Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Balko Independent school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 13; fall break October 15–19; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break December 21 to January 4; spring break March 12–19; last day of school May 12.
Next time off
Oct 15
Fall break · October 15–19
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
31
across 10 separate closures
Last day of school
May 12
Wednesday
First day of school August 13; Fall break October 15–19; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break December 21 to January 4; Spring break March 12–19; Last day of school May 12;
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
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
- 10–12Staff day
- 13First 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
- 7Labor Day
- 29Testing
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
- 15–19Fall break
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
- 23–27Thanksgiving 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
- 18Semester ends
- 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 4Winter break
- 5Term starts
- 22No 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
- 12–19Spring 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
- 16No school
- 30No school
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
- 7No school
- 12Last day
- 13Staff day
- 14Graduation
School break
Holiday, no school
Staff day, no students
Term milestone
Key dates
| What | Dates | School days | Back to school | Same dates in Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school | August 13 | — | — | 10 of 15 · Oklahoma first day of school 2026, by district |
| Fall break | October 15–19 | 3 | Tuesday, October 20 | 6 of 22 · Oklahoma fall break 2026, by district |
| Thanksgiving break | November 23–27 | 5 | Monday, November 30 | 20 of 23 · Oklahoma Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break | December 21 to January 4 | 11 | Tuesday, January 5 | 6 of 22 · Oklahoma winter break 2026–27, by district |
| Spring break | March 12–19 | 6 | Monday, March 22 | 10 of 22 · Oklahoma spring break 2027, by district |
| Last day of school | May 12 | — | — | 3 of 21 · Oklahoma last day of school 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break, December 21 to January 4 (11 school days)
- One-day closures
- 6
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 1
- Staff days, no students
- 1: Jan 4
- Early-release days
- none published
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Months with no day off
- August
- Longest run of school days
- 27, September 8 to October 14
- Same break dates as
- Aline-Cleo Independent
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 10–12 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Teacher Inservice |
| August 13 | First day of school | — | First Day of School |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL |
| September 29 | Testing | — | Pre-ACT 9th-10th |
| October 15–19 | Fall break | 3 school days | NO SCHOOL |
| November 23–27 | Thanksgiving break | 5 school days | NO SCHOOL |
| December 18 | End of semester | — | Last Day of Semester |
| December 21 to January 4 | Winter break | 11 school days | NO SCHOOL |
| January 4 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teacher Inservice |
| January 5 | New term begins | — | First Day of Semester |
| January 22 | No school | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL |
| February 15 | Presidents Day | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL |
| March 12–19 | Spring break | 6 school days | NO SCHOOL |
| April 16 | No school | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL |
| April 30 | No school | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL |
| May 7 | No school | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL |
| May 12 | Last day of school | — | Last Day of School |
| May 13 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Teacher Inservice |
| May 14 | Graduation | — | Class of 2027 Graduation |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.balko.k12.ok.us/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.balko.k12.ok.us
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/15697/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.