Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Herington USD 487 school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 13; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break and two more days off December 18 to January 4; spring break March 12–19; last day of school May 18.
Next time off
Oct 9
Teacher work day, no students · October 9
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
34
across 13 separate closures
Last day of school
May 18
Tuesday
First day of school August 13; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break + 2 more days off December 18 to January 4; Spring break March 12–19; 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
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
- 6–7New Teacher Orientation
- 10–11Staff day
- 12Staff day
- 13First day
- 14First day for some grades
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
- 11Graduation
- 28Staff 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
- 9Staff day
- 16No 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
- 23–27Thanksgiving 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
- 18Staff day
- 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
- 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
- 15Staff day
- 23Testing
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
- 5Staff day
- 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
- 16Staff day
- 26No school
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
- 18Last day
- 19Staff day
- 20Staff 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 23–27 | 5 | Monday, November 30 | 13 of 38 · Kansas Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break + 2 more days off | December 18 to January 4 | 12 | Tuesday, January 5 | 16 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 |
| Last day of school | May 18 | — | — | 7 of 35 · Kansas last day of school 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break + 2 more days off, December 18 to January 4 (12 school days)
- One-day closures
- 9
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 0
- Staff days, no students
- 8: Sep 28, Oct 9, Dec 18, Jan 4, Jan 18, Feb 15 and 2 more
- Early-release days
- none published
- Most days off in one month
- December, 10 school days
- Months with no day off
- August and May
- Longest run of school days
- 25, October 19 to November 20
- Same break dates as
- Lincoln USD 298
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 6–7 | New Teacher Orientation | — | New Teacher Orientation |
| August 10–11 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Teacher Inservice |
| August 12 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Teacher Workday |
| August 13 | First day of school | — | First day for Students |
| August 14 | First day for some grades | — | First day of Kindergarten |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | No School--Labor day |
| September 11 | Graduation | — | Jostens - Graduation Meeting |
| September 28 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School--Teacher Inservice |
| October 9 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School--Teacher Workday |
| October 16 | No school | 1 school day | No School--PT Trade off day |
| November 23–27 | Thanksgiving break | 5 school days | No school--Fall Break |
| December 18 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School--Teacher Workday |
| December 21 to January 1 | Winter break | 10 school days | No School--Winter Break |
| January 4 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School--Teacher Workday |
| January 18 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School--Teacher Inservice |
| February 15 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School--Teacher Inservice |
| February 23 | Testing | — | Free ACT (All Juniors) |
| March 5 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School--Teacher Workday |
| March 12–19 | Spring break | 6 school days | No School--Spring Break; Mar 12: No School--PT Trade off day |
| March 26–29 | No school | 2 school days | No School |
| April 16 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School--Teacher Inservice |
| April 26 | No school | 1 school day | No School |
| May 15 | Graduation | — | HS Graduation |
| May 18 | Last day of school | — | Students last day of school |
| May 19 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Teacher Inservice |
| May 20 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Teacher Workday |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.heringtonschools.org/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.heringtonschools.org
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/1826/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.