Read from the district on October 8, 2026
East Whittier City school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 11; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break December 21 to January 5; spring break March 22–26; last day of school June 2.
Next time off
Oct 12
Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day · October 12
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
31
across 12 separate closures
Last day of school
June 2
Wednesday
First day of school August 11; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break December 21 to January 5; Spring break March 22–26; Last day of school June 2;
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: early releases and 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
- 11First day
- 27Early release
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
- 7Labor Day
- 18Conferences, no 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
- 12Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day
- 16End of quarter
- 29Early release
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
- 11Veterans Day
- 23–27Thanksgiving 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
- 18Semester ends
- 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 5Winter break
- 18MLK Day
- 28Early release
- 29No 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
- 8No school
- 15Presidents Day
- 25Early release
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
- 19End of quarter
- 22–26Spring 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
- 29Early release
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
- 27Early release
- 31Memorial Day
June 2027
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
- 2Last day
School break
Holiday, no school
Staff day, no students
Early release
Term milestone
Key dates
| What | Dates | School days | Back to school | Same dates in California |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school | August 11 | — | — | 2 of 44 · California first day of school 2026, by district |
| Thanksgiving break | November 23–27 | 5 | Monday, November 30 | 45 of 52 · California Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break | December 21 to January 5 | 12 | Wednesday, January 6 | 2 of 50 · California winter break 2026–27, by district |
| Spring break | March 22–26 | 5 | Monday, March 29 | 6 of 49 · California spring break 2027, by district |
| Last day of school | June 2 | — | — | 4 of 46 · California last day of school 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break, December 21 to January 5 (12 school days)
- One-day closures
- 9
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 1
- Staff days, no students
- none published
- Early-release days
- 6: Aug 27, Oct 29, Jan 28, Feb 25, Apr 29, May 27
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Months with no day off
- August, April and June
- Longest run of school days
- 45, March 29 to May 28
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 11 | First day of school | — | First Day of School |
| August 27 | Early release | — | Early Release Thursday |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | No School/Labor Day |
| September 18 | Parent-teacher conferences, no school | 1 school day | No School/Parent Conference |
| October 12 | Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day | 1 school day | No School/Columbus (Indigenous Peoples') Day |
| October 16 | End of quarter | — | 1sr Quarter Ends (Middle School) |
| October 29 | Early release | — | Early Release Thursday |
| November 11 | Veterans Day | 1 school day | No School/Veterans Day (Observed) |
| November 23–27 | Thanksgiving break | 5 school days | No School/Thanksgiving Break |
| December 18 | End of semester | — | 1st Semester Ends (Middle School) |
| December 21 to January 5 | Winter break | 12 school days | No School/Winter Break; Dec 21–31: Winter Break |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | No School/Martin Luther King Jr. |
| January 28 | Early release | — | Early Release Thursday |
| January 29 | No school | 1 school day | No School/Staff Training Day |
| February 8 | No school | 1 school day | No School/Lincoln's Birthday |
| February 15 | Presidents Day | 1 school day | No School/Washington's Birthday |
| February 25 | Early release | — | Early Release Thursday |
| March 19 | End of quarter | — | 3rd Quarter Ends (Middle School) |
| March 22–26 | Spring break | 5 school days | No School/Spring Break |
| April 29 | Early release | — | Early Release Thursday |
| May 27 | Early release | — | Early Release Thursday |
| May 31 | Memorial Day | 1 school day | No School/Memorial Day |
| June 2 | Last day of school | — | Last Day of School - Minimum Day |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.ewcsd.org/apps/events/ (the source)
- District website: https://www.ewcsd.org
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://www.ewcsd.org/apps/events/ical/?id=0
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.