Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Central Community school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 24; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; winter break and one more day off December 23 to January 4; spring break March 24–30; last day of school May 26.
Next time off
Oct 23
Teacher work day, no students · October 23
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
22
across 8 separate closures
Last day of school
May 26
Wednesday
First day of school August 24; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; Winter break + 1 more day off December 23 to January 4; Spring break March 24–30; Last day of school May 26;
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
SMTWTFS
26
27
28
29
30
31
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31
1
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5
- 7Online Registration Open
- 10In Person Registration
- 14Online Registration Closes
- 24First day
September 2026
SMTWTFS
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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9
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24
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27
28
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30
1
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- 7Labor Day
October 2026
SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
1
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9
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29
30
31
- 23Staff day
- 27Conferences
- 29Conferences
- 30No school
November 2026
SMTWTFS
1
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5
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9
10
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22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
- 11Veterans Day
- 25–27Thanksgiving break
December 2026
SMTWTFS
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
- 3Madrigal @ The Holiday Light Show
- 22Semester ends
- 23 onWinter break
January 2027
SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
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15
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17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
- to 1Winter break
- 4Staff day
February 2027
SMTWTFS
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
1
2
3
4
5
6
March 2027
SMTWTFS
28
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
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16
17
18
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20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
- 9Conferences
- 11Conferences
- 12No school
- 24–30Spring break
April 2027
SMTWTFS
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
May 2027
SMTWTFS
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
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4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
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16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
- 14Last day for some grades
- 16Graduation
- 21Semester ends
- 26Last day
School break
Holiday, no school
Staff day, no students
Term milestone
Key dates
| What | Dates | School days | Back to school | Same dates in Iowa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school | August 24 | — | — | 17 of 21 · Iowa first day of school 2026, by district |
| Thanksgiving break | November 25–27 | 3 | Monday, November 30 | 17 of 28 · Iowa Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break + 1 more day off | December 23 to January 4 | 9 | Tuesday, January 5 | 9 of 28 · Iowa winter break 2026–27, by district |
| Spring break | March 24–30 | 5 | Wednesday, March 31 | 2 of 29 · Iowa spring break 2027, by district |
| Last day of school | May 26 | — | — | 6 of 20 · Iowa last day of school 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break + 1 more day off, December 23 to January 4 (9 school days)
- One-day closures
- 5
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 4
- Staff days, no students
- 2: Oct 23, Jan 4
- Early-release days
- none published
- Most days off in one month
- December, 7 school days
- Months with no day off
- August, February, April and May
- Longest run of school days
- 48, January 5 to March 11
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 7 | Online Registration Open | — | Online Registration Open |
| August 10 | In Person Registration | — | In Person Registration |
| August 14 | Online Registration Closes | — | Online Registration Closes |
| August 24 | First day of school | — | First Day of School (K-12) |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | No School (Labor Day) |
| October 23 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School (Professional Development) |
| October 27 | Parent-teacher conferences | — | Parent-Teacher Conferences |
| October 29 | Parent-teacher conferences | — | Parent-Teacher Conferences |
| October 30 | No school | 1 school day | No School |
| November 11 | Veterans Day | 1 school day | Veteran's Day |
| November 25–27 | Thanksgiving break | 3 school days | No School (Fall Break) |
| December 3 | Madrigal @ The Holiday Light Show | — | Madrigal @ The Holiday Light Show |
| December 22 | End of semester | — | End of 2nd Quarter/1st Semester, 1:45 Dismissal |
| December 23 to January 1 | Winter break | 8 school days | No School (Winter Break) |
| January 4 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School (Professional Development) |
| March 9 | Parent-teacher conferences | — | Parent-Teacher Conferences |
| March 11 | Parent-teacher conferences | — | Parent-Teacher Conferences |
| March 12 | No school | 1 school day | No School |
| March 24–30 | Spring break | 5 school days | No School (Spring Break) |
| May 14 | Last day for some grades | — | Seniors Last Day |
| May 16 | Graduation | — | Commencement |
| May 21 | End of semester | — | End of 4th Quarter/ 2nd Semester |
| May 26 | Last day of school | — | May Term Ends / Last Day of School |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.central.k12.ia.us/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.central.k12.ia.us
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/1998/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.