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Read from the district on October 8, 2026

Dooly County school calendar, 2026–2027

Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 3; fall break October 12–16; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break and one more day off December 21 to January 4; February break February 15–16; spring break March 29 to April 2; last day of school May 21.

Next time off Oct 12 Fall break · October 12–16 As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year 30 across 7 separate closures
Last day of school May 21 Friday
First day of school August 3; Fall break October 12–16; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break + 1 more day off December 21 to January 4; February break February 15–16; Spring break March 29 to April 2; Last day of school May 21;
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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
  • 22New Employee Orientation
  • 27–31Staff day

August 2026

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  • 3First day

September 2026

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  • 7Labor Day

October 2026

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  • 2Early release
  • 12–16Fall break

November 2026

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  • 23–27Thanksgiving break

December 2026

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  • 18Semester ends
  • 21 onWinter break

January 2027

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  • to 1Winter break
  • 4Staff day
  • 5Term starts
  • 18MLK Day

February 2027

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  • 15–16February break

March 2027

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  • 12Early release
  • 29 onSpring break

April 2027

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May 2027

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  • 21Last day
  • 22Graduation
  • 24–27Staff day

June 2027

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  • 18Juneteenth
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 Georgia
First day of schoolAugust 3——14 of 39 · Georgia first day of school 2026, by district
Fall breakOctober 12–165Monday, October 1915 of 37 · Georgia fall break 2026, by district
Thanksgiving breakNovember 23–275Monday, November 3043 of 44 · Georgia Thanksgiving break 2026, by district
Winter break + 1 more day offDecember 21 to January 411Tuesday, January 525 of 42 · Georgia winter break 2026–27, by district
February breakFebruary 15–162Wednesday, February 172 of 20
Spring breakMarch 29 to April 25Monday, April 57 of 40 · Georgia spring break 2027, by district
Last day of schoolMay 21——16 of 35 · Georgia last day of school 2027, by district
Longest closure
Winter break + 1 more day off, December 21 to January 4 (11 school days)
One-day closures
2
Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
0
Staff days, no students
1: Jan 4
Early-release days
2: Oct 2, Mar 12
Most days off in one month
December, 9 school days
Months with no day off
August and May
Longest run of school days
35, April 5 to May 21
Nearly the same breaks as
Valdosta City

Every date

Every published date · Dooly County · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
July 3Independence Day—Holiday
July 22New Employee Orientation—New Employee Orientation
July 27–31Teacher work day, no students—Pre-planning
July 30Open House—Open House
August 3First day of school—First Day of School
September 7Labor Day1 school dayLabor Day Holiday
October 2Early release—Early Dismissal/Parent Conferences
October 12–16Fall break5 school daysFall Break
November 23–27Thanksgiving break5 school daysThanksgiving Holidays
December 18End of semester—Last Day of 1st Semester/Early Dismissal/Parent Conferences
December 21 to January 1Winter break10 school daysChristmas Holiday/Winter Break
January 4Teacher work day, no students1 school dayTeacher Workday/Student Holiday
January 5New term begins—First Day of 2nd Semester/Students Return
January 18Martin Luther King Jr. Day1 school dayMartin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
February 15–16February break2 school daysFebruary Winter Break
March 12Early release—Early Dismissal/Parent Conferences
March 29 to April 2Spring break5 school daysSpring Break
May 21Last day of school—Last Day of School/Early Dismissal
May 22Graduation—Graduation
May 24–27Teacher work day, no students—Post Planning
June 18Juneteenth—Juneteenth Holiday

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://www.dooly.k12.ga.us/events (the source)
  2. District website: https://www.dooly.k12.ga.us
  3. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/5477/cms/events
  4. State Board Rule 160-5-1-.02 — 180 school days, or an equivalent number of hours

How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.

Other Georgia districts

Grady County: 30 school days off Lowndes County: 30 school days off McDuffie County: 30 school days off Monroe County: 30 school days off