• August 14th, 2025

    (Sent via email to all Davis Families with a current email address on file)

     

    Dear Families,

    The school calendar is a negotiated item with Utica Community Schools and the Utica Education Association. While the parties are continuing to work collaboratively and productively toward a successor agreement to their Collective Bargaining Agreement, an agreement has been made to share the full calendar with families so they can make plans through the school year.

    The new calendar has an important change to strengthen the partnership between our school and families. The change will give our students a stronger start to the school year by creating an opportunity for you to learn more about your child’s teachers and course goals at the beginning of the school year.

    This year, rather than a traditional Open House, teachers will be providing electronic and virtual opportunities to better convey information to parents using the UCS learning management system, Schoology.  Parents can expect to receive communication from their junior high or high school principal at the end of the first week of school alerting parents about the availability of course information. 

    Upon accessing Schoology, parents can expect to view their child’s course syllabi and expectations along with a welcome message and course overview from the teacher.  Parents will also find teacher contact information, grading procedures and how to access additional course assistance. 

    This process will provide important class and curriculum information to parents more efficiently and earlier in the school year than ever before. The goal of this change is to create a positive experience for families prior to the opening of school.

    A positive strength of our school is the effective relationships that our teachers and staff create with our students and their families. With these changes, we begin building those relationships at the very start of the school year.

    Finally, we recognize families are anxious to make plans for the upcoming school year.  While  UCS and the UEA continue the bargaining process, an agreement was made to release the 2025-26 UCS vacation calendar for everyone’s planning purposes. 

    • Monday, August 25, 2025 Teacher First Day Full Day DPPD 
    • Monday August 25, 2025 Elementary Building “Meet the Teacher” 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. 
    • Tuesday, August 26, 2025 Students 1st Day of School – Elementary Half Day; Secondary Full Day 
    • Labor Day Holiday No School Friday, August 29, 2025 – Monday, September 1, 2025 
    • Wednesday, September 17, 2025 No School; Teacher Full Day DPPD 
    • Wednesday, October 22, 2025 No School; Teacher Full Day DPPD 
    • Election Day Tuesday, November 4, 2025 No School; Teacher Virtual DPPD Day 
    • Thanksgiving Holiday No School Wednesday, November 26, 2025 – Friday, November 28, 2025 
    • Winter Holiday Break No School Monday, December 22, 2025 – Friday, January 2, 2026 
    • Wednesday, January 14, 2026 No School Teacher Full Day DPPD Day 
    • Monday, January 19, 2026 No School MLK, Jr. Holiday 
    • Mid-Winter Break No School Monday, February 16, 2026 – Friday, February 20, 2026 
    • Spring Break No School Monday, March 30, 2026 – Friday, April 3, 2026 
    • Memorial Day Holiday No School Friday, May 22, 2026 – Monday, May 25, 2026 
    • Last Day of School Wednesday, June 10, 2026 

    More information on our calendar is available at this link.

    We look forward to a great 2025-26 school year.

    Davis Admin Team