School Year Dates

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Tucson Unified District (4403) school calendar 2027-28

First day, last day, breaks, holidays and teacher workdays, read from the district's own calendar.

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First day
Fall Break
to
Thanksgiving Break
to
Winter Break
to
Rodeo Break
to
Spring Break
to
Last day

Kindergarten, pre-K, individual grades and particular schools may have different start dates or schedules. Check the district calendar for your child's grade and school.

Unmarked weekdays and computed counts use only the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays listed here. Other closures may be missing, so these are potential weekdays, not verified days of attendance.

Month by month

  • Weekday in term
  • Break
  • Holiday
  • No students (teacher workday)
  • Early release
  • First day
  • Last day
August 2027
SMTWTFS
12 Teacher Planning Days3 Teacher Planning Days4 Teacher Planning Days5 First day of school6 Weekday in term7
89 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14
1516 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21
2223 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 Prof. Learning Day Staff (No School)28
2930 Weekday in term31 Weekday in term
September 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4
56 Labor Day7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11
1213 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Parent/Teacher Conferences (grades K-8)16 Parent/Teacher Conferences (grades K-8)17 Parent/Teacher Conferences (grades K-8); Parent/Teacher Conferences (grades 9-12)18
1920 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25
2627 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term
October 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2
34 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Grading Day9
1011 Fall Break12 Fall Break13 Fall Break14 Fall Break15 Fall Break16
1718 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23
2425 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 Prof. Learning Day Staff (No School)28 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30
31
November 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6
78 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Veteran’s Day12 Weekday in term13
1415 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20
2122 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Thanksgiving Break26 Thanksgiving Break27
2829 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term
December 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4
56 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11
1213 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Grading Day18
1920 Winter Break21 Winter Break22 Winter Break23 Winter Break24 Winter Break25 Winter Break
26 Winter Break27 Winter Break28 Winter Break29 Winter Break30 Winter Break31 Winter Break
January 2028
SMTWTFS
1
23 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8
910 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15
1617 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22
2324 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Prof. Learning Days Staff (No School)27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29
3031 Weekday in term
February 2028
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5
67 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Parent/Teacher Conferences (grades K-8)11 Parent/Teacher Conferences (grades K-8); Parent/Teacher Conferences (grades 9-12)12
1314 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19
2021 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Rodeo Break25 Rodeo Break26
2728 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term
March 2028
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4
56 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Grading Day11
1213 Spring Break14 Spring Break15 Spring Break16 Spring Break17 Spring Break18
1920 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25
2627 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29 Prof. Learning Day Staff (No School)30 Weekday in term31 Weekday in term
April 2028
SMTWTFS
1
23 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8
910 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Spring Holiday15
1617 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22
2324 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29
30
May 2028
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6
78 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13
1415 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20
2122 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Last day of school26 Last Day for Teachers27
2829 Memorial Day3031

The 2027-28 year in words

Classes for Tucson Unified District (4403) run from until . End to end that is roughly 42 weeks, and after the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays are removed, 176 potential weekdays remain, based only on the exceptions listed here. After listed exceptions, the first week has two potential weekdays and the last week has four.

5 breaks are marked on the calendar. Fall Break starts and ends , a total of 5 days with 5 weekdays off. Thanksgiving Break: to , which is 2 days and 2 weekdays without classes. Winter Break starts and ends , a total of 12 days with 10 weekdays off. Rodeo Break starts and ends , a total of 2 days with 2 weekdays off. Students are off for Spring Break from to , 5 days counting weekends and 5 weekdays counting Monday through Friday. The longest is Winter Break at 12 days.

Between and there are 29 potential weekdays with no listed closure, the longest such run in this summary. After subtracting listed closures, winter break divides the remaining potential weekdays into 84 before it and 92 after it.

7 other days off are marked as holidays: Independence Day (), Labor Day (), Veteran’s Day (), Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (), Spring Holiday (), Memorial Day () and Juneteenth (). 6 of these fall on a Monday or Friday and make a long weekend: Independence Day, Labor Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Spring Holiday, Memorial Day and Juneteenth.

11 teacher workdays without students are listed, the first on and the last on . 7 early-release days are listed, from to .

This calendar is marked as approved in the source. Even so, districts revise approved calendars when storms, elections or board decisions require it.

The dates come from a PDF calendar at tusd1.org, last read on . Use the link on this page to open the district's own calendar and confirm.

Dates in detail

Breaks
BreakStartsEndsDaysWeekdays
Fall Break55
Thanksgiving Break22
Winter Break1210
Rodeo Break22
Spring Break55
Holidays
DayDate
Independence Day
Labor Day
Veteran’s Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Spring Holiday
Memorial Day
Juneteenth
Teacher workdays (no students)
DayDate
Teacher Planning Days
Teacher Planning Days
Teacher Planning Days
Prof. Learning Day Staff (No School)
Grading Day
Prof. Learning Day Staff (No School)
Grading Day
Prof. Learning Days Staff (No School)
Grading Day
Prof. Learning Day Staff (No School)
Last Day for Teachers
Early release
DayDate
Parent/Teacher Conferences (grades K-8)
Parent/Teacher Conferences (grades K-8)
Parent/Teacher Conferences (grades K-8)
Parent/Teacher Conferences (grades 9-12)
Parent/Teacher Conferences (grades K-8)
Parent/Teacher Conferences (grades K-8)
Parent/Teacher Conferences (grades 9-12)
Potential weekdays by month, after listed exceptions
MonthPotential weekdays
August 202718
September 202721
October 202714
November 202719
December 202712
January 202819
February 202819
March 202816
April 202819
May 202819

Where these dates come from

Source: tusd1.org (a PDF calendar), read on . Districts revise calendars after severe weather, board votes and contract settlements, so the district's own page is the version that counts. If a date here looks wrong, tell us and we will re-check the source. How we check.

See the 2026-27 calendar for Tucson Unified District (4403)

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