School Year Dates

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Polk 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
to
Spring Break Week - No School
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 2026
SMTWTFS
1
23 Teacher Staff Development Day (Morning) / Teacher Workday (Afternoon)4 Teacher Staff Development Day (Morning) / Teacher Workday (Afternoon)5 Teacher Workday (Planning Time)6 Teacher Workday (Planning Time)7 Teacher Staff Development Day (District Contact Day)8
910 Teacher Staff Development Day (Morning) / Teacher Workday (Afternoon)11 First day of school12 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 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29
3031 Weekday in term
September 2026
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Student Early Dismissal 1 of 105
67 Labor Day8 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 Weekday in term22 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 Student Early Dismissal 2 of 103
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 Teacher Staff Development / Teacher Planning Time17
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 Student Early Dismissal 3 of 1031
November 2026
SMTWTFS
12 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7
89 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Veterans Day12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14
1516 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Student Early Dismissal 4 of 1021
2223 Fall Break24 Fall Break25 Fall Break26 Fall Break27 Fall Break28
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 Student Early Dismissal 5 of 1019
2021 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26
2728 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term31 Weekday in term
January 2027
SMTWTFS
1 New Year’s Day2
34 Teacher Workday5 Teacher Staff Development Day6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9
1011 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Student Early Dismissal 6 of 1016
1718 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day19 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 Student Early Dismissal 7 of 1013
1415 Presidents’ Day16 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 Student Early Dismissal 8 of 1013
1415 Spring Break Week - No School16 Spring Break Week - No School17 Spring Break Week - No School18 Spring Break Week - No School19 Spring Break Week - No School20
2122 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 No School for Students, Teachers and Paraeducators27
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 Student Early Dismissal 9 of 1024
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 for Students - Student Early Dismissal; Last day of school28 Last Teacher Work Day29
3031

The 2026-27 year in words

Polk starts the 2026-27 school year on , and the last day for students is . That is about 41 weeks from first day to last day, with 189 potential weekdays after removing only the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays listed here. Because the year opens on a Tuesday, the first week contains four potential weekdays after listed closures; the final week contains four to the Thursday finish.

The calendar lists 2 breaks. Students are off for Fall Break from to , 5 days counting weekends and 5 weekdays counting Monday through Friday. Spring Break Week - No School runs through : 5 days off the calendar, 5 of them weekdays. Fall Break is the longest break, 5 days from start to finish.

Between and there are 44 potential weekdays with no listed closure, the longest such run in this summary.

6 other days off are marked as holidays: Labor Day (), Veterans Day (), New Year’s Day (), Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (), Presidents’ Day () and No School for Students, Teachers and Paraeducators (). For a three-day weekend, look at Labor Day, New Year’s Day, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day and No School for Students, Teachers and Paraeducators, which sit next to a weekend.

10 teacher workdays without students are listed, the first on and the last on . 10 early-release days are listed, from to .

Of the 9 Florida districts listed here, 0 start after Polk, 5 start before it and 3 share its first day. The group's median first day is . The earliest first day on the site in Florida is (Broward) and the latest is (Orange).

This is a tentative calendar: the source says it can still change. Book travel that depends on a break only after the district confirms the dates.

The dates come from a PDF calendar at polkschoolsfl.com, 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
Spring Break Week - No School55
Holidays
DayDate
Labor Day
Veterans Day
New Year’s Day
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Presidents’ Day
No School for Students, Teachers and Paraeducators
Teacher workdays (no students)
DayDate
Teacher Staff Development Day (Morning) / Teacher Workday (Afternoon)
Teacher Staff Development Day (Morning) / Teacher Workday (Afternoon)
Teacher Workday (Planning Time)
Teacher Workday (Planning Time)
Teacher Staff Development Day (District Contact Day)
Teacher Staff Development Day (Morning) / Teacher Workday (Afternoon)
Teacher Staff Development / Teacher Planning Time
Teacher Workday
Teacher Staff Development Day
Last Teacher Work Day
Early release
DayDate
Student Early Dismissal 1 of 10
Student Early Dismissal 2 of 10
Student Early Dismissal 3 of 10
Student Early Dismissal 4 of 10
Student Early Dismissal 5 of 10
Student Early Dismissal 6 of 10
Student Early Dismissal 7 of 10
Student Early Dismissal 8 of 10
Student Early Dismissal 9 of 10
Last Day for Students - Student Early Dismissal
Potential weekdays by month, after listed exceptions
MonthPotential weekdays
August 202615
September 202621
October 202621
November 202615
December 202623
January 202717
February 202719
March 202717
April 202722
May 202719

Where these dates come from

Source: polkschoolsfl.com (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.

Other Florida districts

Districts in Florida close in size to Polk, with their own calendars on this site:

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