Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Pike Valley USD 426 school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 18; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; winter break and one more day off December 21 to January 1; spring break March 12–19; last day of school May 21.
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
27
across 11 separate closures
Last day of school
May 21
Friday
First day of school August 18; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; Winter break + 1 more day off December 21 to January 1; Spring break March 12–19; Last day of school May 21;
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
- 12New Staff Orientation
- 13Staff day
- 14–17Staff day
- 18First day
- 19PV Elem. Open House
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
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
- 12Staff day
- 16Early release
- 22Early release
- 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
- 18Early release
- 21Staff day
- 22 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
- 4Classes 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
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
- 5End of quarter
- 11Early release
- 12–19Spring 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
- 19Staff 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
- 16Graduation
- 21Early release
- 24Staff 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 18 | — | — | 5 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 1 | 10 | Monday, January 4 | 1 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 21 | — | — | 4 of 35 · Kansas last day of school 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break + 1 more day off, December 21 to January 1 (10 school days)
- One-day closures
- 8
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 1
- Staff days, no students
- 6: Oct 12, Nov 9, Dec 21, Jan 18, Feb 15, Apr 19
- Early-release days
- 5: Oct 16, Oct 22, Dec 18, Mar 11, May 21
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Months with no day off
- August and May
- Longest run of school days
- 24, September 8 to October 9
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 12 | New Staff Orientation | — | New Staff Orientation |
| August 13 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Teacher In-Service |
| August 14–17 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Teacher In-Service |
| August 18 | First day of school | — | First Day of School |
| August 19 | PV Elem. Open House | — | PV Elem. Open House |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | No School |
| October 12 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School Teacher In-Service |
| October 16 | Early release | — | Early Out - End of 9 Wks |
| October 22 | Early release | — | Early Out |
| October 23 | No school | 1 school day | No School |
| November 9 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School Teacher In-Service |
| November 25–27 | Thanksgiving break | 3 school days | Thanksgiving Break - No School |
| December 18 | Early release | — | Early Out |
| December 21 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School Teacher In-Service |
| December 22 to January 1 | Winter break | 9 school days | Winter Break - No School |
| January 4 | Classes resume | — | School Resumes |
| January 18 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School Teacher In-Service |
| February 15 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School - Teacher In-Service |
| February 23 | Testing | — | HS Jr.'s ACT Testing |
| March 5 | End of quarter | — | Early Out - End of 3rd 9 weeks |
| March 11 | Early release | — | Early Out |
| March 12–19 | Spring break | 6 school days | No School - Spring Break; Mar 12: No School |
| March 26 | No school | 1 school day | No School |
| April 19 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School Teacher In-Service |
| May 16 | Graduation | — | HS Graduation |
| May 21 | Early release | — | Early Out |
| May 21 | Last day of school | — | Last Day of School |
| May 24 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Teacher In-Service |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.pikevalley.com/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.pikevalley.com
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/9361/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.