Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Cardinal Local school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: Thanksgiving break November 25–27; winter break December 21 to January 1; spring break March 22–29; last day of school June 4.
Next time off
Oct 9
No school · October 9
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
27
across 9 separate closures
Last day of school
June 4
Friday
Thanksgiving break November 25–27; Winter break December 21 to January 1; Spring break March 22–29; Last day of school June 4;
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: term milestones.
August 2026
SMTWTFS
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
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9
10
11
12
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15
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21
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25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
- 25New Staff Orientation 2026-2027
- 27Staff day
- 28–31Staff day
September 2026
SMTWTFS
30
31
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
1
2
3
- 27th Grade and New Student Orientation
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
- 9No school
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
- 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
- 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 1Winter break
- 4Classes resume
- 18MLK 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
- 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
- 22–29Spring break
- 30Classes resume
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
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
- 28Graduation
- 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
- 4Last day
School break
Holiday, no school
Staff day, no students
Term milestone
Key dates
| What | Dates | School days | Back to school | Same dates in Ohio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thanksgiving break | November 25–27 | 3 | Monday, November 30 | 18 of 37 · Ohio Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break | December 21 to January 1 | 10 | Monday, January 4 | 23 of 36 · Ohio winter break 2026–27, by district |
| Spring break | March 22–29 | 6 | Tuesday, March 30 | 1 of 36 · Ohio spring break 2027, by district |
| Last day of school | June 4 | — | — | 1 of 34 · Ohio last day of school 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break, December 21 to January 1 (10 school days)
- One-day closures
- 5
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 2
- Staff days, no students
- 2: Aug 27, Aug 28
- Early-release days
- none published
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Longest run of school days
- 44, March 30 to May 28
Latest last day of school of the 34 Ohio districts we read: Friday, June 4.
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 25 | New Staff Orientation 2026-2027 | — | New Staff Orientation 2026-2027 |
| August 27 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Staff Only Professional Development Day |
| August 28–31 | Teacher work day, no students | 2 school days | Staff Only Professional Development Day |
| August 31 | School Bus Safety Orientation | — | School Bus Safety Orientation |
| September 2 | 7th Grade and New Student Orientation | — | 7th Grade and New Student Orientation |
| September 2 | District Open House for CES | — | District Open House for CES |
| September 2 | District Open House for CHS | — | District Open House for CHS |
| October 9 | No school | 1 school day | NEOEA Day - No School for Students |
| November 25–27 | Thanksgiving break | 3 school days | No School-Thanksgiving Break; Nov 25: No School-Teacher Comp Day |
| December 21 to January 1 | Winter break | 10 school days | No School - Winter Break |
| January 4 | Classes resume | — | School Resumes |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | No School - Martin Luther King Jr Day |
| January 25 | No school | 1 school day | No School for Students (Teacher Records Day) |
| February 15 | Presidents Day | 1 school day | No School - President's Day |
| March 22–29 | Spring break | 6 school days | District Spring Break; Mar 29: No School for Students - Teacher Record Day |
| March 30 | Classes resume | — | School Resumes from Spring Break |
| May 28 | Graduation | — | CHS Graduation |
| May 31 | Memorial Day | 1 school day | No School - Memorial Day |
| June 4 | Last day of school | — | Last Day of School for Students |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.cardinalschools.org/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.cardinalschools.org
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/14518/cms/events - Ohio Revised Code § 3313.48 — instructional hours rather than days — 910 hours in grades one to six and 1,001 in grades seven to twelve
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.