West Fargo Spec Ed Unit School Calendar

New Teacher Orientation Days

Mon, August 14, 2023 – Thu, August 17, 2023

Teacher Workshop Days

Mon, August 21, 2023 – Tue, August 22, 2023

Open House Secondary

Tue, August 22, 2023

Back to School Night

Tue, August 22, 2023

Back to School Night

Wed, August 23, 2023

First Day of Professional Learning 1-12

Wed, August 23, 2023

Professional Learning

Thu, August 24, 2023

No School

First Day of School

Thu, August 24, 2023

Grades 1-12

School Day

Thu, August 24, 2023

Regular day of school

Off-site Learning

Fri, August 25, 2023

Learning occurs off-site

First Day of Kindergarten

Tue, August 29, 2023

Labor Day

Mon, September 4, 2023

No School

School Day

Mon, September 18, 2023

Regular day of school

Offsite Learning/Professional Learning

Mon, September 25, 2023

No School

Professional Learning – No School

Mon, September 25, 2023

Offsite Learning/Offsite Labor Day

Off-site Learning

Mon, September 25, 2023

Learning occurs off-site

School Day

Mon, October 16, 2023

Regular day of school

Professional Learning

Wed, October 18, 2023

No School

Professional Learning – No School

Wed, October 18, 2023

LEAP Day

Wed, November 1, 2023

Learning/teacher workday

Veteran’s Day Observed

Fri, November 10, 2023

No School

Veteran’s Day Observation – No School

Fri, November 10, 2023

School Day

Mon, November 20, 2023

Regular day of school

Snow Make-up Day

Tue, November 21, 2023

Make-up day for a snow day

Thanksgiving Break

Wed, November 22, 2023 – Fri, November 24, 2023

No School TF1 & BF2 & PLC

Thanksgiving Break

Thu, November 23, 2023 – Fri, November 24, 2023

No School – Thanksgiving

School Day

Mon, December 18, 2023

Regular day of school

No School Before Winter Break

Fri, December 22, 2023

Last day of School before Winter Break

Fri, December 22, 2023

Winter Break

Mon, December 25, 2023 – Fri, December 29, 2023

No School

Winter Break

Mon, January 1, 2024 – Tue, January 2, 2024

No School

School reconvenes after Winter Break

Tue, January 2, 2024

P/T Comp Day

Mon, January 15, 2024

Professional Learning

Mon, January 15, 2024

No School

MLK Day

Mon, January 15, 2024

No School

Off-site Learning

Mon, January 29, 2024

Learning occurs off-site

Professional Learning

Mon, February 19, 2024

No School

Professional Learning – No School

Mon, February 19, 2024

Offsite Learning/Professional Learning

School Day

Mon, February 19, 2024

Regular day of school

Offsite Learning/Professional Learning

Mon, February 19, 2024 – Tue, February 20, 2024

It is an off-site learning day for students. While students are not meeting with teachers or engaging in new learning, they are to work on large projects, catch-up on reading and other assignments, or utilize online programs.

Special Education Transition Services Night

Thu, February 22, 2024 – Fri, February 23, 2024

This event is for learners and guardians of anyone who has an IEP or 504 plan in high school. You will have the opportunity to meet with many different organizations that can help after high school:

Employment Support Agencies
Benefit Specialists
Advocacy Organizations
Community Resources
Disability Services Representatives from Community Colleges, Universities, & Career and Technical Schools
Apprenticeships
Special Olympics
Financial Groups
etc.

End of Trimester 2

Fri, February 23, 2024 – Sat, February 24, 2024

FEET Meeting

Tue, March 5, 2024 – Wed, March 6, 2024

The Family Educator Enhancement Team (FEET) is designed to assist families who have children with special needs by connecting them to available educational partners.
Our March session focuses on our district’s communication strategies. We will also discuss our partnership with TNT – ABLE to Move.
RSVP
Questions? Contact Penny Henderson at phenderson@west-fargo.k12.nd.us.

