Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Glenwood 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 21 to January 4; spring break March 26–29; last day of school May 25.
Next time off
Oct 23
No school · October 23
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
21
across 8 separate closures
Last day of school
May 25
Tuesday
First day of school August 24; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; Winter break + 1 more day off December 21 to January 4; Spring break March 26–29; Last day of school May 25;
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: early releases and term milestones.
August 2026
SMTWTFS
26
27
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
31
1
2
3
4
5
- 24First day
- 25First day for some students
- 26Early release
- 27First day for some grades
September 2026
SMTWTFS
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
2
3
- 2Early release
- 7Labor Day
- 9Early release
- 16Early release
- 23Early release
- 30Early release
October 2026
SMTWTFS
27
28
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
- 7Early release
- 14Early release
- 16Early release
- 21Early release
- 23No school
- 28Early release
November 2026
SMTWTFS
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
2
3
4
5
- 4Early release
- 11Early release
- 18Early release
- 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
- 2Early release
- 9Early release
- 16Early release
- 18Early release
- 21 onWinter break
January 2027
SMTWTFS
27
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
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
- to 1Winter break
- 4Staff day
- 6Early release
- 13Early release
- 18MLK Day
- 20Early release
- 27Early release
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
- 3Early release
- 10Early release
- 15Presidents Day
- 17Early release
- 24Early release
March 2027
SMTWTFS
28
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
3
- 3Early release
- 10Early release
- 17Early release
- 19No school
- 24Early release
- 26–29Spring break
- 31Early release
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
- 7Early release
- 14Early release
- 21Early release
- 28Early release
May 2027
SMTWTFS
25
26
27
28
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
3
4
5
- 5Early release
- 12Early release
- 19Early release
- 25Last day
- 26Early release
June 2027
SMTWTFS
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
2
3
- 2Early release
- 9Early release
- 16Early release
- 23Early release
- 30Early release
School break
Holiday, no school
Staff day, no students
Early release
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 21 to January 4 | 11 | Tuesday, January 5 | 6 of 28 · Iowa winter break 2026–27, by district |
| Spring break | March 26–29 | 2 | Tuesday, March 30 | 2 of 29 · Iowa spring break 2027, by district |
| Last day of school | May 25 | — | — | 2 of 20 · Iowa 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
- 5
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 1
- Staff days, no students
- 1: Jan 4
- Early-release days
- 47: Aug 26, Sep 2, Sep 9, Sep 16, Sep 23, Sep 30 and 41 more
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Months with no day off
- August, April and May
- Longest run of school days
- 41, March 30 to May 25
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 24 | First day of school | — | First Day of School (4th-12th grades) |
| August 25 | First day for some students | — | First Day of School (K-3rd Grades) |
| August 26 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| August 27 | First day for some grades | — | First Day of Preschool |
| September 2 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | No School |
| September 9 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| September 16 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| September 23 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| September 30 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| October 7 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| October 14 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| October 16 | Early release | — | Homecoming (Early Dismissal) |
| October 21 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| October 23 | No school | 1 school day | No School |
| October 28 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| November 4 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| November 11 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| November 18 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| November 25 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| November 25–27 | Thanksgiving break | 3 school days | No School |
| December 2 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| December 9 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| December 16 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| December 18 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal (90 minutes) |
| December 21 to January 1 | Winter break | 10 school days | No School |
| December 23 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| December 30 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| January 4 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School - Staff PD |
| January 6 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| January 13 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | No School |
| January 20 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| January 27 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| February 3 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| February 10 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| February 15 | Presidents Day | 1 school day | No School |
| February 17 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| February 24 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| March 3 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| March 10 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| March 17 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| March 19 | No school | 1 school day | No School |
| March 24 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| March 26–29 | Spring break | 2 school days | No School: Spring Vacation |
| March 31 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| April 7 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| April 14 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| April 21 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| April 28 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| May 5 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| May 12 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| May 19 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| May 25 | Last day of school | — | Last Day of School (90 minute early release) |
| May 26 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| May 26 | Teacher work day, no students | — | PK-12 Teacher Professional Development |
| June 2 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| June 9 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| June 16 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| June 23 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
| June 30 | Early release | — | 90 Minute Early Dismissal |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.glenwoodschools.org/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.glenwoodschools.org
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/14659/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.