Franklin Towne Charter High School
2025-2026 Calendar
August 18, 2025 New Staff Start / Building Open for Returning Staff
August 18-21, 2025 New Staff Professional Learning
August 25, 2025 Returning Staff Start
August 25-28, 2025 All Staff Professional Learning
September 1, 2025 Federal Holiday – School Closed
September 3-5, 2025 Grade Level Orientations
September 8, 2025 First Day of Classes
September 12, 2025 Benchmark Testing
October 9, 2025 Fall School Day Testing (PSAT, SAT & ASVAB)
October 10, 2025 Professional Learning (no students)
October 13, 2025 Federal Holiday – School Closed
October 31, 2025 Q1 Power Up Day / End of Q1
November 3, 2025 Start of Q2
November 10, 2025 Professional Learning (no students)
November 11, 2025 Federal Holiday – School Closed
November 26, 2025 Townesgiving
November 27 & 28, 2025 Federal Holiday – School Closed
December 12, 2025 Professional Learning (no students)
December 22, 2025 Tinsel Towne
December 23, 2025 Staff Event (no students)
December 24, 2025 – January 2, 2026 Winter Break – School Closed
January 5-16, 2026 Winter Keystone Testing Window
January 19, 2026 Federal Holiday – School Closed
January 22-23, 2026 Semester 1 Exams / End of Q2
January 26, 2026 Semester 1 Exam Makeups
January 27, 2026 Start of Semester 2 / Q3
February 9, 2026 Professional Learning (no students)
February 13, 2026 Benchmark Testing
February 16, 2026 Federal Holiday – School Closed
March 16-20, 2026 Spring Break – School Closed
April 2, 2026 Q3 Power Up Day / End of Q3
April 3 & 6, 2026 School Closed
April 7, 2026 Start of Q4
April 10, 2026 Spring School Day Testing (PSAT, SAT & ASVAB) TENTATIVE
Pair event with the Senior Trip when scheduled
April 17, 2026 Professional Learning (no students)
April 30, 2026 Senior Prom
May 1, 2026 Incoming 9th Grade Testing – Class of 2030
May 11-22, 2026 Spring Keystone Testing Window
May 22, 2026 School Closed
May 25, 2026 Federal Holiday – School Closed
June 1, 2026 Senior Class Semester 2 Exams
June 4, 2026 Class of 2026 Graduation
June 5, 2026 Asynchronous Study Day / Professional Learning (no students)
June 8-9, 2026 Underclassmen Semester 2 Exams
June 10, 2026 Semester 2 Exam Makeups
June 11, 2026 Professional Learning (no students) / Grades Due