Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Union Township school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 27; Thanksgiving break November 26–27; winter break December 24 to January 4; spring break March 26 to April 5; last day of school June 15.
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
25
across 10 separate closures
Last day of school
June 15
Tuesday
First day of school August 27; Thanksgiving break November 26–27; Winter break December 24 to January 4; Spring break March 26 to April 5; Last day of school June 15;
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
- 24New Teacher Orientation
- 25Staff day
- 26Staff day
- 27First 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
- 4Early release
- 7Labor 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
- 12Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ 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
- 5Staff day
- 6Staff day
- 17Early release
- 18Early release
- 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
- 9Early release
- 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 4Winter break
- 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
- 24Early 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
- 25Early release
- 26 onSpring 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
- to 5Spring 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
- 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
- 15Last 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 | August 27 | — | — | 2 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 4 | 8 | Tuesday, January 5 | 1 of 76 · New Jersey winter break 2026–27, by district |
| Spring break | March 26 to April 5 | 7 | Tuesday, April 6 | 1 of 72 · New Jersey spring break 2027, by district |
| Last day of school | June 15 | — | — | 7 of 65 · New Jersey last day of school 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break, December 24 to January 4 (8 school days)
- One-day closures
- 6
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 3
- Staff days, no students
- 3: Oct 12, Nov 5, Nov 6
- Early-release days
- 11: Sep 4, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 25, Dec 9 and 5 more
- Most days off in one month
- December, 6 school days
- Months with no day off
- August and June
- Longest run of school days
- 39, April 6 to May 28
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 24 | New Teacher Orientation | — | New Teacher Orientation |
| August 25 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Staff In-Service |
| August 26 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Staff In-Service |
| August 27 | First day of school | — | First Day of School |
| September 4 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal - Labor Day |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | School Closed - Labor Day |
| September 21 | No school | 1 school day | School Closed - Yom Kippur |
| October 12 | Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day | 1 school day | School Closed - Columbus Day |
| October 12 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Staff In-Service |
| November 5 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | School Closed - NJEA Convention |
| November 6 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | School Closed - NJEA Convention |
| November 17 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal - Parent/Teacher Conferences |
| November 18 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal - Parent/Teacher Conferences |
| November 19 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal - Parent/Teacher Conferences - MS |
| November 25 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal - Thanksgiving Recess |
| November 26–27 | Thanksgiving break | 2 school days | School Closed - Thanksgiving Recess |
| December 9 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal - Professional Development Day |
| December 23 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal - Winter Recess |
| December 24 to January 4 | Winter break | 8 school days | School Closed - Winter Recess; Jan 4: School Reopens from Winter Recess |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | School Closed - Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
| February 12 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal - Presidents' Day |
| February 15 | Presidents Day | 1 school day | School Closed - Presidents' Day |
| February 24 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal - Professional Development Day |
| March 25 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal - Spring Recess |
| March 26 to April 5 | Spring break | 7 school days | School Closed - Spring Recess; Apr 5: School Reopens from Spring Recess |
| May 28 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal - Memorial Day Weekend |
| May 31 | Memorial Day | 1 school day | School Closed - Memorial Day Weekend |
| June 15 | Last day of school | — | Early Dismissal - Last Day of School |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.uniontwpschool.org/apps/events/ (the source)
- District website: https://www.uniontwpschool.org
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://www.uniontwpschool.org/apps/events/ical/?id=0
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.