No School

Mon, March 11, 2024 – Wed, March 13, 2024

No School

Professional Learning

Tue, March 12, 2024 – Wed, March 13, 2024

Professional Learning

Professional Learning

Mon, March 18, 2024

No School

School Day

Mon, March 18, 2024

Regular day of school

Snow Make-up Day

Tue, March 19, 2024

Make-up day for a snow day

End of Quarter 3

Tue, March 19, 2024 – Wed, March 20, 2024

Facilities 2.0 Public Forum

Tue, March 19, 2024 – Wed, March 20, 2024

Facilities 2.0 Public Forum

Wed, March 27, 2024 – Thu, March 28, 2024

Spring Break

Fri, March 29, 2024 – Mon, April 1, 2024

No School

Professional Learning – No School

Fri, March 29, 2024

No School

Fri, March 29, 2024 – Sat, March 30, 2024

No School

No School – TCD 4 PLC

Mon, April 1, 2024 – Tue, April 2, 2024

No School

Facilities 2.0 Public Forum

Wed, April 10, 2024 – Thu, April 11, 2024

School Day

Mon, April 15, 2024

Regular day of school

Professional Learning

Fri, April 19, 2024

No School

Last day of School before Spring Break

Fri, April 19, 2024

Potential Snow Makeup Day

Fri, April 19, 2024 – Sat, April 20, 2024

Off-site Learning

Mon, April 22, 2024

Learning occurs off-site

School reconvenes after Spring Break

Mon, April 29, 2024

Last Day of School

Thu, May 23, 2024

Last Day of School

Thu, May 23, 2024 – Fri, May 24, 2024

End of Quarter 4/Trimester 3

Thu, May 23, 2024 – Fri, May 24, 2024

Professional Learning

Fri, May 24, 2024

No School

Teacher Graduation

Fri, May 24, 2024

Teacher Grading Day

Fri, May 24, 2024

No School

Teacher Grading Day

Fri, May 24, 2024 – Sat, May 25, 2024

Graduation Day

Sun, May 26, 2024

Graduation: Sheyenne HS

Sun, May 26, 2024 – Sun, May 26, 2024

Graduation: West Fargo HS

Sun, May 26, 2024 – Sun, May 26, 2024

Graduation: Horace HS

Sun, May 26, 2024 – Mon, May 27, 2024

Professional Learning

Thu, August 1, 2024 – Sat, August 31, 2024

Professional Learning – No School

New Teacher Orientation Days

Mon, August 12, 2024 – Fri, August 16, 2024

Teacher Workshop Days

Mon, August 19, 2024 – Tue, August 20, 2024

General PLC

Mon, August 19, 2024

Building-wide teams: Content Teams, Integrated with Media and MTSS

Teacher Workshop

Mon, August 19, 2024 – Wed, August 21, 2024

General PLC

Tue, August 20, 2024

Specialty Focus as district-wide teams: ECH, VI, GT, 6-8, 6-8 CTE, 9-12: Business Ed, Career Advisers, Career Resource, FACS, Graphics, Health Science, Information Technology, and Marketing

First Day of School Grades 1-12

Wed, August 21, 2024

First Day of School!

Wed, August 21, 2024 – Thu, August 22, 2024

First Day Back to Kindergarten

Mon, August 26, 2024

Back to School Night

Mon, August 26, 2024

Labor Day – No School

Mon, September 2, 2024

Holiday – No School

Mon, September 2, 2024 – Tue, September 3, 2024

Building Focus PLCs

Tue, September 3, 2024

Entire building on site – beginning of the month

Building Focus PLCs

Wed, September 4, 2024

Entire building on site – beginning of the month

Professional Learning – No School

Fri, September 13, 2024

Professional development day

Professional Learning

Mon, September 23, 2024 – Tue, September 24, 2024

No School

Mon, September 23, 2024 – Tue, September 24, 2024

Large Group PLCs

Mon, October 7, 2024

K-5 Grade level, excluding SPED non-Mentor: K-5 MTSS: EL, GT (ABLE), Reading, District meetings: Art, Counsel, Health/PE, Media, Music

