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Read from the district on October 8, 2026

Stephen-Argyle school calendar, 2026–2027

Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school September 1; Thanksgiving break November 26–27; winter break December 24 to January 1; spring break March 25–29.

Next time off Oct 15 No school · October 15–16 As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year 24 across 10 separate closures
First day of school September 1 Tuesday
First day of school September 1; Thanksgiving break November 26–27; Winter break December 24 to January 1; Spring break March 25–29;
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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
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7
8
9
10
11
12
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26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
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4
5
  • 25–27Staff day
  • 31No school

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
  • 1First day
  • 4No school
  • 7Labor Day
  • 25Early 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
  • 15–16No school
  • 30Early release

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
  • 25Early release
  • 26–27Thanksgiving 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
  • 23Early release
  • 24 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
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20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
  • to 1Winter break
  • 15Semester ends
  • 18MLK Day
  • 29Early release

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
  • 12No school
  • 15Presidents Day
  • 26Early release

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
  • 22Staff day
  • 25–29Spring 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
  • 30Early release

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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15
16
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18
19
20
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22
23
24
25
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27
28
29
30
31
1
2
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5
  • 28Early release
  • 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
  • 1–2Staff 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 Minnesota
First day of schoolSeptember 1——2 of 4
Thanksgiving breakNovember 26–272Monday, November 302 of 4
Winter breakDecember 24 to January 17Monday, January 42 of 4
Spring breakMarch 25–293Tuesday, March 302 of 4
Longest closure
Winter break, December 24 to January 1 (7 school days)
One-day closures
3
Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
4
Staff days, no students
3: Nov 9, Mar 22, Jun 1
Early-release days
8: Sep 25, Oct 30, Nov 25, Dec 23, Jan 29, Feb 26 and 2 more
Most days off in one month
December, 6 school days

Every date

Every published date · Stephen-Argyle · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
August 25–27Teacher work day, no students—Staff In-Service
August 31No school—NO SCHOOL
September 1First day of school—First Day of School
September 4No school1 school dayNO SCHOOL
September 7Labor Day1 school dayNO SCHOOL
September 25Early release—EARLY OUT
October 15–16No school2 school daysNO SCHOOL
October 30Early release—EARLY OUT
November 9Teacher work day, no students1 school dayNO SCHOOL (Teacher Workshop)
November 25Early release—EARLY OUT
November 26–27Thanksgiving break2 school daysNO SCHOOL
December 23Early release—EARLY OUT
December 24 to January 1Winter break7 school daysNO SCHOOL
January 15End of semester—End of Quarter 2 / Semester 1
January 18Martin Luther King Jr. Day1 school dayNO SCHOOL
January 29Early release—EARLY OUT
February 12No school1 school dayNO SCHOOL
February 15Presidents Day1 school dayNO SCHOOL
February 26Early release—EARLY OUT
March 22Teacher work day, no students1 school dayNO SCHOOL (Teacher Workshop)
March 25–29Spring break3 school daysNO SCHOOL
April 30Early release—EARLY OUT
May 28Early release—EARLY OUT
May 28Graduation—Graduation Ceremnoy
May 31Memorial Day1 school dayNO SCHOOL
June 1–2Teacher work day, no students2 school daysStaff In-Service

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://www.sac.k12.mn.us/events (the source)
  2. District website: https://www.sac.k12.mn.us
  3. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/33952/cms/events

How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.

Other Minnesota districts

Houston Public: 25 school days off Pipestone Area: 19 school days off Cook County ISD 166: 17 school days off