Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Scales Mound Community Unit School District 211 school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 26; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; winter break December 23 to January 1; spring break March 25–29.
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
20
across 9 separate closures
First day of school
August 26
Wednesday
First day of school August 26; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; Winter break December 23 to January 1; Spring break March 25–29;
Key dates and the month grids, on one or two sheets
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Month by month
Days off: school breaks and holidays. Not days off: early releases and term milestones.
August 2026
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31
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- 26First day
September 2026
SMTWTFS
30
31
1
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30
1
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- 4Early release
- 7Labor Day
- 25Progress Reports
October 2026
SMTWTFS
27
28
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30
1
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- 12Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day
- 30Early release
November 2026
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1
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30
1
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- 24Early release
- 25–27Thanksgiving break
December 2026
SMTWTFS
29
30
1
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31
1
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- 22Early release
- 23 onWinter break
January 2027
SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
31
1
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31
1
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6
- to 1Winter break
- 15Early release
- 18MLK Day
February 2027
SMTWTFS
31
1
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27
28
1
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6
- 5Progress Reports
- 12Early release
- 15Presidents Day
March 2027
SMTWTFS
28
1
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31
1
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- 24Early release
- 25–29Spring break
April 2027
SMTWTFS
28
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30
31
1
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6
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9
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25
26
27
28
29
30
1
- 16Progress Reports
- 23Early release
- 26No school
May 2027
SMTWTFS
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
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31
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- 16Graduation
- 25Early release
- 31Memorial Day
School break
Holiday, no school
Early release
Term milestone
Key dates
| What | Dates | School days | Back to school | Same dates in Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school | August 26 | — | — | 1 of 34 · Illinois first day of school 2026, by district |
| Thanksgiving break | November 25–27 | 3 | Monday, November 30 | 24 of 38 · Illinois Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break | December 23 to January 1 | 8 | Monday, January 4 | 2 of 38 · Illinois winter break 2026–27, by district |
| Spring break | March 25–29 | 3 | Tuesday, March 30 | 4 of 40 · Illinois spring break 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break, December 23 to January 1 (8 school days)
- One-day closures
- 6
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 3
- Staff days, no students
- none published
- Early-release days
- 9: Sep 4, Oct 30, Nov 24, Dec 22, Jan 15, Feb 12 and 3 more
- Most days off in one month
- December, 7 school days
- Same break dates as
- Mascoutah Community Unit
Shortest winter break of the 38 Illinois districts we read, tied with Mascoutah Community Unit: 8 school days, December 23 to January 1.
Fewest school days off of the 38 Illinois districts we read with a complete calendar: 20.
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 26 | First day of school | — | First Day of School PK-12 |
| September 4 | Early release | — | 11:30 a.m. Early Dismissal |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | Labor Day: No School |
| September 25 | Progress Reports | — | Progress Reports |
| October 12 | Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day | 1 school day | Columbus Day: No School |
| October 30 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal |
| November 24 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal |
| November 24 | Progress Reports | — | Progress Reports |
| November 25–27 | Thanksgiving break | 3 school days | Thanksgiving Break-No School |
| December 22 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal |
| December 23 to January 1 | Winter break | 8 school days | No School: Winter Break |
| January 15 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | Martin Luther King Day-No School |
| February 5 | Progress Reports | — | Progress Reports |
| February 12 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal |
| February 15 | Presidents Day | 1 school day | President's Day-No School |
| March 24 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal |
| March 25–29 | Spring break | 3 school days | Spring Break-No School |
| April 16 | Progress Reports | — | Progress Reports |
| April 23 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal |
| April 26 | No school | 1 school day | No School |
| May 16 | Graduation | — | Graduation Class of 2027 |
| May 25 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal |
| May 31 | Memorial Day | 1 school day | Memorial Day |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.scalesmound.net/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.scalesmound.net
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/23259/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.