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Read from the district on October 8, 2026

Southern Local school calendar, 2026–2027

Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 27; Thanksgiving break November 25–30; winter break and one more day off December 21 to January 4; spring break March 25–30; last day of school May 27.

Next time off Nov 25 Thanksgiving break · November 25–30 As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year 23 across 7 separate closures
Last day of school May 27 Thursday
First day of school August 27; Thanksgiving break November 25–30; Winter break + 1 more day off December 21 to January 4; Spring break March 25–30; Last day of school May 27;
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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

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  • 25Open House
  • 27First day
  • 28–31First day for some grades

September 2026

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  • 7Labor Day

October 2026

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  • 5Staff day

November 2026

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  • 25–30Thanksgiving break

December 2026

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  • 16Testing
  • 17Testing
  • 21 onWinter break

January 2027

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  • to 1Winter break
  • 4Staff day
  • 18MLK Day

February 2027

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31
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  • 15Presidents Day

March 2027

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28
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  • 25–30Spring break

April 2027

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28
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  • 16Early release

May 2027

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  • 17Testing
  • 23Graduation
  • 25Testing
  • 26Testing
  • 27Last day
  • 28Staff day
School break Holiday, no school Staff day, no students Early release Term milestone

Key dates

Key dates · 2026–2027
WhatDatesSchool daysBack to schoolSame dates in Ohio
First day of schoolAugust 27——1 of 28 · Ohio first day of school 2026, by district
Thanksgiving breakNovember 25–304Tuesday, December 111 of 37 · Ohio Thanksgiving break 2026, by district
Winter break + 1 more day offDecember 21 to January 411Tuesday, January 523 of 36 · Ohio winter break 2026–27, by district
Spring breakMarch 25–304Wednesday, March 312 of 36 · Ohio spring break 2027, by district
Last day of schoolMay 27——11 of 34 · Ohio last day of school 2027, by district
Longest closure
Winter break + 1 more day off, December 21 to January 4 (11 school days)
One-day closures
4
Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
2
Staff days, no students
3: Oct 5, Jan 4, Mar 30
Early-release days
1: Apr 16
Most days off in one month
December, 9 school days
Months with no day off
August, April and May
Longest run of school days
42, March 31 to May 27

Every date

Every published date · Southern Local · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
August 25Open House—Open House
August 27First day of school—First day of school
August 28–31First day for some grades—First day of school for Kindergarten boys (girls do not attend); Aug 31: First day of school for Headstart and Preschool
September 7Labor Day1 school dayNo School-Holiday
October 5Teacher work day, no students1 school dayNo school for students - (Staff professional development day)
November 25–30Thanksgiving break4 school daysNo school
December 16Testing—Grades 9-12 Finals
December 17Testing—Grades 9-12 Finals
December 21 to January 1Winter break10 school daysNo school
January 4Teacher work day, no students1 school dayNo school (Professional development day for staff)
January 18Martin Luther King Jr. Day1 school dayNo School-Holiday
February 15Presidents Day1 school dayNo School-Holiday
March 25–30Spring break4 school daysNo school - Spring break; Mar 30: No School-Waiver Day
March 30Teacher work day, no students1 school dayNo school - Professional development day for staff
April 16Early release—2 hour early dismissal
May 17Testing—Class of 2027 Finals
May 23Graduation—Graduation
May 25Testing—Grades 9-11 Finals
May 26Testing—Grades 9-11 Finals
May 27Last day of school—Last day for students
May 28Teacher work day, no students—Last day for staff

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://www.southernlocalmeigs.org/events (the source)
  2. District website: https://www.southernlocalmeigs.org
  3. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/14740/cms/events
  4. 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.

Other Ohio districts

East Holmes Local: 23 school days off Stryker Local: 23 school days off Bath Local: 22 school days off Mathews Local: 22 school days off