Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Doniphan West USD 111 school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 18; Thanksgiving break November 25–30; winter break and one more day off December 18 to January 4; spring break March 12–19.
Next time off
Oct 12
No school · October 12
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
38
across 14 separate closures
First day of school
August 18
Tuesday
First day of school August 18; Thanksgiving break November 25–30; Winter break + 1 more day off December 18 to January 4; Spring break March 12–19;
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
- 12Staff day
- 18First 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
- 4Staff day
- 7Labor Day
- 18No school
- 24Conferences, no school
- 25No 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
- 12No school
- 19Staff day
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
- 25–30Thanksgiving 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
- 17Semester ends
- 18 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
- 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
- 5Staff day
- 11Conferences, no school
- 12No school
- 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
- 12–19Spring 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
- 30Staff 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
- 15Graduation
- 20Semester ends
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 18 | — | — | 5 of 31 · Kansas first day of school 2026, by district |
| Thanksgiving break | November 25–30 | 4 | Tuesday, December 1 | 1 of 38 · Kansas Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break + 1 more day off | December 18 to January 4 | 12 | Tuesday, January 5 | 2 of 37 · Kansas winter break 2026–27, by district |
| Spring break | March 12–19 | 6 | Monday, March 22 | 15 of 39 · Kansas spring break 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break + 1 more day off, December 18 to January 4 (12 school days)
- One-day closures
- 7
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 3
- Staff days, no students
- 6: Sep 4, Oct 19, Nov 9, Jan 4, Feb 5, Apr 30
- Early-release days
- none published
- Most days off in one month
- December, 10 school days
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 12 | Teacher work day, no students | — | New Teacher In-Service |
| August 18 | First day of school | — | First Day of School |
| September 4 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School (1/2 PD DAY, 1/2 Work Day) |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | No School- Labor Day |
| September 18 | No school | 1 school day | No School 1/2 PD 1/2 Work day |
| September 24 | Parent-teacher conferences, no school | 1 school day | No School- PT Conferences |
| September 25 | No school | 1 school day | No School |
| October 12 | No school | 1 school day | No School- Work Day |
| October 19 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School- In-Service/ PD Day |
| November 9 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School- PD Day |
| November 25–30 | Thanksgiving break | 4 school days | No School- Thanksgiving Break |
| December 17 | End of semester | — | End of 2nd Quarter/ 1st Semester |
| December 18 to January 1 | Winter break | 11 school days | No School- Christmas Break |
| January 4 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School- PD Day |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | No School |
| February 5 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School- 1/2 PD Day, 1/2 Work Day |
| February 11 | Parent-teacher conferences, no school | 1 school day | No School- PT Conferences |
| February 12 | No school | 1 school day | No School |
| February 15 | Presidents Day | 1 school day | No School |
| March 12–19 | Spring break | 6 school days | No School- Spring Break; Mar 12: No School- Work Day |
| March 26–29 | No school | 2 school days | No School |
| April 30 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School- 1/2 PD Day, 1/2 Work Day |
| May 15 | Graduation | — | HS Graduation |
| May 20 | End of semester | — | End of 4th Quarter/ 2nd Semester |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.usd111.org/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.usd111.org
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/12803/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.