Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Jenkintown school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 31; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; winter break December 24 to January 1; spring break March 22–26.
Next time off
Nov 3
Teacher work day, no students · November 3
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
23
across 10 separate closures
First day of school
August 31
Monday
First day of school August 31; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; Winter break December 24 to January 1; Spring break March 22–26;
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
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27
28
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31
1
2
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5
- 31First 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
- 4No school
- 7Labor Day
- 21No school
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
- 14Early release
- 15Early release
- 16Early 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
- 3Staff day
- 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
- 23Early release
- 24 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
- 8MS New Year Bash
- 15Early release
- 18MLK Day
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
- 12Early release
- 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
- 11Early release
- 12Early release
- 19Graduation
- 22–26Spring 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
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
- 3Testing
- 4Testing
- 5Testing
- 6Testing
- 7–10Testing
- 11Testing
- 12Testing
- 13Testing
- 14–28Testing
- 31Memorial 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 Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school | August 31 | — | — | 12 of 63 · Pennsylvania first day of school 2026, by district |
| Thanksgiving break | November 25–27 | 3 | Monday, November 30 | 8 of 73 · Pennsylvania Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break | December 24 to January 1 | 7 | Monday, January 4 | 43 of 71 · Pennsylvania winter break 2026–27, by district |
| Spring break | March 22–26 | 5 | Monday, March 29 | 8 of 63 · Pennsylvania spring break 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break, December 24 to January 1 (7 school days)
- One-day closures
- 6
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 4
- Staff days, no students
- 2: Nov 3, May 18
- Early-release days
- 10: Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16, Nov 23, Nov 24, Dec 23 and 4 more
- Most days off in one month
- December, 6 school days
- Same break dates as
- New Hope-Solebury
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 31 | First day of school | — | First Day of School |
| September 4 | No school | 1 school day | District Closed |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | Labor Day – District Closed |
| September 21 | No school | 1 school day | Yom Kippur – District Closed |
| October 14 | Early release | — | In Service – Early Dismissal All |
| October 14 | Testing | — | PSAT 10th & 11th Grade |
| October 15 | Early release | — | In Service – Early Dismissal ALL |
| October 16 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal MSHS ONLY – Grad Projects |
| November 3 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | In Service – No Students |
| November 23 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal – Conferences |
| November 24 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal – Conferences |
| November 25–27 | Thanksgiving break | 3 school days | District Closed – Thanksgiving Holiday |
| December 23 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal – Staff & Students |
| December 24 to January 1 | Winter break | 7 school days | District Closed – Winter Break |
| January 8 | MS New Year Bash | — | MS New Year Bash |
| January 15 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal – In Service |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | District Closed – Martin Luther King Day |
| February 12 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal – In Service |
| February 15 | Presidents Day | 1 school day | President’s Day – District Closed |
| March 11 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal – Conferences |
| March 12 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal – Conferences |
| March 19 | Graduation | — | Early Dismissal – Graduation Projects – MSHS Only |
| March 22–26 | Spring break | 5 school days | District Closed – Spring Break |
| May 3 | Testing | — | AP Exams |
| May 4 | Testing | — | AP Exams |
| May 5 | Testing | — | AP Exams |
| May 6 | Testing | — | AP Exams |
| May 7–10 | Testing | — | AP Exams |
| May 11 | Testing | — | AP Exams |
| May 12 | Testing | — | AP Exams |
| May 13 | Testing | — | AP Exams |
| May 14–28 | Testing | — | Keystone Exams; May 14: AP Exams |
| May 18 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | In Service – No Students |
| May 31 | Memorial Day | 1 school day | District Closed – Memorial Day |
Sources
- District website: https://jenkintowndrakes.org
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://jenkintowndrakes.org/wp-json/tribe/events/v1/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.