Marion renews hybrid calendar for 2025-26 school year

Innovative schedule has been popular among families, faculty, staff

By Andy Weld

MSD Communications Specialist

The Marion School District has announced the renewal of its hybrid school calendar for the 2025-26 school year. The calendar was approved last week by the Marion School Board.

This will be the fifth year for the innovative school calendar, which spreads out the school year, trimming time from summer vacation and adding two-week rejuvenation breaks after each nine weeks.

Students and teachers still have a seven-week summer break, but they also get twoweek breaks in the fall, winter, and spring. The number of days of instruction remains unchanged at 178.

The 2025-26 school year will begin on Thursday, July 24, 2025, with staff returning a week earlier for professional development. Fall Break will run from September 29 through October 13. Winter Break will begin on Monday, December 22, and run through Monday, January 5, 2026. Spring Break will be March 23-April 6, 2026. The calendar also includes a break for Thanksgiving and days off for Labor Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents Day, and Memorial Day.

The complete 2025-26 calendar can be viewed here (see Page 3) or online anytime at https://5il.co/2zbun.

See CALENDAR, page A3 CALENDAR

From page A1

The Marion School District is an innovative and growing district that ensures an equitable, engaging learning community where every student is empowered to achieve academic excellence and personal growth. With more than 150 years of experience serving families in Crittenden County, the district offers a high school, a junior high, a seventh grade academy, and three award-winning magnet schools. For enrollment information, including information on school choice, visit https://www.msd3.org/ or call 870-739-5100.