Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Simpson County school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 3; fall break October 5–9; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break and two more days off December 21 to January 5; spring break March 15–19.
Next time off
Oct 5
Fall break · October 5–9
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
33
across 10 separate closures
First day of school
August 3
Monday
First day of school August 3; Fall break October 5–9; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break + 2 more days off December 21 to January 5; Spring break March 15–19;
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: term milestones.
July 2026
SMTWTFS
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
- 3July 4
- 27–28New Teacher Orientation
- 29–31Staff day
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
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18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
- 3First 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
- 3Progress Reports
- 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
- 5–9Fall break
- 14Report Cards Issued
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
- 5Progress Reports
- 23–27Thanksgiving 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
- 4–5Staff day
- 6Classes resume
- 7Report Cards Issued
- 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
- 11Progress Reports
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
- 25Report Cards Issued
- 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
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
- 20Graduation
- 21Staff day
- 27Report Cards Issued
- 31No school
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
- 18Juneteenth
School break
Holiday, no school
Staff day, no students
Term milestone
Key dates
| What | Dates | School days | Back to school | Same dates in Mississippi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school | August 3 | — | — | 3 of 11 · Mississippi first day of school 2026, by district |
| Fall break | October 5–9 | 5 | Monday, October 12 | 8 of 12 · Mississippi fall break 2026, by district |
| Thanksgiving break | November 23–27 | 5 | Monday, November 30 | 9 of 10 · Mississippi Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break + 2 more days off | December 21 to January 5 | 12 | Wednesday, January 6 | 8 of 9 · Mississippi winter break 2026–27, by district |
| Spring break | March 15–19 | 5 | Monday, March 22 | 3 of 10 · Mississippi spring break 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break + 2 more days off, December 21 to January 5 (12 school days)
- One-day closures
- 6
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 0
- Staff days, no students
- 3: Oct 5, Jan 4, May 21
- Early-release days
- none published
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Same break dates as
- Scott County
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 3 | Independence Day | — | Office Closed for Independence Day |
| July 27–28 | New Teacher Orientation | — | New Teacher Orientation |
| July 29–31 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Staff Development (No Students) |
| August 3 | First day of school | — | First Day of School (Students Return) |
| September 3 | Progress Reports | — | Progress Reports |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | Labor Day Holiday |
| October 5–9 | Fall break | 5 school days | Fall Break (Schools/Offices); Oct 5–7: Fall Break (Students) |
| October 5–6 | Teacher work day, no students | 2 school days | Professional Development |
| October 14 | Report Cards Issued | — | Report Cards Issued |
| November 5 | Progress Reports | — | Progress Reports |
| November 23–27 | Thanksgiving break | 5 school days | Thanksgiving Break (Schools) |
| December 21 to January 1 | Winter break | 10 school days | Christmas Holidays |
| January 4–5 | Teacher work day, no students | 2 school days | Staff Development (No Students) |
| January 6 | Classes resume | — | Students Return |
| January 7 | Report Cards Issued | — | Report Cards Issued |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | MLK Holiday |
| February 11 | Progress Reports | — | Progress Reports |
| March 15–19 | Spring break | 5 school days | Spring Break |
| March 25 | Report Cards Issued | — | Report Cards Issued |
| March 26 | No school | 1 school day | Easter Holiday |
| May 20 | Graduation | — | Magee Graduation |
| May 21 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Last Day for Teachers |
| May 21 | Graduation | — | Mendenhall Graduation |
| May 27 | Report Cards Issued | — | Report Cards Issued |
| May 31 | No school | 1 school day | Memorial Holiday (Schools/Offices Closed) |
| June 18 | Juneteenth | 1 school day | Juneteenth Holiday (Schools/Offices Closed) |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.simpson.k12.ms.us/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.simpson.k12.ms.us
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/30558/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.