Read from the district on October 8, 2026
West Genesee Central school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: Thanksgiving break November 25–27; winter break December 23 to January 1; February break February 15–19; spring break April 12–16; last day of school June 24.
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
30
across 11 separate closures
Last day of school
June 24
Thursday
Thanksgiving break November 25–27; Winter break December 23 to January 1; February break February 15–19; Spring break April 12–16; Last day of school June 24;
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
- 17WGCSD New Teacher Orientation-Technology
- 24New Teacher Orientation/Mentoring
- 25OR Kindergarten Orientation
- 31EH Kindergarten Orientation-9 am
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
- 3Staff day
- 21Early release
- 28EH Jogathon (During Recess)
- 29EH Jogathon (During Recess) RAIN DATE
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
- 3Testing
- 12Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day
- 17Testing
- 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
- 11Veterans Day
- 20–23Early release
- 24Early release
- 25–27Thanksgiving 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
- 23 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
- 4Classes resume
- 18MLK Day
- 26Testing
- 27Testing
- 28Testing
- 29Testing
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
- 1Term starts
- 15–19February break
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
- 6Testing
- 9Staff day
- 18EH Spring Open House
- 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
- 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
- 1–3Testing
- 4Testing
- 5Testing
- 6Testing
- 7–10Testing
- 11Testing
- 12Testing
- 13Testing
- 14Testing
- 26EH 4th Grade Orientation for Students
- 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
- 15Testing
- 16Testing
- 17Testing
- 18–21Testing
- 22Testing
- 23Testing
- 24Last day
- 25Staff 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 York |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thanksgiving break | November 25–27 | 3 | Monday, November 30 | 22 of 34 · New York Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break | December 23 to January 1 | 8 | Monday, January 4 | 11 of 34 · New York winter break 2026–27, by district |
| February break | February 15–19 | 5 | Monday, February 22 | 29 of 29 |
| Spring break | April 12–16 | 5 | Monday, April 19 | 2 of 34 · New York spring break 2027, by district |
| Last day of school | June 24 | — | — | 10 of 25 · New York last day of school 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break, December 23 to January 1 (8 school days)
- One-day closures
- 6
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 5
- Staff days, no students
- 4: Sep 1, Sep 2, Sep 3, Mar 9
- Early-release days
- 7: Sep 21, Oct 30, Nov 20, Nov 24, Jan 29, Jun 23 and 1 more
- Most days off in one month
- December, 7 school days
- Longest run of school days
- 30, April 19 to May 28
- Same break dates as
- Malone Central
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 17 | WGCSD New Teacher Orientation-Technology | — | WGCSD New Teacher Orientation-Technology |
| August 24 | New Teacher Orientation/Mentoring | — | New Teacher Orientation/Mentoring |
| August 25 | OR Kindergarten Orientation | — | OR Kindergarten Orientation |
| August 25 | SR Kindergarten Orientation | — | SR Kindergarten Orientation |
| August 25 | WGHS Freshmen Orientation | — | WGHS Freshmen Orientation |
| August 31 | EH Kindergarten Orientation-9 am | — | EH Kindergarten Orientation-9 am |
| August 31 | EH New Student Orientation | — | EH New Student Orientation |
| August 31 | EH UPK Orientation | — | EH UPK Orientation |
| August 31 | ST Kindergarten Orientation | — | ST Kindergarten Orientation |
| August 31 | ST New Student Orientation (Grades 1-4) | — | ST New Student Orientation (Grades 1-4) |
| August 31 | ST UPK Orientation | — | ST UPK Orientation |
| September 1 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Superintendent's Conference Day |
| September 2 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Superintendent's Conference Day |
| September 3 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Superintendent's Conference Day |
| September 21 | Early release | — | Yom Kippur/UPK-12 Early Release Day |
| September 28 | EH Jogathon (During Recess) | — | EH Jogathon (During Recess) |
| September 29 | EH Jogathon (During Recess) RAIN DATE | — | EH Jogathon (During Recess) RAIN DATE |
| October 3 | Testing | — | WGHS SAT Exam |
| October 12 | Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day | 1 school day | No School-Indigenous People’s/Columbus Day |
| October 17 | Testing | — | WGHS PSAT Exam |
| October 30 | Early release | — | UPK-12 Early Release Day |
| November 11 | Veterans Day | 1 school day | No School-Veterans Day |
| November 20–23 | Early release | — | UPK-6 Parent-Teacher Conferences Early Release Day |
| November 24 | Early release | — | UPK-6 Parent-Teacher Conferences Early Release Day |
| November 25–27 | Thanksgiving break | 3 school days | Thanksgiving Recess - No School |
| December 23 to January 1 | Winter break | 8 school days | Holiday Recess - No School |
| January 4 | Classes resume | — | Students/Teachers Return to School |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | No School-Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
| January 26 | Testing | — | Regents Examinations |
| January 27 | Testing | — | Regents Examinations |
| January 28 | Testing | — | Regents Examinations |
| January 29 | Testing | — | Regents Examinations |
| January 29 | Early release | — | UPK-12 Early Release Day |
| February 1 | New term begins | — | Second Semester Begins |
| February 15–19 | February break | 5 school days | No School-Winter Recess |
| March 6 | Testing | — | WGHS SAT Exam |
| March 9 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Eid al-Fitr/Superintendent's Conference Day-No School for Students |
| March 18 | EH Spring Open House | — | EH Spring Open House |
| March 18 | OR Spring Open House | — | OR Spring Open House |
| March 18 | SR Spring Open House | — | SR Spring Open House |
| March 18 | ST Spring Open House | — | ST Spring Open House |
| March 26 | No school | 1 school day | No School-Good Friday |
| April 12–16 | Spring break | 5 school days | No School-Spring Recess |
| May 1–3 | Testing | — | WGHS Advanced Placement Exams |
| May 4 | Testing | — | WGHS Advanced Placement Exams |
| May 5 | Testing | — | WGHS Advanced Placement Exams |
| May 6 | Testing | — | WGHS Advanced Placement Exams |
| May 7–10 | Testing | — | WGHS Advanced Placement Exams |
| May 11 | Testing | — | WGHS Advanced Placement Exams |
| May 12 | Testing | — | WGHS Advanced Placement Exams |
| May 13 | Testing | — | WGHS Advanced Placement Exams |
| May 14 | Testing | — | WGHS Advanced Placement Exams |
| May 26 | EH 4th Grade Orientation for Students | — | EH 4th Grade Orientation for Students |
| May 26 | OR 4th Grade Orientation for Students | — | OR 4th Grade Orientation for Students |
| May 26 | SR 4th Grade Orientation for Students | — | SR 4th Grade Orientation for Students |
| May 26 | ST 4th Grade Orientation for Students | — | ST 4th Grade Orientation for Students |
| May 31 | Memorial Day | 1 school day | No School-Memorial Day |
| June 15 | Testing | — | Regents Examinations |
| June 16 | Testing | — | Regents Examinations |
| June 17 | Testing | — | Regents Examinations |
| June 18–21 | Testing | — | Regents Examinations |
| June 19 | Graduation | — | WGHS Graduation at OCC SRC Arena |
| June 22 | Testing | — | Regents Examinations |
| June 23 | Testing | — | Regents Examinations |
| June 23 | Early release | — | UPK-8 Early Release Day |
| June 24 | Last day of school | — | Last Day of School for UPK-8 Students |
| June 24 | Testing | — | Regents Examinations |
| June 24 | Early release | — | UPK-8 Early Release Day |
| June 25 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Last Day of School for Staff |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://westgenesee.org/events (the source)
- District website: https://westgenesee.org
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/17959/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.