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Read from the district on October 8, 2026

Effingham Community Unit School District 40 school calendar, 2026–2027

Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 12; Thanksgiving break November 26–27; winter break December 21 to January 4; spring break March 25–29.

Next time off Oct 9 Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day + 1 more day off · October 9–12 As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year 27 across 13 separate closures
First day of school August 12 Wednesday
First day of school August 12; Thanksgiving break November 26–27; Winter break December 21 to January 4; Spring break March 25–29;
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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

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31
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  • 46th Grade Orientation
  • 6EJHS Open House - All Students
  • 10No school
  • 11Staff day
  • 12First day

September 2026

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30
31
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30
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  • 7Labor Day
  • 11Progress Reports Issued
  • 23No school

October 2026

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27
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30
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  • 9No school
  • 12Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day
  • 19Report Cards Issued
  • 23No school

November 2026

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  • 11Veterans Day
  • 20Progress Reports Issued
  • 26–27Thanksgiving break

December 2026

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29
30
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  • 17Testing
  • 18Semester ends
  • 21 onWinter break

January 2027

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  • to 4Winter break
  • 5Classes resume
  • 8Report Cards Issued
  • 18MLK Day

February 2027

SMTWTFS
31
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  • 5Progress Reports Issued
  • 15Presidents Day

March 2027

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28
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31
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  • 3No school
  • 12Report Cards Issued
  • 25–29Spring break

April 2027

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28
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31
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  • 9Progress Reports Issued
  • 21No school

May 2027

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25
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30
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  • 11Testing
  • 12Testing
  • 13Early release
  • 14No school
  • 16Graduation
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 Illinois
First day of schoolAugust 12——4 of 34 · Illinois first day of school 2026, by district
Thanksgiving breakNovember 26–272Monday, November 303 of 38 · Illinois Thanksgiving break 2026, by district
Winter breakDecember 21 to January 411Tuesday, January 517 of 38 · Illinois winter break 2026–27, by district
Spring breakMarch 25–293Tuesday, March 304 of 40 · Illinois spring break 2027, by district
Longest closure
Winter break, December 21 to January 4 (11 school days)
One-day closures
9
Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
6
Staff days, no students
none published
Early-release days
1: May 13
Most days off in one month
December, 9 school days

Every date

Every published date · Effingham Community Unit School District 40 · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
August 46th Grade Orientation—6th Grade Orientation
August 4Freshman/New Student Orientation—Freshman/New Student Orientation
August 6EJHS Open House - All Students—EJHS Open House - All Students
August 10No school—Teacher Institute - No School
August 11Teacher work day, no students—Full Inservice Day - No School
August 12First day of school—First Day of School - 2:00 Dismissal
September 7Labor Day1 school dayLabor Day - No School
September 11Progress Reports Issued—Progress Reports Issued
September 23No school1 school dayFull SIP Day - No School
October 9No school1 school dayTeacher Institute - No School
October 12Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day1 school dayColumbus Day - No School
October 19Report Cards Issued—Report Cards Issued
October 23No school1 school dayNo School
November 11Veterans Day1 school dayVeteran's Day - No School
November 20Progress Reports Issued—Progress Reports Issued
November 26–27Thanksgiving break2 school daysThanksgiving Break - No School; Nov 26: Thanksgiving Day - No School
December 17Testing—Semester Exams
December 18End of semester—End 1st Semester
December 18Testing—Semester Exams
December 21 to January 4Winter break11 school daysWinter Break - No School; Dec 25: Christmas Day - No School; Jan 1: New Year's Day - No School; Jan 4: Teacher Institute - No School
January 5Classes resume—Students First Day Back from Winter Break
January 8Report Cards Issued—Report Cards Issued
January 18Martin Luther King Jr. Day1 school dayMartin Luther King Jr. Day - No School
February 5Progress Reports Issued—Progress Reports Issued
February 15Presidents Day1 school dayPresident's Day - No School
March 3No school1 school dayFull SIP Day - No School
March 12Report Cards Issued—Report Cards Issued
March 25–29Spring break3 school daysSpring Break - No School
April 9Progress Reports Issued—Progress Reports Issued
April 21No school1 school dayFull SIP Day - No School
May 11Testing—Semester Exams - Tentative
May 12Testing—Semester Exams - Tentative
May 13Early release—Half Day Attendance - Tentative
May 13Report Cards Issued - Tentative—Report Cards Issued - Tentative
May 14No school1 school dayTeacher Institute -No School - Tentative
May 16Graduation—EHS Graduation - 2:00 PM

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://www.unit40.org/apps/events/ (the source)
  2. District website: https://www.unit40.org
  3. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://www.unit40.org/apps/events/ical/?id=0

How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.

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