Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Holton USD 336 school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 13; 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 18.
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 13 separate closures
Last day of school
May 18
Tuesday
First day of school August 13; 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 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
- 3Staff day
- 4–5Staff day
- 6Staff day
- 7New Teacher Orientation
- 10Staff day
- 11Staff day
- 12Elementary (K-5) Open House
- 13First 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
- 14Staff 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
- 5Testing
- 12Staff day
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 16Staff 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
- 18Last 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 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 + 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 18 | — | — | 7 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
- 7
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 3
- Staff days, no students
- 7: Sep 14, Oct 12, Nov 9, Jan 4, Jan 18, Feb 15 and 1 more
- Early-release days
- none published
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Months with no day off
- August and May
- Longest run of school days
- 22, April 19 to May 18
- Same break dates as
- Buhler USD 313
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 3 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Special Education NEW Staff Development - 8:00-3:30pm |
| August 4–5 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Special Education ALL STAFF Development - 8:00-3:30pm |
| August 4 | Virtual Orientation - HHS Library | — | Virtual Orientation - HHS Library |
| August 5 | PreK Open House | — | PreK Open House |
| August 6 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Special Education PARA Staff Development - 8:00-3:30pm |
| August 7 | New Teacher Orientation | — | New Teacher Orientation |
| August 10 | Teacher work day, no students | — | DISTRICT Staff Development - 8:00-3:30pm |
| August 11 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Building Staff Development - 8:00-3:30pm |
| August 11 | Open House HHS & HMS | — | Open House HHS & HMS |
| August 12 | Elementary (K-5) Open House | — | Elementary (K-5) Open House |
| August 13 | First day of school | — | First Day of School - PK-12 |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | Labor Day - No School |
| September 14 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Staff Development - 8:00-3:00pm - NO SCHOOL |
| October 5 | Testing | — | PSAT Testing |
| October 12 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Staff Development - 8:00-3:00pm - NO SCHOOL |
| October 22–23 | No school | 2 school days | PK-12 PT Conf - No School; Oct 23: NO SCHOOL |
| November 9 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Staff Development Day - NO SCHOOL |
| November 25–27 | Thanksgiving break | 3 school days | Thanksgiving Break - NO SCHOOL |
| December 21 to January 1 | Winter break | 10 school days | Winter Break - No School |
| January 4 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Work Day - No School |
| January 5 | Classes resume | — | School Resumes |
| January 18 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Staff Development - 8:00-3:00pm - NO SCHOOL |
| February 15 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Staff Development - 8:00-3:00pm - NO SCHOOL |
| February 23 | Testing | — | ACT Testing (Juniors) |
| February 25–26 | February break | 2 school days | PK-12 PT Conf - No School; Feb 26: NO SCHOOL |
| March 15–19 | Spring break | 5 school days | Spring Break - No School |
| March 26–29 | No school | 2 school days | Easter Monday - No School; Mar 26: Good Friday - No School |
| April 16 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Staff Development - 8:00-11:30am / 1/2 Work Day - NO SCHOOL |
| May 15 | Graduation | — | HHS Graduation |
| May 18 | Last day of school | — | Last day of classes |
| May 31 | Memorial Day | — | Memorial Day - offices closed |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.holtonks.net/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.holtonks.net
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/25328/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.