Read from the district on September 29 and October 8, 2026
Independence USD 446 school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 20; fall break October 29–30; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; winter break December 21 to January 4; spring break March 12–19; last day of school May 26.
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
29
across 11 separate closures
Last day of school
May 26
Wednesday
First day of school August 20; Fall break October 29–30; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; Winter break December 21 to January 4; Spring break March 12–19; Last day of school May 26;
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
- 4–5Central Registration
- 10–12Staff day
- 13–19Staff day
- 20First day
- 26Early 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
- 2Early release
- 7Labor Day
- 9Early release
- 10Indy ELC Open House
- 16Early release
- 17IKE Open House
- 23Early release
- 30Early release
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
- 5ACT Prep Course with Chad Cargill
- 7Early release
- 14Early release
- 16Staff day
- 21Early release
- 28Early release
- 29–30No 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
- 4Early release
- 11Early release
- 18Early release
- 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
- 2Early release
- 9Early release
- 16Early 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 4Winter break
- 5Classes resume
- 6Early release
- 13Early release
- 18MLK Day
- 20Early release
- 27Early release
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
- 3Early release
- 10Early release
- 15Presidents Day
- 17Early release
- 24Early release
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
- 3Early release
- 5No school
- 10Early release
- 12–19Spring break
- 24Early release
- 26No school
- 31Early release
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
- 7Early release
- 14Early release
- 19No school
- 21Early release
- 28Early 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
- 5Early release
- 12Early release
- 19Early release
- 23Graduation
- 26Early release
- 27Staff 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 20 | — | — | 2 of 31 · Kansas first day of school 2026, by district |
| Fall break | October 29–30 | 2 | Monday, November 2 | 1 of 4 · Kansas fall break 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 4 | 11 | Tuesday, January 5 | 10 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 26 | — | — | 2 of 35 · Kansas last day of school 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break, December 21 to January 4 (11 school days)
- One-day closures
- 7
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 2
- Staff days, no students
- 4: Oct 16, Jan 4, Feb 15, Mar 5
- Early-release days
- 40: Aug 26, Sep 2, Sep 9, Sep 16, Sep 23, Sep 30 and 34 more
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Months with no day off
- August and May
- Longest run of school days
- 28, September 8 to October 15
- Nearly the same breaks as
- Halstead–Bentley USD 440
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 4–5 | Central Registration | — | Central Registration |
| August 4 | Central Registration @ IHS | — | Central Registration @ IHS |
| August 5 | Central Registration @ IHS | — | Central Registration @ IHS |
| August 10–12 | Teacher work day, no students | — | New Teacher Inservice |
| August 13–19 | Teacher work day, no students | — | All Teacher Inservice |
| August 19 | 6th grade and new student orientation | — | 6th grade and new student orientation |
| August 20 | First day of school | — | First Day of School! |
| August 20 | IMS Open House | — | IMS Open House |
| August 26 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal @ 2:55 |
| September 2 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal @ 2:55 |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | No School - Labor Day |
| September 9 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal @ 2:55 |
| September 10 | Indy ELC Open House | — | Indy ELC Open House |
| September 10 | Open House | — | Open House |
| September 16 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal @ 2:55 |
| September 17 | IKE Open House | — | IKE Open House |
| September 23 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal @ 2:55 |
| September 30 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal @ 2:55 |
| October 5 | ACT Prep Course with Chad Cargill | — | ACT Prep Course with Chad Cargill |
| October 7 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal @ 2:55 |
| October 14 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal @ 2:55 |
| October 16 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School - Teacher Inservice |
| October 16 | No school | 1 school day | No School 1/2 PD / 1/2 Workday |
| October 21 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal @ 2:55 |
| October 28 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal @ 2:55 |
| October 29–30 | No school | 2 school days | No School |
| October 29–30 | Fall break | 2 school days | No School-Fall Break |
| November 4 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal @ 2:55 |
| November 11 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal @ 2:55 |
| November 18 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal @ 2:55 |
| November 25 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal @ 2:55 |
| November 25–27 | Thanksgiving break | 3 school days | No School- Thanksgiving Break |
| December 2 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal @ 2:55 |
| December 9 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal @ 2:55 |
| December 16 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal @ 2:55 |
| December 21 to January 4 | Winter break | 11 school days | No School- Winter Break; Jan 4: No School; Jan 4: No School - 1/2 Work Day 1/2 PD |
| December 23 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal @ 2:55 |
| December 30 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal @ 2:55 |
| January 4 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School-Teacher PD/Work Day |
| January 5 | Classes resume | — | School Resumes! |
| January 6 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal @ 2:55 |
| January 13 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal @ 2:55 |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | No School-Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
| January 20 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal @ 2:55 |
| January 27 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal @ 2:55 |
| February 3 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal @ 2:55 |
| February 10 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal @ 2:55 |
| February 15 | Presidents Day | 1 school day | No School |
| February 15 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School-Teacher PD Day |
| February 17 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal @ 2:55 |
| February 24 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal @ 2:55 |
| March 3 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal @ 2:55 |
| March 5 | No school | 1 school day | No School- 1/2 Workday 1/2 PD |
| March 5 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School-Teacher PD/Work Day |
| March 10 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal @ 2:55 |
| March 12–19 | Spring break | 6 school days | No School - Spring Break; Mar 15–19: No School-Spring Break; Mar 15–19: Spring Break; Mar 15–19: Spring Break - No School |
| March 17 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal @ 2:55 |
| March 24 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal @ 2:55 |
| March 26 | No school | 1 school day | No School- Good Friday |
| March 31 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal @ 2:55 |
| April 7 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal @ 2:55 |
| April 14 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal @ 2:55 |
| April 19 | No school | 1 school day | No School |
| April 21 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal @ 2:55 |
| April 28 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal @ 2:55 |
| May 5 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal @ 2:55 |
| May 12 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal @ 2:55 |
| May 19 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal @ 2:55 |
| May 23 | Graduation | — | Graduation |
| May 26 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal @ 2:55 |
| May 26 | Last day of school | — | Last Day of School |
| May 27 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Teacher Workday |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.indyschools.com/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.indyschools.com
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/9387/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.