Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Cornell school calendar, 2026–2027
Partial calendar: the calendar we read ends on November 30, 2026. We did not find winter break, spring break or the last day of school in the calendar we read on October 8, 2026.
Key dates for 2026–2027 in the calendar we read: first day of school August 24; Thanksgiving break November 26–30.
Next time off
Oct 12
Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day · October 12
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
Published so far
Nov 30
the last date in the district’s calendar
First day of school
August 24
Monday
First day of school August 24; Thanksgiving break November 26–30;
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
- 10Kindergarten Orientation - 9:30 am
- 19Staff day
- 20Staff day
- 21No school
- 24First 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
- 10Cornell High School Open House
- 17Elementary Open House
- 18Early release
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
- 26Staff day
- 30Conferences, no 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
- 25Early release
- 26–30Thanksgiving break
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 Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school | August 24 | — | — | 11 of 63 · Pennsylvania first day of school 2026, by district |
| Thanksgiving break | November 26–30 | 3 | Tuesday, December 1 | 34 of 73 · Pennsylvania Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 10 | Kindergarten Orientation - 9:30 am | — | Kindergarten Orientation - 9:30 am |
| August 19 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Teacher In-Service (No Students) |
| August 20 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Teacher In-Service (No Students) |
| August 21 | No school | — | Clerical Day (No Students) |
| August 24 | First day of school | — | First Day of School! |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | Labor Day (District Closed) |
| September 10 | Cornell High School Open House | — | Cornell High School Open House |
| September 17 | Elementary Open House | — | Elementary Open House |
| September 18 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal (12:00 pm - HS & 1:10 pm - Elementary) |
| October 12 | Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day | 1 school day | Columbus Day - District Closed |
| October 26 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teacher In-Service Day (No School for Students) |
| October 30 | Parent-teacher conferences, no school | 1 school day | Parent-Teacher Conferences (No School for Students) |
| November 25 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal for Students |
| November 26–30 | Thanksgiving break | 3 school days | Fall Break (District Closed) |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.cornellsd.org/apps/events/ (the source)
- District website: https://www.cornellsd.org
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://www.cornellsd.org/apps/events/ical/?id=0
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.