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Read from the district on October 8, 2026

Paw Paw Public school calendar, 2026–2027

Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 24; Thanksgiving break and two more days off November 23–27; winter break December 21 to January 1; February break February 12–15; spring break March 26 to April 2; last day of school June 2.

Next time off Oct 30 Teacher work day, no students · October 30 As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year 28 across 8 separate closures
Last day of school June 2 Wednesday
First day of school August 24; Thanksgiving break + 2 more days off November 23–27; Winter break December 21 to January 1; February break February 12–15; Spring break March 26 to April 2; Last day of school June 2;
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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
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16
17
18
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20
21
22
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24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
  • 13New Teacher Orientation
  • 17–19Staff day
  • 20New Teacher Orientation
  • 24First 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
  • 4No school
  • 7Labor Day
  • 8First day for some students
  • 28Early 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
  • 8Conferences
  • 15Conferences
  • 30Staff day

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
  • 5Early release
  • 12Early release
  • 13Early release
  • 23–24Staff 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
  • 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
  • 4Classes resume
  • 21Conferences
  • 28Conferences

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
  • 12–15February break

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
  • 4Early release
  • 5Early release
  • 10Early release
  • 11Early release
  • 26 onSpring break

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
  • to 2Spring break
  • 5Classes resume
  • 14Testing

May 2027

SMTWTFS
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
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19
20
21
22
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24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
  • 7Staff day
  • 27Last day for some grades
  • 31Memorial Day

June 2027

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
  • 1Last day for some students
  • 2Last 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 Michigan
First day of schoolAugust 24——30 of 83 · Michigan first day of school 2026, by district
Thanksgiving break + 2 more days offNovember 23–275Monday, November 3070 of 98 · Michigan Thanksgiving break 2026, by district
Winter breakDecember 21 to January 110Monday, January 469 of 95 · Michigan winter break 2026–27, by district
February breakFebruary 12–152Tuesday, February 1612 of 34
Spring breakMarch 26 to April 26Monday, April 563 of 96 · Michigan spring break 2027, by district
Last day of schoolJune 2——2 of 88 · Michigan last day of school 2027, by district
Longest closure
Winter break, December 21 to January 1 (10 school days)
One-day closures
3
Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
0
Staff days, no students
3: Oct 30, Nov 23, May 7
Early-release days
12: Sep 28, Oct 30, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 12, Nov 13 and 6 more
Most days off in one month
December, 9 school days
Months with no day off
August and June
Longest run of school days
38, September 8 to October 29

Every date

Every published date · Paw Paw Public · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
August 13New Teacher Orientation—New Teacher Orientation
August 17Open House (Early Childhood Center & Elementary Campus)—Open House (Early Childhood Center & Elementary Campus)
August 17–19Teacher work day, no students—Teacher Professional Development
August 18Open House (High School)—Open House (High School)
August 18Open House (Middle School)—Open House (Middle School)
August 20New Teacher Orientation—New Teacher Orientation
August 24First day of school—Y5-12 Grade - STUDENTS FIRST DAY - Half Day in a.m. for Y5-12 Grade
September 4No school1 school dayNo School
September 7Labor Day1 school dayLabor Day - No School
September 8First day for some students—Students First Day!
September 28Early release—District-Wide Professional Development - 1/2 Day in A.M. for PreK-12 Students
October 8Parent-teacher conferences—Parent-Teacher Conferences (MS)
October 15Parent-teacher conferences—Parent-Teacher Conferences (HS)
October 30Teacher work day, no students1 school dayHS Professional Development - (ECC, Elem Work Day)
October 30Early release—Half Day in A.M. for PreK-12 Students
November 4Early release—Half Day in A.M. for PreK-5 Work Day in P.M.
November 4Parent-teacher conferences—Parent-Teacher Conferences (ECC, Elem)
November 5Early release—Half Day A.M. for Pre K-5 Students
November 5Parent-teacher conferences—Parent-Teacher Conferences (ECC, Elem)
November 12Early release—Half Day for Grades 6th - 12th
November 12Testing—Secondary Exams / P.M. Work Day for MS/HS
November 13Early release—Half Day for Grades 6th - 12th
November 13Testing—Secondary Exams / P.M. Work Day for MS/HS
November 23–24Teacher work day, no students2 school daysDistrict-Wide Professional Development (Full) - NO STUDENTS
November 25–27Thanksgiving break3 school daysThanksgiving Break - NO SCHOOL; Nov 25: NO SCHOOL
December 21 to January 1Winter break10 school daysWinter Break - NO SCHOOL
January 4Classes resume—School Resumes
January 21Parent-teacher conferences—Parent-Teacher Conferences (MS)
January 28Parent-teacher conferences—Parent-Teacher Conferences (HS)
February 12–15February break2 school daysMid-Winter Break - NO SCHOOL
March 4Early release—Half Day in A.M. for 6th-12th Students
March 4Testing—Secondary Exams / PM Workday for 6th - 12th
March 5Early release—Half Day in A.M. for Y5-12th Students
March 5Testing—Secondary Exams / PM Work Day for PreK-12th
March 10Early release—Half Day in A.M. for PreK-5 Work Day in P.M.
March 10Parent-teacher conferences—Parent-Teacher Conferences (ECC, Elem)
March 11Early release—Half Day A.M. for PreK-5 Students
March 11Parent-teacher conferences—Parent-Teacher Conferences (ECC, Elem)
March 26 to April 2Spring break6 school daysSpring Break - NO SCHOOL; Mar 26: NO SCHOOL
April 5Classes resume—School Resumes
April 14Testing—HS State Testing (MS,HS) - Prof Dev (ECC, ELEM)
April 14Early release—Half Day in the A.M. for PreK-12 Students
April 14Parent-teacher conferences—Parent-Teacher Conferences (MS, HS) Work Day in PM
May 7Teacher work day, no students1 school dayDistrict-Wide Professional Development (Half)
May 7Early release—Half Day in A.M. for Y5-12th Students
May 27Last day for some grades—ECC Students Last Day
May 27Graduation—PPHS Graduation
May 31Memorial Day1 school dayMemorial Day - NO SCHOOL
June 1Last day for some students—Next to Last Day - Half Day in A.M. for Y5-12 Students
June 2Last day of school—End of Third Trimester, Last Student Day - Half Day in A.M. for Y5-12th Students

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://www.ppps.org/events (the source)
  2. District website: https://www.ppps.org
  3. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/4406/cms/events

How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.

Other Michigan districts

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