Read from the district on October 8, 2026
IKM–Manning 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 25–29; 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
19
across 7 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 23 to January 4; Spring break March 25–29; 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: term milestones.
August 2026
SMTWTFS
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27
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30
31
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5
- 19Open House @ Irwin
- 20Freshmen Orientation
- 24First day
September 2026
SMTWTFS
30
31
1
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30
1
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- 7Labor Day
- 19Testing
October 2026
SMTWTFS
27
28
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30
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31
- 17Testing
- 23No school
November 2026
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1
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27
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30
1
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5
- 25–27Thanksgiving break
December 2026
SMTWTFS
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
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8
9
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11
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19
20
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28
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31
1
2
- 12Testing
- 22Semester ends
- 23 onWinter break
January 2027
SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
31
1
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27
28
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30
31
1
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6
- to 1Winter break
- 4Staff day
- 5Term starts
February 2027
SMTWTFS
31
1
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3
4
5
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9
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17
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19
20
21
22
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24
25
26
27
28
1
2
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5
6
- 8No school
- 27Testing
March 2027
SMTWTFS
28
1
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5
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25
26
27
28
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31
1
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3
- 25–29Spring break
April 2027
SMTWTFS
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
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8
9
10
11
12
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18
19
20
21
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23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
- 10Testing
- 19No school
May 2027
SMTWTFS
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
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4
5
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25
26
27
28
29
30
31
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5
- 19Last day for some grades
- 21Last day for some grades
- 23Graduation
- 25Last day
- 26Staff day
- 31Memorial Day
June 2027
SMTWTFS
30
31
1
2
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9
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20
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25
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27
28
29
30
1
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- 12Testing
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 25–29 | 3 | Tuesday, March 30 | 5 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 23 to January 4 (9 school days)
- One-day closures
- 4
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 3
- Staff days, no students
- 1: Jan 4
- Early-release days
- none published
- Most days off in one month
- December, 7 school days
- Months with no day off
- August and May
- Longest run of school days
- 33, September 8 to October 22
- Same break dates as
- Schaller-Crestland Community and Sheldon Community
Fewest school days off of the 26 Iowa districts we read with a complete calendar: 19.
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 19 | Open House @ Irwin | — | Open House @ Irwin |
| August 20 | Freshmen Orientation | — | Freshmen Orientation |
| August 20 | Open House @ Manning | — | Open House @ Manning |
| August 24 | First day of school | — | First Day of School - 1pm Dismissal |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL |
| September 19 | Testing | — | ACT Test Dates |
| October 17 | Testing | — | ACT Test Dates |
| October 23 | No school | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL - P/T Comp Day |
| November 25–27 | Thanksgiving break | 3 school days | NO SCHOOL - FALL BREAK |
| December 12 | Testing | — | ACT Test Dates |
| December 22 | End of semester | — | End of 1st Semester/2nd Quarter |
| 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 - STAFF PD DAY |
| January 5 | New term begins | — | Classes Resume - 1st Day of 2nd Semester |
| February 8 | No school | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL |
| February 27 | Testing | — | ACT Test Dates |
| March 25–29 | Spring break | 3 school days | NO SCHOOL |
| April 10 | Testing | — | ACT Test Dates |
| April 19 | No school | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL |
| May 19 | Last day for some grades | — | Seniors Last Day of School |
| May 21 | Last day for some grades | — | Last Day of Preschool |
| May 23 | Graduation | — | Commencement Ceremony |
| May 25 | Last day of school | — | End of 2nd Semester/4th Quarter |
| May 26 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Teacher Work Day |
| May 31 | Memorial Day | — | NO SCHOOL |
| June 12 | Testing | — | ACT Test Dates |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.ikm-manning.k12.ia.us/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.ikm-manning.k12.ia.us
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/14288/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.