Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Forest Ridge School District 142 school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 19; Thanksgiving break and two more days off November 23–27; winter break December 21 to January 1; spring break March 26 to April 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
26
across 8 separate closures
First day of school
August 19
Wednesday
First day of school August 19; Thanksgiving break + 2 more days off November 23–27; Winter break December 21 to January 1; Spring break March 26 to April 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: term milestones.
August 2026
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31
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- 19First day
- 27GoTo - 2025-26 Report Card Open Forum No. 1
September 2026
SMTWTFS
30
31
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- 7Labor Day
October 2026
SMTWTFS
27
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30
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- 12Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day
November 2026
SMTWTFS
1
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30
1
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- 23Conferences, no school
- 24Conferences, no school
- 25–27Thanksgiving break
December 2026
SMTWTFS
29
30
1
2
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5
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31
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2
- 21 onWinter break
January 2027
SMTWTFS
27
28
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30
31
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6
- to 1Winter break
- 18MLK Day
February 2027
SMTWTFS
31
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28
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- 15Presidents Day
March 2027
SMTWTFS
28
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31
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- 1No school
- 26 onSpring break
April 2027
SMTWTFS
28
29
30
31
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9
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21
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26
27
28
29
30
1
- to 2Spring break
School break
Holiday, no school
Staff day, no students
Term milestone
Key dates
| What | Dates | School days | Back to school | Same dates in Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school | August 19 | — | — | 8 of 34 · Illinois first day of school 2026, by district |
| Thanksgiving break + 2 more days off | November 23–27 | 5 | Monday, November 30 | 24 of 38 · Illinois Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break | December 21 to January 1 | 10 | Monday, January 4 | 13 of 38 · Illinois winter break 2026–27, by district |
| Spring break | March 26 to April 2 | 6 | Monday, April 5 | 14 of 40 · Illinois spring break 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break, December 21 to January 1 (10 school days)
- One-day closures
- 5
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 0
- Staff days, no students
- none published
- Early-release days
- none published
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Same break dates as
- Bethalto Community Unit School District 8, East Peoria School District 86 and Flossmoor School District 161
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 19 | First day of school | — | First Day Of School |
| August 27 | GoTo - 2025-26 Report Card Open Forum No. 1 | — | GoTo - 2025-26 Report Card Open Forum No. 1 |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | Labor Day - No School |
| October 12 | Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day | 1 school day | Columbus Day - No School |
| November 23 | Parent-teacher conferences, no school | 1 school day | Parent Teacher Conferences - No School |
| November 24 | Parent-teacher conferences, no school | 1 school day | Parent Teacher Conferences - No School |
| November 25–27 | Thanksgiving break | 3 school days | No School |
| December 21 to January 1 | Winter break | 10 school days | No School |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No School |
| February 15 | Presidents Day | 1 school day | Presidents’ Day - No School |
| March 1 | No school | 1 school day | No School - Casimir Pulaski Day |
| March 26 to April 2 | Spring break | 6 school days | No School |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.d142.org/apps/events/ (the source)
- District website: https://www.d142.org
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://www.d142.org/apps/events/ical/?id=0
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.