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Read from the district on October 8, 2026

Valley Springs school calendar, 2026–2027

Key dates for 2026–2027: fall break October 15–19; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break December 21 to January 4; spring break March 18–26; last day of school May 21.

Next time off Oct 15 Fall break · October 15–19 As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year 30 across 8 separate closures
Last day of school May 21 Friday
Fall break October 15–19; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break December 21 to January 4; Spring break March 18–26; Last day of school May 21;
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Month by month

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

July 2026

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  • 28New Student Registration
  • 29New Student Registration

August 2026

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  • 6Open House

September 2026

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  • 2Early release
  • 7Labor Day

October 2026

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  • 7Early release
  • 15–19Fall break

November 2026

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  • 4Early release
  • 23–27Thanksgiving break

December 2026

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  • 21 onWinter break

January 2027

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  • to 4Winter break
  • 18MLK Day

February 2027

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  • 3Early release
  • 15Presidents Day

March 2027

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  • 3Early release
  • 18–26Spring break

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  • 7Early release
  • 19No school

May 2027

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  • 5Early release
  • 16Graduation
  • 20Graduation
  • 21Last day
School break Holiday, no school Early release Term milestone

Key dates

Key dates · 2026–2027
WhatDatesSchool daysBack to schoolSame dates in Arkansas
Fall breakOctober 15–193Tuesday, October 201 of 39 · Arkansas fall break 2026, by district
Thanksgiving breakNovember 23–275Monday, November 3050 of 59 · Arkansas Thanksgiving break 2026, by district
Winter breakDecember 21 to January 411Tuesday, January 514 of 56 · Arkansas winter break 2026–27, by district
Spring breakMarch 18–267Monday, March 291 of 56 · Arkansas spring break 2027, by district
Last day of schoolMay 21——14 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
4
Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
2
Staff days, no students
none published
Early-release days
8: Sep 2, Oct 7, Nov 4, Dec 2, Feb 3, Mar 3 and 2 more
Most days off in one month
December, 9 school days
Longest run of school days
27, September 8 to October 14

Every date

Every published date · Valley Springs · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
July 28New Student Registration—New Student Registration
July 29New Student Registration—New Student Registration
August 6Open House—Open House
September 2Early release—Student Early Dismissal
September 7Labor Day1 school dayNo School - Labor Day
October 7Early release—Student Early Dismissal
October 15–19Fall break3 school daysFall Break; Oct 15: No Students
November 4Early release—Student Early Dismissal
November 23–27Thanksgiving break5 school daysThanksgiving Break
December 2Early release—Student Early Dismissal
December 21 to January 4Winter break11 school daysChristmas Break
January 18Martin Luther King Jr. Day1 school dayNo School Martin Luther King Day
February 3Early release—Student Early Dismissal
February 15Presidents Day1 school dayNo School - President's Day
March 3Early release—Student Early Dismissal
March 18–26Spring break7 school daysSpring Break; Mar 18–19: No School Students
April 7Early release—Student Early Dismissal
April 19No school1 school dayNo School
May 5Early release—Student Early Dismissal
May 16Graduation—Graduation
May 20Graduation—Kindergarten Graduation
May 21Last day of school—Last Day of School

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://valley.k12.ar.us/events (the source)
  2. District website: https://valley.k12.ar.us
  3. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/23717/cms/events

How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.

Other Arkansas districts

Corning: 30 school days off Lavaca: 30 school days off Mammoth Spring: 30 school days off Melbourne: 30 school days off