Calendars
2026 - 2027 School Calendar
A month-by-month look at the 2026-27 school year
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June 2026
- June 1: Last day for teachers
- June 8: Summer Academy begins at select schools (ends July 16)
- June 18: Schools closed - Juneteenth
- June 5, 12, 19, 26: Schools and central offices closed
July 2026
- July 2: Schools closed - Independence Day (observed)
- July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31: Schools and central offices closed
August 2026
- Aug. 7: Schools and central offices closed
- Aug. 10-14: New Teacher Academy
- Aug. 17-21: Teacher workweek (Wednesday is in person, division-based professional learning)
September 2026
- Sept. 4-7: Labor Day weekend
- Sept. 21: Student and teacher holiday - Yom Kippur/Jewish High Holiday
- Sept. 28: Student holiday - Teacher professional learning (in person, division-based, may be off-site)
October 2026
- Oct. 28: End of quarter/Student half day/Flexible staff clerical day*
November 2026
- Nov. 2: Schools and central offices closed – Wellness Day
- Nov. 3: Election Day - Student holiday - Teacher Professional Learning (in person, school-based, may be off-site)
- Nov. 9: Student and teacher holiday - Diwali
- Nov. 25-27: Schools closed - Thanksgiving Holiday
December 2026
- Dec. 21-31: Schools closed - Winter Break
STAGGERED START FOR FIRST DAY (NEW FOR 2026-27 SCHOOL YEAR)
Monday, Aug. 24:
- First day for half of pre-K and kindergarten students
- First day for students in grades 1-5
- First day for students in grade 6 and grade 9
Tuesday, Aug. 25:
- First day for second half of pre-K and kindergarten students
- First day for students in grades 7, 8, 10, 11 and 12
- All students in grades 1-5, 6 and 9 also attend
Wednesday, Aug. 26:
- All students attend
January 2027
- Jan. 1: Schools closed - Winter Break
- Jan. 4: Schools reopen following Winter Break
- Jan. 18: Schools closed - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Jan. 20: End of quarter
- Jan. 25: Student holiday - In-person clerical day
February 2027
- Feb. 15: Schools and central offices closed - Wellness Day
- Feb. 16: Student holiday - Teacher professional learning (in person, school-based)
March 2027
- March 10: Student and teacher holiday - Eid al-Fitr
- March 26: End of quarter/Student half day/Flexible staff clerical day*
- March 29-31: Schools closed - Spring Break
April 2027
- April 1-2: Schools closed - Spring Break
May 2027
- May 31: Schools closed - Memorial Day
June 2027
- June 4: End of quarter/Student half day/Last day of school
- June 7: Flexible staff clerical day
- June 17: School closed - Juneteenth
- June 11, 18, 25: Schools and central offices closed
* Flexible staff clerical days may occur in the school building or remotely.
** Per HCPS policy, student absences for the observance of religious holidays not designated as days off during the school year will be excused.