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Read from the district on October 8, 2026

Monroe 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; spring break April 5–10; 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; Spring break April 5–10; Last day of school May 21;
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Month by month

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

July 2026

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  • 10System Closed
  • 17System Closed
  • 24System Closed
  • 27–31Staff day

August 2026

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  • 3First day
  • 22Testing

September 2026

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  • 7Labor Day
  • 19Testing

October 2026

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  • 12–16Fall break

November 2026

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  • 23–27Thanksgiving break

December 2026

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  • 5Young Elvis & the Blue Suedes Christmas Show
  • 12Testing
  • 21 onWinter break

January 2027

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  • to 1Winter break
  • 4Staff day
  • 18MLK Day

February 2027

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  • 15Presidents Day
  • 16Staff day

March 2027

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April 2027

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  • 5–10Spring break

May 2027

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  • 21Last day
School break Holiday, no school Staff day, no students 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
Spring breakApril 5–105Monday, April 121 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
2: Jan 4, Feb 16
Early-release days
none published
Most days off in one month
December, 9 school days
Months with no day off
August, March and May
Longest run of school days
33, February 17 to April 2

Every date

Every published date · Monroe County · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
July 10System Closed—System Closed
July 17System Closed—System Closed
July 24System Closed—System Closed
July 27–31Teacher work day, no students—Pre-Planning
July 28Elementary Open House—Elementary Open House
July 28MCMS Open House—MCMS Open House
July 28MPHS Main Campus 10th Grade Open House—MPHS Main Campus 10th Grade Open House
July 28MPHS New Student Orientation—MPHS New Student Orientation
August 3First day of school—First Day Of School
August 22Testing—SAT at MPHS
September 7Labor Day1 school dayLabor Day Holiday
September 19Testing—ACT at MPHS
October 12–16Fall break5 school daysFall Break
November 23–27Thanksgiving break5 school daysThanksgiving Break
December 5Young Elvis & the Blue Suedes Christmas Show—Young Elvis & the Blue Suedes Christmas Show
December 12Testing—ACT at MPHS
December 21 to January 1Winter break10 school daysChristmas Break
January 4Teacher work day, no students1 school dayStudent Holiday/Teacher In-Service
January 18Martin Luther King Jr. Day1 school dayMartin Luther King Jr. Holiday
February 15Presidents Day1 school dayWinter Break
February 16Teacher work day, no students1 school dayStudent Holiday/Teacher In-Service
April 5–10Spring break5 school daysSpring Break
May 21Last day of school—Last Day of School

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://www.monroe.k12.ga.us/events (the source)
  2. District website: https://www.monroe.k12.ga.us
  3. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/11278/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

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