APS calendar- 26-27

[Anonymous]

Can someone provide a link to the final calendar? Looking for first day of school.

[Anonymous]

https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/sites/57/2025/04/2026-27-SCHOOL-CALENDARS-FINAL.pdf

August 31 for students
August 24 for staff

[Anonymous]

I wonder if APS will rethink school on December 21 and 22. The Fairfax board has a thread about emails from FCPS about not missing schools around the breaks, attendance is important etc.

We won’t be traveling so my kids will be there but I’m going to guess there will be a lot of student and staff absences.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if APS will rethink school on December 21 and 22. The Fairfax board has a thread about emails from FCPS about not missing schools around the breaks, attendance is important etc.

We won’t be traveling so my kids will be there but I’m going to guess there will be a lot of student and staff absences.

The past couple years have shown they are more than willing to change the calendar mid-year but it would be hard for them to remove 2 days IMO.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if APS will rethink school on December 21 and 22. The Fairfax board has a thread about emails from FCPS about not missing schools around the breaks, attendance is important etc.

We won’t be traveling so my kids will be there but I’m going to guess there will be a lot of student and staff absences.

Such a stupid schedule. No one is going to be there those days.

[Anonymous]

They either need to come off the 180 day commitment or eliminate holidays — don’t care if religious or Columbus Day or whatever. Something has to give. The calendar is out of control. We’ve gotten nothing out of moving up a week. They just added more days off. All the nonsense about more instructional days before AP exams was just a scam to put in the religious holidays.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They either need to come off the 180 day commitment or eliminate holidays — don’t care if religious or Columbus Day or whatever. Something has to give. The calendar is out of control. We’ve gotten nothing out of moving up a week. They just added more days off. All the nonsense about more instructional days before AP exams was just a scam to put in the religious holidays.

I’m staff and agree 100%
3 days of early release in October, so stupid

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They either need to come off the 180 day commitment or eliminate holidays — don’t care if religious or Columbus Day or whatever. Something has to give. The calendar is out of control. We’ve gotten nothing out of moving up a week. They just added more days off. All the nonsense about more instructional days before AP exams was just a scam to put in the religious holidays.

I’m staff and agree 100%
3 days of early release in October, so stupid

This is the one that got to me. Ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They either need to come off the 180 day commitment or eliminate holidays — don’t care if religious or Columbus Day or whatever. Something has to give. The calendar is out of control. We’ve gotten nothing out of moving up a week. They just added more days off. All the nonsense about more instructional days before AP exams was just a scam to put in the religious holidays.

I’m staff and agree 100%
3 days of early release in October, so stupid

This is the one that got to me. Ridiculous.

I believe it’s for conferences, still ridiculous

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They either need to come off the 180 day commitment or eliminate holidays — don’t care if religious or Columbus Day or whatever. Something has to give. The calendar is out of control. We’ve gotten nothing out of moving up a week. They just added more days off. All the nonsense about more instructional days before AP exams was just a scam to put in the religious holidays.

go blame APE, they had their usual tantrum until APS caved and added this extra time. which no one wants and it's just a waste.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They either need to come off the 180 day commitment or eliminate holidays — don’t care if religious or Columbus Day or whatever. Something has to give. The calendar is out of control. We’ve gotten nothing out of moving up a week. They just added more days off. All the nonsense about more instructional days before AP exams was just a scam to put in the religious holidays.

go blame APE, they had their usual tantrum until APS caved and added this extra time. which no one wants and it's just a waste.

Stop. You cannot blame this horrible calendar on APE.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They either need to come off the 180 day commitment or eliminate holidays — don’t care if religious or Columbus Day or whatever. Something has to give. The calendar is out of control. We’ve gotten nothing out of moving up a week. They just added more days off. All the nonsense about more instructional days before AP exams was just a scam to put in the religious holidays.

Agree. They even lengthened the school day but didn’t lessen the number of school days. We are way over the minimum required hours and have an unrealistic number of snow days built in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if APS will rethink school on December 21 and 22. The Fairfax board has a thread about emails from FCPS about not missing schools around the breaks, attendance is important etc.

We won’t be traveling so my kids will be there but I’m going to guess there will be a lot of student and staff absences.

Such a stupid schedule. No one is going to be there those days.

My kids will be there. Fine if it’s used for parties because it means the Friday before can still be a regular learning day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if APS will rethink school on December 21 and 22. The Fairfax board has a thread about emails from FCPS about not missing schools around the breaks, attendance is important etc.

We won’t be traveling so my kids will be there but I’m going to guess there will be a lot of student and staff absences.

Such a stupid schedule. No one is going to be there those days.

My kids will be there. Fine if it’s used for parties because it means the Friday before can still be a regular learning day.

For HS, its a whole other animal. Kids/Parents will be moaning about make up tests.

[Anonymous]

the APS school board candidate who said she wanted to keep closing schools for religious holidays just won the school board election, so this is unlikely to change.