Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Clifton–Clyde USD 224 school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 13; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; winter break December 21 to January 1; spring break March 15–19; last day of school May 18.
Next time off
Oct 16
No school · October 16
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
25
across 8 separate closures
Last day of school
May 18
Tuesday
First day of school August 13; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; Winter break December 21 to January 1; Spring break March 15–19; Last day of school May 18;
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
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30
31
1
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5
- 5Cloud Orientation
- 12Open House- All Buildings!!
- 13First day
September 2026
SMTWTFS
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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12
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15
16
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18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
- 4No school
- 7Labor Day
- 21ACT Prep (Some Soph, All Jrs)
October 2026
SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
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18
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20
21
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27
28
29
30
31
- 1Testing
- 16No school
- 27Testing
November 2026
SMTWTFS
1
2
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5
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8
9
10
11
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13
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18
19
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21
22
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25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 18No school
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
- 15–19Spring break
- 26–29No 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
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
- 18Last day
School break
Holiday, no school
Staff day, no students
Term milestone
Key dates
| What | Dates | School days | Back to school | Same dates in Kansas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school | August 13 | — | — | 11 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 | December 21 to January 1 | 10 | Monday, January 4 | 16 of 37 · Kansas winter break 2026–27, by district |
| Spring break | March 15–19 | 5 | Monday, March 22 | 19 of 39 · Kansas spring break 2027, by district |
| Last day of school | May 18 | — | — | 7 of 35 · Kansas last day of school 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break, December 21 to January 1 (10 school days)
- One-day closures
- 3
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 2
- Staff days, no students
- 1: Jan 18
- Early-release days
- none published
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Months with no day off
- August, April and May
- Longest run of school days
- 36, March 30 to May 18
- Same break dates as
- Centre USD 397, Hutchinson USD 308 and McPherson USD 418
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 5 | Cloud Orientation | — | Cloud Orientation |
| August 12 | Open House- All Buildings!! | — | Open House- All Buildings!! |
| August 13 | First day of school | — | First day of class! |
| September 4 | No school | 1 school day | No School |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | No School |
| September 21 | ACT Prep (Some Soph, All Jrs) | — | ACT Prep (Some Soph, All Jrs) |
| October 1 | Testing | — | ACT WorkKeys-Juniors |
| October 16 | No school | 1 school day | No School. End of first quarter. |
| October 27 | Testing | — | ACT Juniors and Seniors |
| November 25–27 | Thanksgiving break | 3 school days | No School. Thanksgiving Break |
| December 21 to January 1 | Winter break | 10 school days | No School. Christmas Break |
| January 18 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School. Teacher in-service |
| February 18 | No school | 1 school day | No School |
| March 15–19 | Spring break | 5 school days | No School. Spring Break |
| March 26–29 | No school | 2 school days | No School.; Mar 29: No School |
| May 16 | Graduation | — | 2027 Graduation |
| May 18 | Last day of school | — | Last Day (FULL DAY) |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.usd224.com/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.usd224.com
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/1315/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.