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Read from the district on October 8, 2026

Marais des Cygnes Valley USD 456 school calendar, 2026–2027

Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 13; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break December 21 to January 4; February break February 12–15; spring break March 15–19; last day of school May 13.

Next time off Oct 9 No school · October 9–12 As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year 29 across 9 separate closures
Last day of school May 13 Thursday
First day of school August 13; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break December 21 to January 4; February break February 12–15; Spring break March 15–19; Last day of school May 13;
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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
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30
31
1
2
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4
5
  • 10–12Staff day
  • 13Term starts

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

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
  • 7Early release
  • 9No school
  • 12Staff day
  • 30No school

November 2026

SMTWTFS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
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17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
  • 4Early release
  • 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
  • 2Early release
  • 18Semester ends
  • 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
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17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
  • to 4Winter break
  • 5Term starts
  • 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
  • 3Early release
  • 12–15February break

March 2027

SMTWTFS
28
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
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17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
  • 3Early release
  • 15–19Spring break
  • 26No 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
  • 7Early release

May 2027

SMTWTFS
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
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16
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18
19
20
21
22
23
24
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26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
  • 5Early release
  • 8Graduation
  • 13Last day
School break Holiday, no school Staff day, no students Early release Term milestone

Key dates

Key dates · 2026–2027
WhatDatesSchool daysBack to schoolSame dates in Kansas
First day of schoolAugust 13——11 of 31 · Kansas first day of school 2026, by district
Thanksgiving breakNovember 23–275Monday, November 3013 of 38 · Kansas Thanksgiving break 2026, by district
Winter breakDecember 21 to January 411Tuesday, January 510 of 37 · Kansas winter break 2026–27, by district
February breakFebruary 12–152Tuesday, February 161 of 5
Spring breakMarch 15–195Monday, March 2219 of 39 · Kansas spring break 2027, by district
Last day of schoolMay 13——7 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
4
Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
0
Staff days, no students
1: Oct 12
Early-release days
8: Sep 2, Oct 7, Nov 4, Dec 2, Feb 3, Mar 3 and 2 more
Most days off in one month
December, 9 school days
Months with no day off
August, April and May
Longest run of school days
34, March 29 to May 13

Every date

Every published date · Marais des Cygnes Valley USD 456 · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
August 10–12Teacher work day, no students—Staff Inservice
August 13New term begins—First Day Of First Quarter
August 13First day of school—First Day Of School
September 2Early release—Early Release - 12:30 PM
September 7Labor Day1 school dayNo School - Labor Day
October 7Early release—Early Release - 12:30 PM
October 9No school1 school dayNo School - End Of First Quarter
October 12Teacher work day, no students1 school dayNo School - Inservice
October 30No school1 school dayNo School - Halloween
November 4Early release—Early Release - 12:30 PM
November 23–27Thanksgiving break5 school daysNo School - Thanksgiving
December 2Early release—Early Release - 12:30 PM
December 18End of semester—End Of 1st Semester
December 21 to January 4Winter break11 school daysNo School - Christmas; Jan 4: No School - New Years
January 5New term begins—Start Of 2nd Semester
January 18Martin Luther King Jr. Day1 school dayNo School - MLK Day
February 3Early release—Early Release - 12:30 PM
February 12–15February break2 school daysNo School - PTC
March 3Early release—Early Release - 12:30 PM
March 15–19Spring break5 school daysSPRING BREAK
March 26No school1 school dayNo School - Good Friday
April 7Early release—Early Release - 12:30 PM
May 5Early release—Early Release - 12:30 PM
May 8Graduation—HS Graduation
May 13Last day of school—End Of 2nd Semester

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://www.mdcv.org/events (the source)
  2. District website: https://www.mdcv.org
  3. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/2981/cms/events

How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.

Other Kansas districts

Halstead–Bentley USD 440: 29 school days off Independence USD 446: 29 school days off Uniontown USD 235: 28 school days off Atchison USD 409: 31 school days off