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Joint School District No. 2 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
Thanksgiving Holiday Break
to
Winter Holiday 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 2026
SMTWTFS
1
2345678
9101112 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 Day8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12
1314 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Professional Learning / Collaboration17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19
2021 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Teacher Preparation26
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 Parent-Teacher Conferences9 End of First Quarter10
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 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 Professional Learning / Collaboration4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 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 Thanksgiving Holiday Break24 Thanksgiving Holiday Break25 Thanksgiving Holiday Break26 Thanksgiving Holiday Break27 Thanksgiving Holiday 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 Weekday in term19
2021 Winter Holiday Break22 Winter Holiday Break23 Winter Holiday Break24 Winter Holiday Break25 Winter Holiday Break26 Winter Holiday Break
27 Winter Holiday Break28 Winter Holiday Break29 Winter Holiday Break30 Winter Holiday Break31 Winter Holiday Break
January 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Winter Holiday Break2
34 Teacher Prep Day5 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 Martin Luther King, Jr./Human Rights Day19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23
2425 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 Professional Learning / Collaboration28 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 Weekday in term13
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 Professional Learning / Collaboration4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6
78 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13
1415 Spring Break16 Spring Break17 Spring Break18 Spring Break19 Spring Break20
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 Non-Student Day10
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 Weekday in term24
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 Last day of school2122
23242526272829
3031

The 2026-27 year in words

The 2026-27 calendar for Joint School District No. 2 opens on and closes on , a span of about 40 weeks. Leaving out the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays on the list, that leaves 170 potential weekdays; additional closures may be missing from this summary. After listed exceptions, the first week has three potential weekdays and the last week has four.

3 breaks are marked on the calendar. Thanksgiving Holiday Break: to , which is 5 days and 5 weekdays without classes. Winter Holiday Break runs through : 12 days off the calendar, 10 of them weekdays. Spring Break: to , which is 5 days and 5 weekdays without classes. Winter Holiday Break is the longest break, 12 days from start to finish.

The longest run without a listed closure runs to , covering 29 potential weekdays after excluding only the exceptions recorded here. Based only on the exceptions listed here, there are 82 potential weekdays before winter break and 88 after it.

6 other days off are marked as holidays: Labor Day (), Parent-Teacher Conferences (), End of First Quarter (), Martin Luther King, Jr./Human Rights Day (), Presidents’ Day () and Non-Student Day (). For a three-day weekend, look at Labor Day, End of First Quarter, Martin Luther King, Jr./Human Rights Day, Presidents’ Day and Non-Student Day, which sit next to a weekend.

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

The source does not say whether the board has approved this calendar, so treat the dates as the district's current published plan and check before you commit to travel.

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

Dates in detail

Breaks
BreakStartsEndsDaysWeekdays
Thanksgiving Holiday Break55
Winter Holiday Break1210
Spring Break55
Holidays
DayDate
Labor Day
Parent-Teacher Conferences
End of First Quarter
Martin Luther King, Jr./Human Rights Day
Presidents’ Day
Non-Student Day
Teacher workdays (no students)
DayDate
Professional Learning / Collaboration
Teacher Preparation
Professional Learning / Collaboration
Teacher Prep Day
Professional Learning / Collaboration
Professional Learning / Collaboration
Potential weekdays by month, after listed exceptions
MonthPotential weekdays
August 202614
September 202619
October 202620
November 202615
December 202614
January 202717
February 202719
March 202717
April 202721
May 202714

Where these dates come from

Source: westada.org (a web page), 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.