Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Umoⁿhoⁿ Nation Public school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 18; Thanksgiving break November 26–27; winter break and one more day off December 18 to January 1; spring break March 26–29; last day of school May 19.
Next time off
Oct 12
Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day · October 12
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
27
across 14 separate closures
Last day of school
May 19
Wednesday
First day of school August 18; Thanksgiving break November 26–27; Winter break + 1 more day off December 18 to January 1; Spring break March 26–29; Last day of school May 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: early releases and term milestones.
August 2026
SMTWTFS
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
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4
5
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9
10
11
12
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29
30
31
1
2
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4
5
- 10–12New Teachers (only) Orientation 8-4
- 13–17Staff day
- 18First day
- 28Staff day
September 2026
SMTWTFS
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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15
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18
19
20
21
22
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26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
- 4Early release
- 7Labor Day
October 2026
SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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17
18
19
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21
22
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27
28
29
30
31
- 7Staff day
- 12Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day
November 2026
SMTWTFS
1
2
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9
10
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18
19
20
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22
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26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
- 6Staff 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
- 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
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27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
- to 1Winter break
- 8Semester ends
- 18Staff 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
- 3Staff day
- 15Presidents Day
March 2027
SMTWTFS
28
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
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15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
- 11Conferences, no school
- 12No school
- 23Testing
- 25Early release
- 26–29Spring 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
- 14Staff day
- 23No 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
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18
19
20
21
22
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24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
- 15Graduation
- 19Last day
- 20–21Staff day
- 24–28Possible Make-Up Days
- 31Memorial 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 Nebraska |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school | August 18 | — | — | 1 of 5 |
| Thanksgiving break | November 26–27 | 2 | Monday, November 30 | 1 of 6 |
| Winter break + 1 more day off | December 18 to January 1 | 11 | Monday, January 4 | 2 of 6 |
| Spring break | March 26–29 | 2 | Tuesday, March 30 | 3 of 6 |
| Last day of school | May 19 | — | — | 3 of 5 |
- Longest closure
- Winter break + 1 more day off, December 18 to January 1 (11 school days)
- One-day closures
- 10
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 5
- Staff days, no students
- 8: Aug 28, Oct 7, Nov 6, Dec 18, Jan 18, Feb 3 and 2 more
- Early-release days
- 4: Sep 4, Nov 25, Dec 18, Mar 25
- Most days off in one month
- December, 10 school days
- Months with no day off
- May
- Longest run of school days
- 21, September 8 to October 6
Most school days off of the 6 Nebraska districts we read with a complete calendar: 27.
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 10–12 | New Teachers (only) Orientation 8-4 | — | New Teachers (only) Orientation 8-4 |
| August 13–17 | Teacher work day, no students | — | All Teacher In-Service 8-4 |
| August 17 | Open House 3pm-6pm | — | Open House 3pm-6pm |
| August 18 | First day of school | — | First Day of School |
| August 28 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teacher In-Service No School |
| September 4 | Early release | — | Early Out Before Holiday 1pm |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | No School |
| October 7 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teacher In-Service No School |
| October 12 | Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day | 1 school day | Indigenous People's Day No School |
| November 6 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teacher In-Service No School |
| November 25 | Early release | — | Early Out Before Holiday 1pm |
| November 26–27 | Thanksgiving break | 2 school days | Thanksgiving Break No School |
| December 18 | Early release | — | Early Out Before Holiday 1pm |
| December 18 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teacher In-Service No School |
| December 21 to January 1 | Winter break | 10 school days | Christmas Break No School |
| January 8 | End of semester | — | End of 2nd Quarter / 1st Semester |
| January 18 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teacher In-Service No School |
| February 3 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teacher In-Service No School |
| February 15 | Presidents Day | 1 school day | No School |
| March 11 | Parent-teacher conferences, no school | 1 school day | Parent Teacher Conferences 10am-3pm No School |
| March 11 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teacher In-Service 8am-10am (No School) |
| March 12 | No school | 1 school day | No School |
| March 23 | Testing | — | HS ACT Testing |
| March 25 | Early release | — | Early Out Before Holiday 1pm |
| March 26–29 | Spring break | 2 school days | Spring Break No School |
| April 14 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teacher In-Service No School |
| April 23 | No school | 1 school day | No School |
| May 15 | Graduation | — | High School Graduation 2pm |
| May 19 | Last day of school | — | End of 2nd Semester |
| May 20–21 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Teacher In-Service |
| May 24–28 | Possible Make-Up Days | — | Possible Make-Up Days |
| May 31 | Memorial Day | — | No School |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.unpsk-12.org/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.unpsk-12.org
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/632/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.