Large Group PLCs

Tue, October 8, 2024

6-12: Course Content: PLTW, District meetings: 6-8, 9-12 Groups: AVID, Band & General Music, Choir, FACs, Diesel/RePLITW, Media (MM), Orchestra

Professional Development Days

Thu, October 17, 2024 – Fri, October 18, 2024

Professional Learning

Thu, October 17, 2024

Professional Learning – No School

No School

Thu, October 17, 2024 – Sat, October 19, 2024

Professional Learning

Fri, October 18, 2024

Professional Learning – No School

Professional Learning – No School

Wed, October 23, 2024

Professional Learning – Offsite Learning

End of Quarter 1

Fri, October 25, 2024

End of Trimester 1

Fri, October 25, 2024

Day OB

Fri, November 1, 2024

Offsite Professional Learning

LEAP Day (Offsite Learning)

Fri, November 1, 2024 – Sat, November 2, 2024

Large Group PLCs

Mon, November 4, 2024

K-5 Grade level, excluding SPED non-Mentor: K-5 MTSS: EL, GT (ABLE), Reading, District meetings: Art, Counsel, Health/PE, Media, Music

Large Group PLCs

Tue, November 5, 2024

6-12: Course Content: PLTW, District meetings: 6-8, 9-12 Groups: AVID, Band & General Music, Choir, FACs, Diesel/RePLITW, Media (MM), Orchestra

Veterans Day/Federal Obs (No School)

Mon, November 11, 2024

Veterans’ Day Observation – No Sch

Mon, November 11, 2024

Holiday – No School

Mon, November 11, 2024 – Tue, November 12, 2024

Educator Workshop Days

Mon, November 18, 2024

NEW Educator Workshop Days

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Tue, November 19, 2024 – Wed, November 20, 2024

Professional Learning

Thu, November 21, 2024

Professional Learning – No School

Professional Learning

Fri, November 22, 2024

Professional Learning – No School

No School TCD & Prof Learning

Wed, November 27, 2024

No School TC3 4 Conf

Wed, November 27, 2024

No School – Comp Day for PLCs & PTCs

Wed, November 27, 2024 – Thu, November 28, 2024

Thanksgiving Break

Thu, November 28, 2024 – Fri, November 29, 2024

Holiday – No School

Thu, November 28, 2024 – Fri, November 29, 2024

No School – Comp Day for PLCs & PTCs

Fri, November 29, 2024 – Sat, November 30, 2024

Professional Development Days for PLCs

Mon, December 2, 2024

Last day of school before Winter break

Fri, December 20, 2024

Christmas Break

Mon, December 23, 2024 – Fri, January 3, 2025

No School – Winter Break

Mon, December 23, 2024 – Thu, January 2, 2025

School reopens after Winter break

Thu, January 2, 2025

Large Group PLCs

Mon, January 6, 2025

K-5 Grade level, excluding SPED non-Mentor: K-5 MTSS: EL, GT (ABLE), Reading, District meetings: Art, Counsel, Health/PE, Media, Music

Large Group PLCs

Tue, January 7, 2025

6-12: Course Content: PLTW, District meetings: 6-8, 9-12 Groups: AVID, Band & General Music, Choir, FACs, Diesel/RePLITW, Media (MM), Orchestra

General PLC

Tue, January 14, 2025

Building-wide teams: Content Teams, Integrated with Media and MTSS

General PLC

Wed, January 15, 2025

Specialty Focus as district-wide teams: ECH, VI, GT, 6-8, 6-8 CTE, 9-12: Business Ed, Career Advisers, Career Resource, FACS, Graphics, Health Science, Information Technology, and Marketing

LEAP Day (Offsite Learning)

Mon, January 20, 2025 – Tue, January 21, 2025

Building Focus PLCs

Mon, February 3, 2025

Entire building on site – beginning of the month

Building Focus PLCs

Tue, February 4, 2025

Entire building on site – beginning of the month

Professional Learning – No School

Mon, February 17, 2025 – Tue, February 18, 2025

End of Trimester 2

Fri, February 21, 2025

Large Group PLCs

Mon, March 3, 2025

K-5 Grade level, excluding SPED non-Mentor: K-5 MTSS: EL, GT (ABLE), Reading, District meetings: Art, Counsel, Health/PE, Media, Music

