Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Underwood Community school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 24; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; winter break December 23 to January 4; February break and one more day off February 19–22; spring break March 25–29.
Next time off
Oct 12
Teacher work day, no students · October 12
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
32
across 14 separate closures
First day of school
August 24
Monday
First day of school August 24; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; Winter break December 23 to January 4; February break + 1 more day off February 19–22; 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, holidays and staff days. Not days off: 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
- 17Staff day
- 18Staff day
- 19Staff day
- 20Staff day
- 21Staff day
- 24First day
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
- 21Staff 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
- 12Staff day
- 23No school
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
- 9Staff 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
- 7Staff day
- 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 4Winter break
- 5Term starts
- 18Staff 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
- 19February break
- 22Staff 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
- 8Staff day
- 25–29Spring 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
- 12Staff day
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
- 16Graduation
- 24Staff day
- 25Staff day
- 26Staff day
- 27Staff day
- 28Staff day
- 31Memorial 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 | December 23 to January 4 | 9 | Tuesday, January 5 | 6 of 28 · Iowa winter break 2026–27, by district |
| February break + 1 more day off | February 19–22 | 2 | Tuesday, February 23 | 1 of 2 |
| Spring break | March 25–29 | 3 | Tuesday, March 30 | 5 of 29 · Iowa spring break 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break, December 23 to January 4 (9 school days)
- One-day closures
- 9
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 3
- Staff days, no students
- 14: Sep 21, Oct 12, Nov 9, Dec 7, Jan 4, Jan 18 and 8 more
- Early-release days
- none published
- Most days off in one month
- December, 8 school days
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 17 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Teacher Work Days |
| August 18 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Teacher Work Days |
| August 19 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Teacher Work Days |
| August 20 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Teacher Work Days |
| August 21 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Teacher Work Days |
| August 24 | First day of school | — | First Day of School/ Begin 1st Semester |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | No School Labor Day |
| September 21 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School - Professional Development |
| October 12 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School - Professional Development |
| October 23 | No school | 1 school day | No School- Teacher Comp Day |
| November 9 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School - Professional Development |
| November 25–27 | Thanksgiving break | 3 school days | Thanksgiving Holiday (No School) |
| December 7 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School - Professional Development |
| December 23 to January 4 | Winter break | 9 school days | Winter Break No School |
| January 4 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School - Professional Development |
| January 5 | New term begins | — | Begin 2nd Semester |
| January 18 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School - Professional Development |
| February 19 | February break | 1 school day | No School Winter Break |
| February 22 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School - Professional Development |
| March 8 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School - Professional Development |
| March 25–29 | Spring break | 3 school days | No School Spring Break; Mar 25: No School Teacher Comp Day |
| April 12 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School - Professional Development |
| May 16 | Graduation | — | Graduation |
| May 24 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teacher Work Days |
| May 25 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teacher Work Days |
| May 26 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teacher Work Days |
| May 27 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teacher Work Days |
| May 28 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teacher Work Days |
| May 31 | Memorial Day | 1 school day | Memorial Day |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.underwoodeagles.org/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.underwoodeagles.org
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/20387/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.