School Calendar & How to Subscribe
Summary: Subscribe to School and District Calendars Families can subscribe to the district and/or school website online calendars.
How to Subscribe to School and District Calendars
Families can subscribe to the district and/or school website online calendars. Your personal calendars update automatically when a change is made or when a new event is added. How to subscribe:
- Click the calendar link(s) below:
- Scroll to the bottom of the calendar page.
- On the right-hand side, under Subscribe to Calendar, select a subscribe option.
School Year Calendar
2026-27 School Year Dates
The first day of school for grades 1-12 is Wednesday, Sept. 2.
The first day of school for preschool and kindergarten is Tuesday, Sept. 8.
View start and end times for all schools. All schools have a 75-minute early release on Wednesdays, except the first and last day of school. The last day of school will have a 60-minute early release.
Key Dates for 2026-27
Sept. 2 First day of school for 1st-12th grade students. Sept. 2 is not an early release Wednesday. Early release will occur every Wednesday except for the first week of school.
Sept. 2, 3, and 4 PreK and K Family Connections
Sept. 7 Labor Day (no school)
Sept. 8 First day of school for preschool and kindergarten students
Oct. 9 State In-service Day (no school for students)
Nov. 11 Veterans Day Observed (no school)
Nov. 23-25 Family-Teacher conference days in elementary and K-8 schools. (No school for most elementary and K-8 schools, varies by school. Most middle schools are open.) See school website for more information.
Nov. 26-27 Thanksgiving and Native American Heritage Day (no school)
Dec. 18 1-hour early dismissal
Dec. 21, 2026-Jan. 1, 2027 Winter break (no school)
Jan. 18 Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no school)
Jan. 28 Day between semesters (no school)
Feb. 15-19 Mid-winter break, including Presidents Day (no school)
April 12-16 Spring break (no school)
May 31 Memorial Day (no school)
June 18 Juneteenth observed (staff holiday, no school)
June 21 Last day of school (1-hour early dismissal)
June 22, 23 are potential emergency closure makeup days.
How are school year dates determined?
The school calendar is developed collaboratively with SEA and the dates are agreed upon in the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). The formula to schedule key dates in the CBA states that the first day of school will be the first Wednesday of September.
The key dates formula was originally bargained CBA as a tool for staff and families so there would be consistency around calendars and dates weren’t arbitrarily set.
During the bargaining period, multiple joint workgroups between SPS and SEA were established, with one specifically organized to address inclusive considerations related to religious and cultural observations and practices. This workgroup developed supplemental materials and guidance to go along with the traditional school year calendar.
While not all religious/cultural events can be accommodated for, this guidance was created to serve as a reference for schools, families, and communities to be aware of potential schedule conflicts and excused absences and/or to make appropriate accommodations and supports for students and families on days of religious/cultural observances.
The religious and cultural observances identified also highlights observances and traditions which involve fasting, which may have an impact on students’ abilities to perform at their highest level or be a reason for an absence from class.