Large Group PLCs

Tue, March 4, 2025

6-12: Course Content: PLTW, District meetings: 6-8, 9-12 Groups: AVID, Band & General Music, Choir, FACs, Diesel/RePLITW, Media (MM), Orchestra

End of Trimester 3

Fri, March 14, 2025

No School TCD & PLC

Fri, March 21, 2025

No School TC3 4 Conf

Fri, March 21, 2025

Spring Break

Mon, March 31, 2025 – Fri, April 4, 2025

No School TC3 4 PLC

Mon, March 31, 2025

Snow Day Makeup

Mon, April 21, 2025

Potential Last Snow Makeup Day

Day OB

Tue, April 22, 2025

Offsite Professional Learning

End of Trimester 3

Thu, May 22, 2025

End of Quarter 4/Trimester 3

Thu, May 22, 2025

Last Day of School

Fri, May 23, 2025

Teacher Grading Day

Fri, May 23, 2025

End of Year Teacher Grading/Record Keeping Day

Mon, May 26, 2025

Professional Development Days for PLCs

Tue, May 27, 2025

End of Year Teacher Grading/Record Keeping Day

Wed, May 28, 2025

New Teacher Orientation Days

Tue, August 12, 2025 – Wed, August 13, 2025

Teacher Workshop Days

Thu, August 14, 2025 – Fri, August 15, 2025

Back to School Night

Mon, August 18, 2025

First Day of School Grades 1-12

Wed, August 20, 2025

First Day of School (Grades 1-12)

Wed, August 20, 2025

First Day of School (Kindergarten)

Mon, August 25, 2025

Professional Learning – No School

Mon, September 1, 2025

Labor Day – No School

Mon, September 1, 2025

PLC

Mon, September 15, 2025

Professional Learning – No School

Mon, September 22, 2025

PLC

Mon, October 6, 2025

Offsite & E-Learning School

Wed, October 15, 2025

Admin Day – No School

Thu, October 16, 2025

Administrative Convention – No School

Thu, October 16, 2025 – Fri, October 17, 2025

Admin Day – No School

Fri, October 17, 2025

End of Trimester 1

Fri, October 24, 2025

End of Quarter 1

Fri, October 24, 2025

PLC

Tue, November 4, 2025

Veteran’s Day Observed – No School

Mon, November 10, 2025

Veteran’s Day – No School

Tue, November 11, 2025

Educator Workshop Days

Tue, November 11, 2025 – Wed, November 12, 2025

New Educator Workshop Days

No School TCD PLC 2, PLC 3

Wed, November 26, 2025

PLC

Mon, December 8, 2025

Last day before Winter Break

Tue, December 23, 2025

Last day of school before Winter break

Tue, December 23, 2025

Holiday – No School

Wed, December 24, 2025 – Sun, January 4, 2026

Winter Break

School reopens after Winter Break

Mon, January 5, 2026

School reopens after Winter break

Mon, January 5, 2026

Offsite & E-Learning School

Fri, January 16, 2026

Martin Luther King Jr. Day – No School

Mon, January 19, 2026

PLC

Mon, February 16, 2026

Offsite & E-Learning School

Thu, February 19, 2026

End of Trimester 2

Fri, February 20, 2026

End of Quarter 2

Fri, February 20, 2026

End of Trimester 3

Fri, March 13, 2026

End of Quarter 3

Fri, March 13, 2026

Potential No School – No School

Thu, March 19, 2026

Good Friday – No School

Fri, April 3, 2026

Admin Day – No School

Mon, April 6, 2026

Last Day of School

Fri, May 22, 2026

End of Trimester 4

Fri, May 22, 2026

End of Quarter 4

Fri, May 22, 2026

Memorial Day – No School

Mon, May 25, 2026

Teacher Record Keeping Day

Tue, May 26, 2026

Potential Snow Make-Up Day

Tue, May 26, 2026