School Year Dates

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Shawnee Mission Pub Sch 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 Break
to
Winter 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
23 New Teachers Report - Professional Learning456 Continuing Teachers Report; Professional Learning/Work Time7 Professional Learning/Work Time8
910 Professional Learning/Work Time11 Professional Learning/Work Time12 Classes begin Grades 1-7, 9 (Early dismiss 1-6); 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, Schools/Offices Closed8 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 No School Pre-K-12, Professional Learning19
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 Weekday in term3
45 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 NO School Pre-K - 12, Teacher Workday10
1112 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 No school Pre-K-12, parent conferences17
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 NO School Professional Learning3 Weekday in term4 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 Break; NO School, Teacher Facilitated Prof. Learning24 Thanksgiving Break; NO School Grades Pre-K - 1225 Thanksgiving Break26 Thanksgiving Break27 Thanksgiving 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 NO School for Pre-K; Early Dis. K-12/Teacher Workday; Early Dis. K-12/Teacher Workday19
2021 Winter Break22 Winter Break23 Winter Break24 Winter Break25 Winter Break26 Winter Break
27 Winter Break28 Winter Break29 Winter Break30 Winter Break31 Winter Break
January 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Winter Break2 Winter Break
3 Winter Break4 Winter Break; NO School Pre-K-12, Teacher Workday5 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 NO School Pre-K-12, Professional Learning16
1718 Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Schools/Offices Closed19 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 NO School Pre-K-12, Parent Conferences6
78 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13
1415 Presidents’ Day, Schools/Offices Closed16 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 NO School Pre-K-12, Professional Learning27
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 NO School Pre-K-12, Teacher Workday13
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 NO School Pre-K-12, Professional Learning10
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 NO School Pre-K-128
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 Last Day, Early Dismissal Grades K-11; Last day of school27 Teacher Workday28 Teacher Facilitated Prof. Learning29
3031 Memorial Day

The 2026-27 year in words

Shawnee Mission Pub Sch 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 171 potential weekdays after removing only the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays listed here. After listed exceptions, the first week has three potential weekdays and the last week has three.

There are 3 breaks on the calendar. Students are off for Thanksgiving Break from to , 5 days counting weekends and 5 weekdays counting Monday through Friday. Winter Break: to , which is 15 days and 11 weekdays without classes. 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 15 days.

The longest stretch with no break, holiday or teacher workday listed here is 19 potential weekdays, from to . After subtracting listed closures, winter break divides the remaining potential weekdays into 82 before it and 89 after it.

Outside the breaks, 10 holidays are listed: Independence Day (Observed) - Offices Closed (), Labor Day, Schools/Offices Closed (), No school Pre-K-12, parent conferences (), NO School for Pre-K (), Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Schools/Offices Closed (), NO School Pre-K-12, Parent Conferences (), Presidents’ Day, Schools/Offices Closed () and NO School Pre-K-12 (), and 2 more. 10 of these fall on a Monday or Friday and make a long weekend: Independence Day (Observed) - Offices Closed, Labor Day, Schools/Offices Closed, No school Pre-K-12, parent conferences, NO School for Pre-K, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Schools/Offices Closed, NO School Pre-K-12, Parent Conferences, Presidents’ Day, Schools/Offices Closed, NO School Pre-K-12, Memorial Day and Juneteenth (Observed), Offices Closed.

18 teacher workdays without students are listed, the first on and the last on . Students leave early on , and .

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 resources.finalsite.net, last read on . Use the link on this page to open the district's own calendar and confirm.

Dates in detail

Breaks
BreakStartsEndsDaysWeekdays
Thanksgiving Break55
Winter Break1511
Spring Break55
Holidays
DayDate
Independence Day (Observed) - Offices Closed
Labor Day, Schools/Offices Closed
No school Pre-K-12, parent conferences
NO School Grades Pre-K - 12
NO School for Pre-K
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Schools/Offices Closed
NO School Pre-K-12, Parent Conferences
Presidents’ Day, Schools/Offices Closed
NO School Pre-K-12
Memorial Day
Juneteenth (Observed), Offices Closed
Teacher workdays (no students)
DayDate
New Teachers Report - Professional Learning
Continuing Teachers Report
Professional Learning/Work Time
Professional Learning/Work Time
Professional Learning/Work Time
Professional Learning/Work Time
No School Pre-K-12, Professional Learning
NO School Pre-K - 12, Teacher Workday
NO School Professional Learning
NO School, Teacher Facilitated Prof. Learning
Early Dis. K-12/Teacher Workday
NO School Pre-K-12, Teacher Workday
NO School Pre-K-12, Professional Learning
NO School Pre-K-12, Professional Learning
NO School Pre-K-12, Teacher Workday
NO School Pre-K-12, Professional Learning
Teacher Workday
Teacher Facilitated Prof. Learning
Early release
DayDate
Classes begin Grades 1-7, 9 (Early dismiss 1-6)
Early Dis. K-12/Teacher Workday
Last Day, Early Dismissal Grades K-11
Potential weekdays by month, after listed exceptions
MonthPotential weekdays
August 202614
September 202620
October 202620
November 202615
December 202613
January 202717
February 202717
March 202717
April 202721
May 202717

Where these dates come from

Source: resources.finalsite.net (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.

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