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Read from the district on October 8, 2026

Southwest R-1 school calendar, 2026–2027

Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 25; Thanksgiving break November 25–30; winter break December 21 to January 4; spring break March 25–29; last day of school May 21.

Next time off Oct 12 No school · October 12 As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year 49 across 34 separate closures
Last day of school May 21 Friday
First day of school August 25; Thanksgiving break November 25–30; Winter break December 21 to January 4; Spring break March 25–29; Last day of school May 21;
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Month by month

Days off: school breaks, holidays and staff days. Not days off: 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
  • 19–20Staff day
  • 25First 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
  • 7Labor Day
  • 14No school
  • 21No school
  • 28Staff 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
  • 2Testing
  • 5No school
  • 8Testing
  • 12No school
  • 19No school
  • 26Staff 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
  • 2No school
  • 9No school
  • 16Staff day
  • 25–30Thanksgiving 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
  • 7No school
  • 14Staff day
  • 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 4Winter break
  • 11No school
  • 18Staff day
  • 25No school

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
  • 1No school
  • 8No school
  • 15Staff day
  • 22No school

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
  • 1No school
  • 8No school
  • 15Staff 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
  • 5No school
  • 12No school
  • 19Staff day
  • 26No school

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
  • 3No school
  • 10No school
  • 16Graduation
  • 17No school
  • 21Last day
School break Holiday, no school Staff day, no students Term milestone

Key dates

Key dates · 2026–2027
WhatDatesSchool daysBack to schoolSame dates in Missouri
First day of schoolAugust 25——5 of 8 · Missouri first day of school 2026, by district
Thanksgiving breakNovember 25–304Tuesday, December 11 of 10 · Missouri Thanksgiving break 2026, by district
Winter breakDecember 21 to January 411Tuesday, January 53 of 10 · Missouri winter break 2026–27, by district
Spring breakMarch 25–293Tuesday, March 302 of 9 · Missouri spring break 2027, by district
Last day of schoolMay 21——2 of 10 · Missouri last day of school 2027, by district
Longest closure
Winter break, December 21 to January 4 (11 school days)
One-day closures
31
Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
2
Staff days, no students
8: Sep 28, Oct 26, Nov 16, Dec 14, Jan 18, Feb 15 and 2 more
Early-release days
none published
Most days off in one month
December, 11 school days
Longest run of school days
7, March 16 to March 24

Most school days off of the 8 Missouri districts we read with a complete calendar: 49.

Every date

Every published date · Southwest R-1 · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
August 19–20Teacher work day, no students—Teacher In-Service
August 20Open House—Open House
August 25First day of school—First Day of School
August 31No school1 school dayNO SCHOOL
September 7Labor Day1 school dayNO SCHOOL
September 14No school1 school dayNO SCHOOL
September 21No school1 school dayNO SCHOOL
September 28Teacher work day, no students1 school dayNO SCHOOL - Teacher Workday
October 2Testing—Fall ACT District Testing in the ITV Room
October 5No school1 school dayNO SCHOOL
October 8Testing—Fall ACT District Testing in the ITV Room
October 12No school1 school dayNO SCHOOL
October 19No school1 school dayNO SCHOOL
October 26Teacher work day, no students1 school dayNO SCHOOL - Teacher Workday
October 26Parent-teacher conferences—Parent-Teacher Conferences
November 2No school1 school dayNO SCHOOL
November 9No school1 school dayNO SCHOOL
November 16Teacher work day, no students1 school dayNO SCHOOL - Teacher Workday
November 25–30Thanksgiving break4 school daysThanksgiving Break; Nov 30: NO SCHOOL
December 7No school1 school dayNO SCHOOL
December 14Teacher work day, no students1 school dayNO SCHOOL - Teacher Workday
December 21 to January 4Winter break11 school days❄️Winter Break; Jan 4: NO SCHOOL
January 11No school1 school dayNO SCHOOL
January 18Teacher work day, no students1 school dayNO SCHOOL - Teacher Workday
January 25No school1 school dayNO SCHOOL
February 1No school1 school dayNO SCHOOL
February 8No school1 school dayNO SCHOOL
February 15Teacher work day, no students1 school dayNO SCHOOL - Teacher Workday
February 22No school1 school dayNO SCHOOL
March 1No school1 school dayNO SCHOOL
March 8No school1 school dayNO SCHOOL
March 15Teacher work day, no students1 school dayNO SCHOOL - Teacher Workday
March 25–29Spring break3 school daysSpring Break
April 5No school1 school dayNO SCHOOL
April 12No school1 school dayNO SCHOOL
April 19Teacher work day, no students1 school dayNO SCHOOL - Teacher Workday
April 26No school1 school dayNO SCHOOL
May 3No school1 school dayNO SCHOOL
May 10No school1 school dayNO SCHOOL
May 16Graduation—Graduation
May 17No school1 school dayNO SCHOOL
May 21Last day of school—Last Day of School

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://www.southwestr1.org/events (the source)
  2. District website: https://www.southwestr1.org
  3. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/25990/cms/events

How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.

Other Missouri districts

Kansas City Public: 31 school days off Center 58: 29 school days off New Madrid County R-I: 28 school days off Northwest R-I: 28 school days off