School Year Dates

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Douglas County School District No. Re 1 school calendar 2026-27

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

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First day
Fall Break (No Students)
to
Thanksgiving Break (Schools Closed)
to
Winter Break (Schools Closed)
to
Spring Break (Schools Closed)
to
Last day

Grades and schools may start on different dates, and counts here are potential weekdays after only the listed closures, not verified attendance; check the district calendar for your child's grade and school.

Month by month

  • Weekday in term
  • Break
  • Holiday
  • No students (teacher workday)
  • Early release
  • First day
  • Last day
August 2026
SMTWTFS
1
234 New Teacher Orientation (No Students)5 New Teacher Orientation (No Students)6 Teacher Work Day (No Students)7 Professional Development Day (No Students)8
910 Professional Development Day (No Students)11 Teacher Work Day (No Students)12 First day of school13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15
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
3031 Weekday in term
September 2026
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5
67 Labor Day (District Offices Closed)8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12
1314 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19
2021 Professional Development Day (No Students)22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26
2728 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term
October 2026
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3
45 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10
1112 Fall Break (No Students)13 Fall Break (No Students)14 Fall Break (No Students)15 Fall Break (No Students)16 Fall Break (No Students)17
1819 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24
2526 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term31
November 2026
SMTWTFS
12 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Professional Development Day (No Students)7
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 Thanksgiving Break (Schools Closed)24 Thanksgiving Break (Schools Closed)25 Thanksgiving Break (Schools Closed); Compensation Day (Schools Closed)26 Thanksgiving Break (Schools Closed); Thanksgiving Holiday (District Offices Closed)27 Thanksgiving Break (Schools Closed); Thanksgiving Holiday (District Offices Closed)28
2930 Weekday in term
December 2026
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5
67 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12
1314 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Teacher Work Day (No Students)19
2021 Winter Break (Schools Closed)22 Winter Break (Schools Closed)23 Winter Break (Schools Closed)24 Winter Break (Schools Closed); Christmas Holiday (District Offices Closed)25 Winter Break (Schools Closed); Christmas Holiday (District Offices Closed)26 Winter Break (Schools Closed)
27 Winter Break (Schools Closed)28 Winter Break (Schools Closed)29 Winter Break (Schools Closed)30 Winter Break (Schools Closed)31 Winter Break (Schools Closed)
January 2027
SMTWTFS
1 New Years Day (District Offices Closed)2
34 Teacher Work Day (No Students)5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9
1011 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16
1718 MLK Holiday (District Offices Closed)19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23
2425 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30
31
February 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 Weekday in term12 Compensation Day (Schools Closed)13
1415 Presidents Day (District Offices Closed)16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20
2122 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27
28
March 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 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13
1415 Spring Break (Schools Closed)16 Spring Break (Schools Closed)17 Spring Break (Schools Closed)18 Spring Break (Schools Closed)19 Spring Break (Schools Closed)20
2122 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27
2829 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term31 Weekday in term
April 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3
45 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10
1112 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17
1819 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Professional Development Day (No Students)24
2526 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term
May 2027
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 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 Last day of school28 Teacher Work Day (No Students)29
3031 Memorial Day (District Offices Closed)

The 2026-27 year in words

Students in Douglas County School District No. Re 1 go back on . The year ends on , roughly 41 weeks later, with 173 potential weekdays in between after only the days off listed here are counted out. Because the year opens on a Wednesday, the first week contains three potential weekdays after listed closures; the final week contains four to the Thursday finish.

There are 4 breaks on the calendar. Fall Break (No Students) starts and ends , a total of 5 days with 5 weekdays off. Students are off for Thanksgiving Break (Schools Closed) from to , 5 days counting weekends and 5 weekdays counting Monday through Friday. Winter Break (Schools Closed): to , which is 11 days and 9 weekdays without classes. Spring Break (Schools Closed) starts and ends , a total of 5 days with 5 weekdays off. The longest is Winter Break (Schools Closed) at 11 days.

Between and there are 24 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 79 before it and 94 after it.

8 other days off are marked as holidays: Independence Day Observed (District Offices Closed) (), Labor Day (District Offices Closed) (), New Years Day (District Offices Closed) (), MLK Holiday (District Offices Closed) (), Compensation Day (Schools Closed) (), Presidents Day (District Offices Closed) (), Memorial Day (District Offices Closed) () and Juneteenth Holiday (District Offices Closed) (). 8 of these fall on a Monday or Friday and make a long weekend: Independence Day Observed (District Offices Closed), Labor Day (District Offices Closed), New Years Day (District Offices Closed), MLK Holiday (District Offices Closed), Compensation Day (Schools Closed), Presidents Day (District Offices Closed), Memorial Day (District Offices Closed) and Juneteenth Holiday (District Offices Closed).

12 teacher workdays without students are listed, the first on and the last on .

Among the 6 Colorado districts on this site, Douglas County School District No. Re 1 starts earlier than 3 and later than 1, on the same day as 1 other. The median first day in the group is . The earliest first day on the site in Colorado is (Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A) and the latest is (School District 27J).

Approved calendars still change after weather days, board votes and contract settlements, so confirm anything you are planning around.

Dates in detail

Every listed date, in order
TypeDayDate(s)
HolidayIndependence Day Observed (District Offices Closed)
Teacher workdayNew Teacher Orientation (No Students)
Teacher workdayNew Teacher Orientation (No Students)
Teacher workdayTeacher Work Day (No Students)
Teacher workdayProfessional Development Day (No Students)
Teacher workdayProfessional Development Day (No Students)
Teacher workdayTeacher Work Day (No Students)
HolidayLabor Day (District Offices Closed)
Teacher workdayProfessional Development Day (No Students)
BreakFall Break (No Students) to (5 weekdays)
Teacher workdayProfessional Development Day (No Students)
BreakThanksgiving Break (Schools Closed) to (5 weekdays)
HolidayCompensation Day (Schools Closed)
HolidayThanksgiving Holiday (District Offices Closed)
HolidayThanksgiving Holiday (District Offices Closed)
Teacher workdayTeacher Work Day (No Students)
BreakWinter Break (Schools Closed) to (9 weekdays)
HolidayChristmas Holiday (District Offices Closed)
HolidayChristmas Holiday (District Offices Closed)
HolidayNew Years Day (District Offices Closed)
Teacher workdayTeacher Work Day (No Students)
HolidayMLK Holiday (District Offices Closed)
HolidayCompensation Day (Schools Closed)
HolidayPresidents Day (District Offices Closed)
BreakSpring Break (Schools Closed) to (5 weekdays)
Teacher workdayProfessional Development Day (No Students)
Teacher workdayTeacher Work Day (No Students)
HolidayMemorial Day (District Offices Closed)
HolidayJuneteenth Holiday (District Offices Closed)

Where these dates come from

Source: dcsdk12.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 2027-28 calendar for Douglas County School District No. Re 1

Other Colorado districts

Districts in Colorado close in size to Douglas County School District No. Re 1, with their own calendars on this site:

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