LiFT Academy
2026-2027 Student Calendar
Quarter Dates
1st Quarter:
August 6, 2026 to October 8, 2026
2nd Quarter:
October 13, 2026 to December 18, 2026
3rd Quarter:
January 5, 2027 to March 12, 2027
4th Quarter:
March 12, 2027 to May 26, 2027
August 2026
- August 4: Open House
- August 6: Academy and University Transition Program First day of School
- August 13: Adult Training Program First Day and New Family Mixer
- August 25: Enrichment Night
- August 17 – August 28: Fall MAP Window
September 2026
- September 7: Labor Day Holiday, LiFT Closed
- September 8: Academy Enrichments Begin
- September 11: Fall Adult Education Assessment
- September 12: Cornhole Tournament
- September 18: Family Day (Details to come)
- September 23: Internships Start
- September 25: No school for students
- Professional Learning Day
- Hurricane make-up day
- September 28 – October 2: Book Fair
October 2026
- October 2: Campus Connection
- October 8: End of Quarter 1
- October 9: No school for students.
- Professional Learning Day
- Hurricane make-up day
- October 12: Columbus Day Holiday, LiFT Closed
- October 13: Quarter 2 begins
- All Staff Meeting (Internal Only)
- October 16: Report Card Distribution Deadline and Picture Day
- October 26: LiFT Your Clubs charity golf tournament
- October 30: Rise Awards Luncheon
- Trunk or Treat
November 2026
- November 2 – 6: Great American Teach In
- November 9 – 13: Spirit Week (Details to come)
- November 11: Veterans Day – School is in session
- November 13: Quarter 2 Family Day – Chili Cook Off
- November 16: Angel Tree Adoption Opens
- November 19: Friendsgiving
- November 23 – 27: Thanksgiving Break. No School
- November 23 – 24: Hurricane make-up days
- November 30 – December 11: Winter MAP Window
December 2026
- December 4: Campus Connections
- December 10: Photo Retake Day
- December 11: Holiday Market
- December 14- 16: PTO Santa’s Workshop
- December 18: Half-day
- End of Quarter 2
- Winter Extravaganza
- December 21: First day of Winter Break
- December 24: Report Card Distribution Deadline
January 2027
- January 4: No School
- Professional Learning Day
- January 5: School Resumes
- Quarter 3 begins
- January 8: Founders Day
- January 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday, LiFT Closed
- January 21: 100th day of school
- January 29: Class Session Photos
February 2027
- February 5: Heart Disease Awareness, Wear Red
- February 9: Town Hall
- February 12: No school for students
- Professional Learning Day
- Hurricane make-up day
- February 15: President’s Day Holiday, LiFT Closed
- February 26: Grandparents’ Day
- February 27: Pickleball Tournament
March 2027
- March 1 – 5: Spirit Week (Details to come)
- March 2: Literacy Day
- Staff vs. U Basketball Game – After school
- March 5: Campus Connection
- Talent Show (Time and place TBD)
- March 12: End of Quarter 3
- World Down Syndrome Day Observed
- March 15 – 19: Spring Break, no school
- March 19: Report Card Distribution Deadline
- March 21: World Down Syndrome Day
- March 22: Quarter 4 begins
- March 26: Good Friday, LiFT Closed
- March 29: Easter Monday, LiFT Closed
April 2027
- April 2: World Autism Awareness Day
- April 9: Prom
- April 22: Family Day
- April 23: No school for students
- Professional Learning Day
- Hurricane make-up day
- April 28: Last day of Internships
- April 30: Campus Connection
May 2027
- May 1: LiFT Your Spirits Gala
- May 3 – May 7: Teacher Appreciation Week
- May 3 – 14: Spring MAP Window
- May 7: LU Retreat
- May 13: LiFT Live Reverse Job Fair
- May 19: Last Day of school for the Adult Training Program
- May 21: Half Day for Students
- Graduation
- Last day for Seniors
- May 26: Last Day of school for Academy and University
- End of Quarter 4
- May 27: Last Day for 10-month employees
June 2027
- June 1: Summer schedule begins for 12-month employees; Lobby open 8-2, Mon – Thurs. Closed Fri
- June 2: Report Card Distribution Deadline
