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Read from the district on October 8, 2026

Nemaha Central USD 115 school calendar, 2026–2027

Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 13; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; winter break December 21 to January 4; spring break March 15–19.

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 31 across 14 separate closures
First day of school August 13 Thursday
First day of school August 13; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; Winter break December 21 to January 4; Spring break March 15–19;
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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
  • 6Staff day
  • 7–10Staff day
  • 11Staff day
  • 12Staff day
  • 13First day
  • 17First day for some students

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
  • 17Early release
  • 18No 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
  • 9Early release
  • 12No school
  • 27No school
  • 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
  • 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
  • 18Early 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
  • 5Term starts
  • 18No school

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
  • 12Early release
  • 15No school

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
  • 16Early release
  • 19No school
  • 28No 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
  • 20Staff day
  • 31Memorial 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 25–273Monday, November 3016 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
Spring breakMarch 15–195Monday, March 2219 of 39 · Kansas spring break 2027, by district
Longest closure
Winter break, December 21 to January 4 (11 school days)
One-day closures
10
Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
3
Staff days, no students
10: Dec 21, Dec 22, Dec 23, Dec 24, Dec 25, Dec 29 and 4 more
Early-release days
5: Sep 17, Oct 9, Dec 18, Feb 12, Apr 16
Most days off in one month
December, 9 school days

Every date

Every published date · Nemaha Central USD 115 · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
August 6Teacher work day, no students—New Teacher In-Service
August 7–10Teacher work day, no students—Teacher In-Service Day; Aug 7: Teacher Work Day
August 11Teacher work day, no students—Teacher In-Service Day
August 12Teacher work day, no students—Teacher In-Service Day
August 13First day of school—First Day of School K-12 (Full Day)
August 17First day for some students—First Day of School PS
September 7Labor Day1 school dayLabor Day-No School
September 17Early release—Student Early Release (1:05)
September 18No school1 school daySchool Improvement-No School for Students
October 9Early release—Student Early Release (1:05)
October 12No school1 school daySchool Improvement-No School for Students
October 27No school1 school dayNo School for NCEMS
October 30No school1 school dayNo School
November 25–27Thanksgiving break3 school daysNo School
December 18Early release—Early Dismissal (1:05 p.m.)
December 18End of semester—End of First Semester
December 21Teacher work day, no students1 school dayFloating Teacher Work Day
December 21 to January 4Winter break11 school daysNo School
December 22Teacher work day, no students1 school dayFloating Teacher Work Day
December 23Teacher work day, no students1 school dayFloating Teacher Work Day
December 24Teacher work day, no students1 school dayFloating Teacher Work Day
December 25–28Teacher work day, no students2 school daysFloating Teacher Work Day
December 29Teacher work day, no students1 school dayFloating Teacher Work Day
December 30Teacher work day, no students1 school dayFloating Teacher Work Day
December 31Teacher work day, no students1 school dayFloating Teacher Work Day
January 1–4Teacher work day, no students2 school daysFloating Teacher Work Day
January 5New term begins—First Day of 2nd Semester
January 18No school1 school daySchool Improvement-No School for Students
February 12Early release—Student Early Release (1:05)
February 15No school1 school daySchool Improvement-No School for Students
March 15–19Spring break5 school daysNo School
March 26–29No school2 school daysNo School
April 16Early release—Student Early Release (1:05)
April 19No school1 school daySchool Improvement-No School for Students
April 28No schoolSome schools onlyNo School @ NCEMS & NCHS (Senior Project Showcase)
May 20Teacher work day, no students1 school dayTeacher Work Day
May 31Memorial Day1 school dayMemorial Day

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://www.usd115.org/events (the source)
  2. District website: https://www.usd115.org
  3. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/2894/cms/events

How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.

Other Kansas districts

Atchison USD 409: 31 school days off Centre USD 397: 31 school days off Hoisington USD 431: 31 school days off Hutchinson USD 308: 31 school days off