Dear STEM Families,
Thank you to our PTO, parent, staff, and student volunteers for making this year’s STEM Blast Off a huge success! This kickoff event fosters our sense of community and collaboration that sets STEM above the rest.. Students and families had a great time Thursday evening playing games, meeting new friends, and learning more about the STEM experiences available at our school.
2025-26 Academic Calendar Update
The changes to the 25/26 DCSD calendar prompted STEM leadership to examine our academic calendar. It is our goal to seek feedback from the parties most impacted prior to making these types of decisions. We thank you for completing the 25/26 Academic Calendar Survey last month. We had over 500 responses!
Below are the results from our staff and parent survey.
Staff Responses
Parent Responses
We will be sharing these results with our STEM Board on Tuesday, Oct. 1. The request will be to make the following adjustments to our 2025-26 school calendar:
- ES Start Time – 8:10 a.m.
- Secondary Start Time – 8 a.m.
- ES Dismissal –
- K-1 – 3:00 p.m.
- 2-5 – 3:10 p.m.
- ES with Secondary Sibling – 3:30 p.m.
- Secondary Dismissal – 3:30 p.m.
Tentatively, the first day of school would be Tuesday, Aug. 12 and the last day of school would be May 22. Below is a sample of the 2025-26 Academic Calendar.
Proposed Academic Calendar
The calendar above reflects 169 Student Contact Days. We value your engagement and partnership to ensure all of our students thrive, lead and succeed at STEM! Please reach out with any questions about this to info@stemk12.org.
In partnership,
LynAnn Kovalesky, Executive Director