Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Hinton Community school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 24; Thanksgiving break November 26–27; winter break and one more day off December 23 to January 4; spring break March 24–29.
Next time off
Oct 23
Parent-teacher conferences, no school · October 23
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
23
across 11 separate closures
First day of school
August 24
Monday
First day of school August 24; Thanksgiving break November 26–27; Winter break + 1 more day off December 23 to January 4; Spring break March 24–29;
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
- 11Staff day
- 12Staff day
- 13Staff Work Day
- 17Staff Work Day
- 18Staff day
- 19Staff day
- 20Open House
- 24Term starts
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
- 7Labor Day
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
- 13Testing
- 19Early release
- 20Early release
- 23Conferences, no school
- 27Testing
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
- 6Staff day
- 11Veterans Day
- 25Early release
- 26–27Thanksgiving 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
- 22Early release
- 23 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
- 5Term starts
- 18MLK 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
- 15Presidents Day
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
- 12Conferences, no school
- 23Early release
- 24–29Spring 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
- 12Testing
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
- 12Last day for some grades
- 16Graduation
- 19Semester ends
- 31Memorial Day
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 26–27 | 2 | Monday, November 30 | 4 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 24–29 | 4 | Tuesday, March 30 | 2 of 29 · Iowa spring break 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break + 1 more day off, December 23 to January 4 (9 school days)
- One-day closures
- 8
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 4
- Staff days, no students
- 2: Nov 6, Jan 4
- Early-release days
- 5: Oct 19, Oct 20, Nov 25, Dec 22, Mar 23
- Most days off in one month
- December, 7 school days
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 11 | Teacher work day, no students | — | New Teacher Inservice Day |
| August 12 | Teacher work day, no students | — | New Teacher Inservice Day |
| August 13 | Staff Work Day | — | Staff Work Day |
| August 17 | Staff Work Day | — | Staff Work Day |
| August 18 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Teacher Work Day |
| August 19 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Teacher Work Day |
| August 20 | Open House | — | Open House |
| August 20 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Teacher Work Day |
| August 24 | New term begins | — | Begin First Quarter / First Semester |
| August 24 | First day of school | — | First Day of School |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | Labor Day - No School |
| October 13 | Testing | — | PSAT Test |
| October 19 | Early release | — | One Hour Early Dismissal for Students due to P/T Conferences |
| October 20 | Early release | — | One Hour Early Dismissal for student due to P/T Conferences |
| October 23 | Parent-teacher conferences, no school | 1 school day | No School Due to Conferences |
| October 27 | Testing | — | ACT Testing |
| November 6 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | PD Day-No School for Students |
| November 11 | Veterans Day | 1 school day | Veterans Day |
| November 25 | Early release | — | 1:25 PM Dismissal for Thanksgiving |
| November 26–27 | Thanksgiving break | 2 school days | No School Due to Thanksgiving; Nov 26: THANKSGIVING DAY |
| December 22 | Early release | — | 1:25 PM Dismissal for Christmas Break |
| December 22 | End of semester | — | End of Second Quarter / First Semester |
| December 23 to January 1 | Winter break | 8 school days | No School for Christmas Break; Jan 1: New Years Day |
| January 4 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | PD Day - No School for Students |
| January 5 | New term begins | — | Third Quarter / Second Semester Begins |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | Martin Luther King Jr Day |
| February 15 | Presidents Day | 1 school day | President's Day - No School |
| March 12 | Parent-teacher conferences, no school | 1 school day | No School Due to Conferences |
| March 23 | Early release | — | 1:25 PM Dismissal for Spring / Easter Break |
| March 24–29 | Spring break | 4 school days | No School Due to Spring / Easter Break |
| April 12 | Testing | — | ISASP Testing Week |
| May 12 | Last day for some grades | — | Seniors Last Day |
| May 16 | Graduation | — | Commencement |
| May 19 | End of semester | — | Last Day of Fourth Quarter / Second Semester |
| May 31 | Memorial Day | 1 school day | Memorial Day |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.hintonschool.com/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.hintonschool.com
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/3879/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.