• Virtual Professional Development - No Students: Mon, Jan 4

Last Day of School 2027 on the Conway Public Schools Calendar

The last day of school at Conway Public Schools is Friday, May 21, 2027.

What the Conway Public Schools calendar says about weather: "Act 1469 Make-Up Days". Hold the first week of summer loosely until make-up days are settled.

The first semester ends Friday, December 18, 2026, which splits the year into two halves for grading.

Grading periods as the calendar marks them: Grading period 1: August 17 – October 12 (about 8 weeks); Grading period 2: October 13 – December 18 (about 9 weeks); Grading period 3: January 5 – March 12 (about 9 weeks); Grading period 4: March 15 – May 21 (about 10 weeks). Report cards and conference weeks usually follow each end date.