The Southern Boone Board of Education approved the district’s 2026–2027 school calendar during its regular monthly meeting on February 17.
The approved calendar includes 169 student instructional days and exceeds the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) minimum requirement of 1,044 instructional hours. The 2026–2027 calendar provides 1,096.60 total instructional hours and includes six built-in snow days totaling 40.8 hours.
169-Day Calendar and State Funding Incentive
Recent changes to Missouri law allow districts operating a 169 student-day calendar to qualify for additional state funding. Districts meeting that threshold during the 2026–2027 school year are eligible to receive an incentive equal to 2 percent of prior-year state aid, which would be awarded during the 2027–2028 school year.
Any incentive funds must be used to increase teacher salaries or compensation packages to support recruitment and retention efforts. The incentive is based on total state funding received and is not an automatic 2 percent increase to individual salary schedules.
Missouri law continues to require districts to provide at least 1,044 hours of actual student instruction. The approved calendar meets all state requirements while maintaining flexibility for inclement weather and allowing Alternative Methods of Instruction (AMI) days to count when implemented appropriately.
Parent-Teacher Conference Schedule
Parent-teacher conferences will continue to be held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings during one week in November and one week in March, with no school on the Friday of those weeks.
To support staff members who have school-aged children of their own, Thursday conferences include:
12:30 p.m. early dismissal
1–3 p.m. reserved for classroom work or attending their own children’s conferences
3–7 p.m. conference hours
Calendar Overview
Student Instructional Days: 169
Total Instructional Hours: 1,096.60
DESE Minimum Requirement: 1,044 hours
Teacher Contract Days: 180
Teacher Workdays: 176
Parent-Teacher Conference Days: 2
Video Training Day: 1
Flex Day: 1
Key 2026–2027 Calendar Dates
New Teacher Training: August 11–12
Teacher Professional Development: August 17–20 and August 24
First Day of School: Tuesday, August 25
No School: Friday, September 4
Homecoming Parade Early Dismissal (12:30 p.m.): Friday, October 2
Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences
Tuesday, November 10: 4–7 p.m.
Thursday, November 12: 12:30 p.m. early dismissal
Thursday, November 12: 3–7 p.m.
No school: Friday, November 13
Thanksgiving Break: November 25–27
Winter Break: December 21–January 1
Teacher Professional Development Day: Monday, January 4
Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences
Tuesday, March 2: 4–7 p.m.
Thursday, March 4: 12:30 p.m. early dismissal
Thursday, March 4: 3–7 p.m.
No school: Friday, March 5
Spring Break: March 29–April 2
No School: Friday, April 30
Last Day of School: Tuesday, May 25 (12:30 p.m. early dismissal)
Summer School: June 2–24 (No school June 18 or June 25)
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