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Read from the district on October 8, 2026

Joseph City Unified school calendar, 2026–2027

Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 3; fall break October 8; Thanksgiving break November 23–26; winter break December 21 to January 1; spring break March 15–18; last day of school May 20.

Next time off Oct 8 Fall break · October 8 As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year 24 across 9 separate closures
Last day of school May 20 Thursday
First day of school August 3; Fall break October 8; Thanksgiving break November 23–26; Winter break December 21 to January 1; Spring break March 15–18; Last day of school May 20;
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Month by month

Days off: school breaks, holidays and staff days. Not days off: early releases and term milestones.

July 2026

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  • 3July 4
  • 27–28Staff day
  • 29First Day for Returning Teachers
  • 30HS Student In-Person Registration
  • 31JH Student In-Person Registration

August 2026

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  • 3First day

September 2026

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  • 7Labor Day

October 2026

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  • 2No school
  • 8Fall break
  • 15Early release

November 2026

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  • 11Veterans Day
  • 23–26Thanksgiving break

December 2026

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  • 17Semester ends
  • 21 onWinter break

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  • to 1Winter break
  • 5Classes resume
  • 18MLK Day

February 2027

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  • 15Presidents Day

March 2027

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  • 11Early release
  • 15–18Spring break

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May 2027

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  • 20Early release
  • 31Memorial Day
School break Holiday, no school Staff day, no students Early release Term milestone

Key dates

Key dates · 2026–2027
WhatDatesSchool daysBack to schoolSame dates in Arizona
First day of schoolAugust 3——5 of 9 · Arizona first day of school 2026, by district
Fall breakOctober 81Friday, October 91 of 9 · Arizona fall break 2026, by district
Thanksgiving breakNovember 23–264Friday, November 273 of 9 · Arizona Thanksgiving break 2026, by district
Winter breakDecember 21 to January 110Tuesday, January 55 of 10 · Arizona winter break 2026–27, by district
Spring breakMarch 15–184Friday, March 194 of 10 · Arizona spring break 2027, by district
Last day of schoolMay 20——3 of 10 · Arizona last day of school 2027, by district
Longest closure
Winter break, December 21 to January 1 (10 school days)
One-day closures
6
Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
2
Staff days, no students
none published
Early-release days
3: Oct 15, Mar 11, May 20
Most days off in one month
December, 9 school days
Months with no day off
August, April and May
Longest run of school days
45, March 19 to May 20

Every date

Every published date · Joseph City Unified · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
July 3Independence Day—Independence Day Observed- Holiday for All
July 27–28Teacher work day, no students—New Teacher Workday
July 29First Day for Returning Teachers—First Day for Returning Teachers
July 30HS Student In-Person Registration—HS Student In-Person Registration
July 31JH Student In-Person Registration—JH Student In-Person Registration
August 3First day of school—First Day for Students
August 3Open House—Open House
September 7Labor Day1 school dayLabor Day- Holiday for All
October 2No school1 school dayNo Student Enrichment - Mandatory Staff Training
October 8Fall break1 school dayFall Break- No School
October 15Early release—Early Release Day
November 11Veterans Day1 school dayVeterans' Day- Holiday for All
November 23–26Thanksgiving break4 school daysThanksgiving Break- No School
November 25Thanksgiving Eve- Holiday for All—Thanksgiving Eve- Holiday for All
November 26Thanksgiving- Holiday for All—Thanksgiving- Holiday for All
December 17End of semester—End of 1st Semester
December 21 to January 1Winter break10 school daysWinter Break- No School; Dec 25: Christmas- Holiday for All; Dec 28–31: Winter Break; Jan 1: New Year's Day- Holiday for All
January 5Classes resume—Students Return
January 18Martin Luther King Jr. Day1 school dayCivil Rights Day- Holiday for All
February 15Presidents Day1 school dayPresidents' Day- Holiday for All
March 11Early release—Early Release Day
March 15–18Spring break4 school daysSpring Break
May 20Early release—Early Release Day
May 20Last day of school—End of 2nd Semester
May 20Graduation—HS Graduation
May 31Memorial Day—Memorial Day- Holiday for All

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://www.josephcityschools.org/events (the source)
  2. District website: https://www.josephcityschools.org
  3. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/5903/cms/events

How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.

Other Arizona districts

Chino Valley Unified: 25 school days off San Carlos Unified: 23 school days off Williams Unified: 26 school days off Ajo Unified: 29 school days off