Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Paragould school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 6; fall break October 5–12; Thanksgiving break November 23–30; winter break December 21 to January 4; spring break March 22–29; last day of school May 20.
Next time off
Oct 5
Fall break · October 5–12
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
32
across 6 separate closures
Last day of school
May 20
Thursday
First day of school August 6; Fall break October 5–12; Thanksgiving break November 23–30; Winter break December 21 to January 4; Spring break March 22–29; Last day of school May 20;
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
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26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
- 6First 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
- 4No 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
- 5–12Fall break
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
- 23–30Thanksgiving 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
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
- 12No school
- 15Presidents 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
- 22–29Spring break
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
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
- 17Graduation
- 20Last day
- 21Staff day
- 31Memorial Day
School break
Holiday, no school
Staff day, no students
Term milestone
Key dates
| What | Dates | School days | Back to school | Same dates in Arkansas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school | August 6 | — | — | 2 of 52 · Arkansas first day of school 2026, by district |
| Fall break | October 5–12 | 6 | Tuesday, October 13 | 1 of 39 · Arkansas fall break 2026, by district |
| Thanksgiving break | November 23–30 | 6 | Tuesday, December 1 | 1 of 59 · Arkansas Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break | December 21 to January 4 | 11 | Tuesday, January 5 | 14 of 56 · Arkansas winter break 2026–27, by district |
| Spring break | March 22–29 | 6 | Tuesday, March 30 | 5 of 56 · Arkansas spring break 2027, by district |
| Last day of school | May 20 | — | — | 6 of 39 · Arkansas last day of school 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break, December 21 to January 4 (11 school days)
- One-day closures
- 1
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 0
- Staff days, no students
- none published
- Early-release days
- none published
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Months with no day off
- August, April and May
- Longest run of school days
- 38, March 30 to May 20
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 6 | First day of school | — | STUDENTS FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL |
| September 4 | No school | 1 school day | PLC Day for Staff NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS |
| October 5–12 | Fall break | 6 school days | Fall Break NO SCHOOL; Oct 12: PLC Day for Staff NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS |
| November 23–30 | Thanksgiving break | 6 school days | Thanksgiving Break NO SCHOOL; Nov 30: PLC Day for Staff NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS |
| December 21 to January 4 | Winter break | 11 school days | Winter Break NO SCHOOL |
| February 12 | No school | 1 school day | PLC Day for Staff NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS |
| February 15 | Presidents Day | 1 school day | No School President's Day |
| March 22–29 | Spring break | 6 school days | Spring Break NO SCHOOL; Mar 29: PLC Day for Staff NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS |
| May 17 | Graduation | — | Graduation |
| May 20 | Last day of school | — | STUDENTS LAST DAY OF SCHOOL |
| May 21 | Teacher work day, no students | — | STAFF LAST DAY OF SCHOOL |
| May 31 | Memorial Day | — | Memorial Day |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://paragould.k12.ar.us/events (the source)
- District website: https://paragould.k12.ar.us
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/3599/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.