Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Buhler USD 313 school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 12; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; winter break and one more day off December 21 to January 4; February break February 25–26; spring break March 15–19; last day of school May 14.
Next time off
Nov 2
Teacher work day, no students · November 2
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
26
across 9 separate closures
Last day of school
May 14
Friday
First day of school August 12; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; Winter break + 1 more day off December 21 to January 4; February break February 25–26; Spring break March 15–19; Last day of school May 14;
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
- 4–6Orientation: New Certified Staff
- 7Orientation: All Staff
- 10Staff day
- 11Certified Staff Workday
- 12–13Early release
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
- 14No school
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
- 12Early release
- 21Conferences, no school
- 22–23No 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
- 2Staff 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
- 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
- 5Classes resume
- 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
- 15Early release
- 24Conferences, no school
- 25–26February break
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
- 3No school
- 12Early release
- 15–19Spring break
- 26No school
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
- 14Staff day
- 23Early release
- 29Early 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
- 8Graduation
- 14Last day
- 17Certified Staff Half Work day (Make up Snow Day)
- 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 Kansas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school | August 12 | — | — | 4 of 31 · Kansas first day of school 2026, by district |
| Thanksgiving break | November 25–27 | 3 | Monday, November 30 | 16 of 38 · Kansas Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break + 1 more day off | December 21 to January 4 | 11 | Tuesday, January 5 | 16 of 37 · Kansas winter break 2026–27, by district |
| February break | February 25–26 | 2 | Monday, March 1 | 3 of 5 |
| Spring break | March 15–19 | 5 | Monday, March 22 | 19 of 39 · Kansas spring break 2027, by district |
| Last day of school | May 14 | — | — | 3 of 35 · Kansas 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
- 2
- Staff days, no students
- 3: Nov 2, Jan 4, Apr 14
- Early-release days
- 8: Aug 12, Oct 12, Dec 18, Feb 15, Mar 12, Apr 23 and 2 more
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Months with no day off
- August, October, April and May
- Longest run of school days
- 26, September 15 to October 20
- Same break dates as
- Holton USD 336
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 4–6 | Orientation: New Certified Staff | — | Orientation: New Certified Staff |
| August 7 | Orientation: All Staff | — | Orientation: All Staff |
| August 10 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Professional Development |
| August 11 | Certified Staff Workday | — | Certified Staff Workday |
| August 12 | First day of school | — | First Day of School: 1st - 6th and 9th Grades and NEW 7th - 12th Grade Students |
| August 12–13 | Early release | — | Two Hour Early Dismissal |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | All Schools - No School |
| September 14 | No school | 1 school day | All Schools - No School - PD |
| October 12 | Early release | — | All Schools - No School Half day Professional Development/Half Workday |
| October 21 | Parent-teacher conferences, no school | Some schools only | PreK Only: No School: Parent Teacher Conferences |
| October 22–23 | No school | Some schools only | Elementary and Middle School: No School; Oct 22: Elementary Schools: No School |
| November 2 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | All Schools: No School Professional Development Day |
| November 25–27 | Thanksgiving break | 3 school days | All School: No School Thanksgiving Break |
| December 18 | Early release | — | All Schools: Two Hour Early Dismissal |
| December 21 to January 1 | Winter break | 10 school days | All Schools: No School Christmas Break; Jan 1: All Schools: No School Winter Break |
| January 4 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | All Schools: No School Professional Development Day |
| January 5 | Classes resume | — | All Schools: School Resumes |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | All Schools: No School |
| February 15 | Early release | — | All Schools: No School Half day Professional Development/Half Workday |
| February 24 | Parent-teacher conferences, no school | Some schools only | PreK Only: No School: Parent Teacher Conferences |
| February 25–26 | February break | 2 school days | All Schools: No School |
| March 3 | No school | Some schools only | PHMS Students ONLY: No School |
| March 12 | Early release | — | All Schools: No School Half day Professional Development/Half day Workday |
| March 15–19 | Spring break | 5 school days | All Schools: No School Spring Break |
| March 26 | No school | 1 school day | All Schools: No School Good Friday |
| April 14 | Teacher work day, no students | Some schools only | High School Only: No School Professional Development Day |
| April 23 | Early release | — | All Schools: No School Professional Development/Half day Work day |
| April 29 | Early release | — | Middle School Only: Early Dismissal at 12:30 PM |
| May 8 | Graduation | — | High School: Commencement |
| May 14 | Last day of school | — | All Schools: Last Day of School |
| May 14 | Early release | — | All Schools: Two Hour Early Dismissal |
| May 17 | Certified Staff Half Work day (Make up Snow Day) | — | Certified Staff Half Work day (Make up Snow Day) |
| May 31 | Memorial Day | — | Memorial Day Holiday |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.usd313.org/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.usd313.org
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/7327/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.