Read from the district on October 8, 2026
East Hanover school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school September 8; Thanksgiving break November 26–27; winter break December 24 to January 3; spring break April 12–16; last day of school June 23.
Next time off
Oct 12
Teacher work day, no students · October 12
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
24
across 11 separate closures
Last day of school
June 23
Wednesday
First day of school September 8; Thanksgiving break November 26–27; Winter break December 24 to January 3; Spring break April 12–16; Last day of school June 23;
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
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
- 18–19New Staff Orientation
- 25Preschool3 Open House
- 26EHMS 6th Grade Orientation/New Student Walkthrough
- 27Kindergarten Orientation/New Student Walk Through
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
- 1Staff day
- 2Staff day
- 8First day
- 21No school
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
- 12Staff day
- 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
- 3No school
- 5–6Staff day
- 18–19Early release
- 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
- 15FJS Holiday Boutique
- 16FJS Holiday Boutique
- 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
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
- to 3Winter break
- 15Early release
- 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
- 12Early release
- 15Presidents Day
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
- 26–29No 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
- 12–16Spring break
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
- 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
- 23Last 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 New Jersey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school | September 8 | — | — | 18 of 71 · New Jersey first day of school 2026, by district |
| Thanksgiving break | November 26–27 | 2 | Monday, November 30 | 76 of 76 · New Jersey Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break | December 24 to January 3 | 7 | Monday, January 4 | 8 of 76 · New Jersey winter break 2026–27, by district |
| Spring break | April 12–16 | 5 | Monday, April 19 | 13 of 72 · New Jersey spring break 2027, by district |
| Last day of school | June 23 | — | — | 10 of 65 · New Jersey last day of school 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break, December 24 to January 1 (7 school days)
- One-day closures
- 6
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 4
- Staff days, no students
- 2: Oct 12, Nov 5
- Early-release days
- 6: Oct 30, Nov 18, Nov 25, Dec 23, Jan 15, Feb 12
- Most days off in one month
- December, 6 school days
- Months with no day off
- June
- Longest run of school days
- 30, April 19 to May 28
- Nearly the same breaks as
- Ridgefield
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 18–19 | New Staff Orientation | — | New Staff Orientation |
| August 25 | Preschool3 Open House | — | Preschool3 Open House |
| August 25 | Preschool4 Open House | — | Preschool4 Open House |
| August 26 | EHMS 6th Grade Orientation/New Student Walkthrough | — | EHMS 6th Grade Orientation/New Student Walkthrough |
| August 27 | Kindergarten Orientation/New Student Walk Through | — | Kindergarten Orientation/New Student Walk Through |
| September 1 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Staff In-Service Day (4 hours) |
| September 2 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Staff In-Service Day |
| September 8 | First day of school | — | First Day for Students |
| September 21 | No school | 1 school day | Yom Kippur - Schools Closed |
| October 12 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Staff In-Service Day - Schools Closed |
| October 30 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal - Halloween |
| November 3 | No school | 1 school day | Election Day - Schools Closed |
| November 5–6 | Teacher work day, no students | 2 school days | NJEA Teachers Convention - Schools Closed |
| November 18–19 | Early release | — | Conferences - Early Dismissal |
| November 25 | Early release | — | Thanksgiving Recess - Early Dismissal |
| November 26–27 | Thanksgiving break | 2 school days | Thanksgiving Recess - Schools Closed |
| December 15 | FJS Holiday Boutique | — | FJS Holiday Boutique |
| December 16 | FJS Holiday Boutique | — | FJS Holiday Boutique |
| December 23 | Early release | — | Winter Recess - Early Dismissal |
| December 24 to January 3 | Winter break | 7 school days | Winter Recess - Schools Closed |
| January 15 | Early release | — | Staff Articulation Day - Early Dismissal |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Schools Closed |
| February 12 | Early release | — | Staff Articulation Day - Early Dismissal |
| February 15 | Presidents Day | 1 school day | Presidents Day - Schools Closed |
| March 26–29 | No school | 2 school days | Easter Monday - Schools Closed; Mar 26: Good Friday - Schools Closed |
| April 12–16 | Spring break | 5 school days | Spring Break - Schools Closed |
| May 31 | Memorial Day | 1 school day | Memorial Day - Schools Closed |
| June 23 | Last day of school | — | Last Day of School for Students - subject to change based on Snow Days |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.easthanoverschools.org/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.easthanoverschools.org
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/6110/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.