Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Southwest Region school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 13; Thanksgiving break November 26–27; winter break and one more day off December 21 to January 5; spring break March 8–12.
Next time off
Oct 30
Teacher work day, no students · October 30
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
34
across 16 separate closures
First day of school
August 13
Thursday
First day of school August 13; Thanksgiving break November 26–27; Winter break + 1 more day off December 21 to January 5; Spring break March 8–12;
Key dates and the month grids, on one or two sheets
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Month by month
Days off: school breaks, holidays and staff days. Not days off: term milestones.
August 2026
SMTWTFS
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
- 3–5Staff day
- 6–7Staff day
- 11Staff day
- 13First day
September 2026
SMTWTFS
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
- 18No school
- 25No school
October 2026
SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
- 2Staff day
- 30Staff day
November 2026
SMTWTFS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
- 26–27Thanksgiving break
December 2026
SMTWTFS
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
- 21 onWinter break
January 2027
SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
- to 4Winter break
- 5Staff day
- 7No school
- 22Staff day
- 25No school
February 2027
SMTWTFS
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
1
2
3
4
5
6
- 5No school
- 12No school
- 19Staff day
March 2027
SMTWTFS
28
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
- 8–12Spring break
- 29No school
April 2027
SMTWTFS
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
- 2No school
- 16Staff day
- 30No school
May 2027
SMTWTFS
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
- 3Staff day
School break
Holiday, no school
Staff day, no students
Term milestone
Key dates
| What | Dates | School days | Back to school | Same dates in Alaska |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school | August 13 | — | — | 1 of 7 |
| Thanksgiving break | November 26–27 | 2 | Monday, November 30 | 6 of 7 |
| Winter break + 1 more day off | December 21 to January 5 | 12 | Wednesday, January 6 | 2 of 6 |
| Spring break | March 8–12 | 5 | Monday, March 15 | 5 of 6 |
- Longest closure
- Winter break + 1 more day off, December 21 to January 5 (12 school days)
- One-day closures
- 11
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 2
- Staff days, no students
- 7: Oct 2, Oct 30, Jan 5, Jan 22, Feb 19, Apr 16 and 1 more
- Early-release days
- none published
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
Earliest first day of school of the 7 Alaska districts we read: Thursday, August 13.
Most school days off of the 6 Alaska districts we read with a complete calendar: 34.
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 3–5 | Teacher work day, no students | — | SWRSD Leadership In-Service |
| August 6–7 | Teacher work day, no students | — | All Staff *Virtual* In-Service |
| August 11 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Site-based Inservice |
| August 13 | First day of school | — | SWRSD First Day of School! (All Sites) |
| September 18 | No school | 1 school day | Togiak School Vacation Day- No School |
| September 25 | No school | 1 school day | Togiak School Vacation Day- No School |
| October 2 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | SWRSD Inservice |
| October 30 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Clark's Point Inservice Day |
| November 26–27 | Thanksgiving break | 2 school days | Thanksgiving Break |
| December 21 to January 4 | Winter break | 11 school days | SWRSD Holiday Break |
| January 5 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | SWRSD Inservice |
| January 7 | No school | 1 school day | Clark's Point Vacation Day- No School |
| January 22 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | SWRSD Inservice |
| January 25 | No school | 1 school day | Aleknagik School Vacation Day- No School |
| February 5 | No school | 1 school day | Koliganek School Vacation Day- No School |
| February 12 | No school | 1 school day | Twin Hills Vacation Day- No School |
| February 19 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | SWRSD Inservice |
| March 8–12 | Spring break | 5 school days | SWRSD Spring Break |
| March 29 | No school | 1 school day | Clark's Point School Vacation Day- No School |
| April 2 | No school | 1 school day | Manokotak 'Nunaniq' School Vacation Day- No School |
| April 16 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | SWRSD Inservice |
| April 30 | No school | 1 school day | Chief Ivan Blunka School Vacation Day- No School |
| May 3 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | SWRSD Inservice |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.swrsd.org/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.swrsd.org
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/31298/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.