Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Smoky Valley USD 400 school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 20; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; winter break and two more days off December 21 to January 5; spring break March 12–19; last day of school May 26.
Next time off
Oct 19
Teacher work day, no students · October 19
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
34
across 14 separate closures
Last day of school
May 26
Wednesday
First day of school August 20; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; Winter break + 2 more days off December 21 to January 5; 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
- 20First 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
- 8Staff 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
- 5Staff day
- 19Staff day
- 23Conferences, no school
- 26No 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
- 2Staff 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
- 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
- 5Staff day
- 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
- 15Staff day
- 26Staff day
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
- 12–19Spring 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
- 14Staff 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
- 14No school
- 22Graduation
- 26Last 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 |
| Thanksgiving break | November 25–27 | 3 | Monday, November 30 | 16 of 38 · Kansas Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break + 2 more days off | December 21 to January 5 | 12 | Wednesday, January 6 | 16 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 + 2 more days off, December 21 to January 5 (12 school days)
- One-day closures
- 9
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 2
- Staff days, no students
- 9: Sep 8, Oct 5, Oct 19, Nov 2, Jan 4, Jan 5 and 3 more
- Early-release days
- 1: Dec 18
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Months with no day off
- August
- Longest run of school days
- 21, April 15 to May 13
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 20 | First day of school | — | First Day of School (1:30 Dismissal) |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | No School- Labor Day |
| September 8 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School- Teacher Inservice |
| October 5 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School - Teacher Inservice |
| October 19 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School- Teacher Workday |
| October 23 | Parent-teacher conferences, no school | Some schools only | Prek-4 Parent Teacher Conferences, No School for PreK-4 ONLY. |
| October 26 | No school | 1 school day | NO School- P/T Comp Day |
| November 2 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School- Teacher Inservice |
| November 25–27 | Thanksgiving break | 3 school days | No School-Thanksgiving Break |
| December 18 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal @2:15pm |
| December 21 to January 1 | Winter break | 10 school days | No School-Christmas Break |
| January 4 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School- Teacher Workday |
| January 5 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School- Teacher Inservice |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | No School- Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
| February 15 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School- Teacher Inservice |
| February 26 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School- Teacher Workday |
| March 12–19 | Spring break | 6 school days | No School- Spring Break; Mar 12: No School- P/T Comp Day |
| March 26–29 | No school | 2 school days | No School- Good Friday; Mar 29: No School- Easter Break |
| April 14 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School- Teacher Inservice |
| May 14 | No school | 1 school day | No School- All Schools Day |
| May 22 | Graduation | — | SVHS Graduation |
| May 26 | Last day of school | — | Last Day of School (2:15 Dismissal) |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.smokyvalley.org/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.smokyvalley.org
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/1318/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.