Calendar

Ottumwa Community School District 2026-2027

August

• August 14, 17-18: New Teacher Training
• August 19 (5:00–7:00 pm): Open House at Evans
• August 19-20, 25: All-Teacher In-Service
• August 20 (4:00–6:00 pm): Open House at All Elementary Buildings
• August 21, 24: Teacher Quality Professional Development
• August 25 (4:00–6:00 pm): Open House at Liberty
• August 25 (5:00–7:00 pm): Open House at OHS and GHS
• August 26: Students' First Day of School, 3:15 PM Dismissal
• August 28: 1:00 PM Student Dismissal for Teacher Professional Development

September

• September 4: 1:00 PM Student Dismissal for Teacher Professional Development
• September 7: No School, Labor Day Holiday
• September 11: 1:00 PM Student Dismissal for Teacher Professional Development
• September 18: 1:00 PM Student Dismissal for Teacher Professional Development
• September 25: 1:00 PM Student Dismissal for Teacher Professional Development

October

• October 2: 1:00 PM Student Dismissal for Teacher Professional Development
• October 9: 1:00 PM Student Dismissal for Teacher Professional Development
• October 16: 1:00 PM Student Dismissal for Teacher Professional Development
• ​​​​​​​October 23: 1:00 PM Student Dismissal for Teacher Professional Development
• ​​​​​​​October 23: End of First Quarter
• ​​​​​​​October 30: 1:00 PM Student Dismissal for Teacher Professional Development

November

• November 6: 1:00 PM Student Dismissal for Teacher Professional Development
• November 9 (4:00–7:30 pm): Parent-Teacher Conferences at Eisenhower, Horace Mann, James, Wilson, Evans
• November 10 (4:00–7:30 pm): Parent-Teacher Conferences at Pickwick, Douma, Fahrney, Liberty, OHS, GHS
• November 12: No School, Parent-Teacher Conferences
• November 12 (8:00 am–3:30 pm & 4:00–7:30 pm): Parent-Teacher Conferences at All Schools
• November 13: No School, Teacher Comp Day
• November 13: End of First Trimester
• ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​November 20: 1:00 PM Student Dismissal for Teacher Professional Development
• November 24: 1:00 PM Dismissal for Thanksgiving Break
• November 25-27: No School, Thanksgiving Break

December

• December 4: 1:00 PM Student Dismissal for Teacher Professional Development
• December 11: 1:00 PM Student Dismissal for Teacher Professional Development
• December 18: 1:00 PM Student Dismissal for Teacher Professional Development
• December 22: 1:00 PM Student Dismissal for Winter Break
• December 23-January 1: No School, Winter Break

January

• January 1: No School, Winter Break
• January 4: Classes Resume for All Schools
• January 8: 1:00 PM Student Dismissal for Teacher Professional Development
• January 15: 1:00 PM Student Dismissal for Teacher Professional Development
• January 15: End of Second Quarter / End of First Semester
• January 18: No School, Teacher Workday
• January 22: 1:00 PM Student Dismissal for Teacher Professional Development
• January 29: 1:00 PM Student Dismissal for Teacher Professional Development

February

• February 5: 1:00 PM Student Dismissal for Teacher Professional Development
• February 12: 1:00 PM Student Dismissal for Teacher Professional Development
• February 15: No School, Teacher Workday
• February 19: 1:00 PM Student Dismissal for Teacher Professional Development
• February 19: End of Second Trimester
• February 19: 1:00 PM Student Dismissal for Teacher Professional Development

March

• March 5: 1:00 PM Student Dismissal for Teacher Professional Development
• March 8 (4:00–7:30 pm): Parent-Teacher Conferences at Eisenhower, Horace Mann, James, Wilson, Evans
• March 9 (4:00–7:30 pm): Parent-Teacher Conferences at Pickwick, Douma, Fahrney, Liberty, OHS, GHS
• March 11: 1:00 PM Student Dismissal, Parent-Teacher Conferences
• March 11 (1:30–3:30 pm & 4:00–7:30 pm): Parent-Teacher Conferences at All Schools
• March 12: No School, Teacher Comp Day
• March 15-19: No School, Spring Break
• March 26: No School, Good Friday Holiday

April

• April 2: 1:00 PM Student Dismissal for Teacher Professional Development
• April 2: End of Third Quarter
• April 9: 1:00 PM Student Dismissal for Teacher Professional Development
• April 16: 1:00 PM Student Dismissal for Teacher Professional Development
• April 23: 1:00 PM Student Dismissal for Teacher Professional Development
• April 30: 1:00 PM Student Dismissal for Teacher Professional Development

May

• May 7: 1:00 PM Student Dismissal for Teacher Professional Development
• May 14: 1:00 PM Student Dismissal for Teacher Professional Development
• May 19: 2:00 PM Seniors check out and pick up diplomas
• May 21: 1:00 PM Student Dismissal for Teacher Professional Development
• May 22: High School Commencement
• May 27: Students' Last Day of School, 1:00 PM Dismissal
• May 27: End of Fourth Quarter / End of Second Semester / End of Third Trimester
• May 28: Teacher Workday

June

• June 1: Teachers' Last Day

TOTALS:

• 138 full days at 6.66 hours per day = 920 hours
• 36 early dismissal days at 4.40 hours = 159 hours
• 23.5 Parent-Teacher conference hours
• Total Student Attendance: 174 days/1,102.5 Hours (calculation based on Spring Beds Calculator)