Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Northwestern school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 25; Thanksgiving break November 25–30; winter break December 24 to January 1; spring break March 24–29; last day of school June 2.
Next time off
Oct 12
Teacher work day, no students · October 12
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
26
across 10 separate closures
Last day of school
June 2
Wednesday
First day of school August 25; Thanksgiving break November 25–30; Winter break December 24 to January 1; Spring break March 24–29; Last day of school June 2;
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
- 18Freshman & New Student Orientation/Open House
- 196th Grade Orientation
- 20Springfield Elementary Kindergarten Orientation
- 24Staff day
- 25First 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
- 15Early 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
- 12Staff day
- 28End of grading period
- 29Conferences, no school
- 30No 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
- 25–30Thanksgiving 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
- 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
- 14End of grading period
- 15No school
- 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
- 11Conferences, no school
- 12Staff day
- 15No school
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
- 5No school
- 24–29Spring break
- 30No school
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
- 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
- 2Early release
- 3Staff 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 25 | — | — | 13 of 63 · Pennsylvania first day of school 2026, by district |
| Thanksgiving break | November 25–30 | 4 | Tuesday, December 1 | 15 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 24–29 | 4 | Wednesday, March 31 | 2 of 63 · Pennsylvania spring break 2027, by district |
| Last day of school | June 2 | — | — | 6 of 64 · Pennsylvania last day of school 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break, December 24 to January 1 (7 school days)
- One-day closures
- 4
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 4
- Staff days, no students
- 2: Oct 12, Feb 12
- Early-release days
- 2: Sep 15, Jun 2
- Most days off in one month
- December, 6 school days
- Months with no day off
- August, April and June
- Longest run of school days
- 43, March 31 to May 28
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 18 | Freshman & New Student Orientation/Open House | — | Freshman & New Student Orientation/Open House |
| August 19 | 6th Grade Orientation | — | 6th Grade Orientation |
| August 19 | 7th-8th Grade Open House | — | 7th-8th Grade Open House |
| August 19 | Northwestern Elementary Kindergarten Orientation/Popsicles | — | Northwestern Elementary Kindergarten Orientation/Popsicles |
| August 20 | Springfield Elementary Kindergarten Orientation | — | Springfield Elementary Kindergarten Orientation |
| August 20 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Teacher In-Service Day |
| August 24 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Teacher In-Service Day |
| August 25 | First day of school | — | First Day of School for Students |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | No School for Students and Staff |
| September 15 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal for Students (Middle/High School) |
| October 12 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School for Students (Teacher In-Service Day) |
| October 28 | End of grading period | — | End of 1st Grading Period |
| October 29 | Parent-teacher conferences, no school | 1 school day | No School for Students (Parent/Teacher Conference Day) |
| October 30 | No school | 1 school day | No School for Students (Act 80 Day) |
| November 25–30 | Thanksgiving break | 4 school days | No School for Students and Staff |
| December 24 to January 1 | Winter break | 7 school days | No School for Students and Staff |
| January 14 | End of grading period | — | End of 2nd Grading Period |
| January 15 | No school | 1 school day | No School for Students (Act 80 Day) |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | No School for Students and Staff |
| February 11 | Parent-teacher conferences, no school | Some schools only | No School for Elementary Students (Parent/Teacher Conference Day) |
| February 12 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School for Students (Teacher In-Service Day) |
| February 15 | No school | 1 school day | No School (Snow Makeup Day for any days missed prior to February 15) |
| March 5 | No school | 1 school day | No School (Snow Makeup Day for any days missed prior to March 5) |
| March 24 | End of grading period | — | End of 3rd Grading Period |
| March 24–29 | Spring break | 4 school days | No School for Students and Staff; Mar 24: No School for Students (Act 80 Day) |
| March 30 | No school | 1 school day | No School (Snow Makeup Day for any day missed prior to March 30) |
| May 31 | Memorial Day | 1 school day | No School for Students and Staff |
| June 2 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal for Secondary Students (Middle/High School) |
| June 2 | Last day of school | — | Last Day of School for Students |
| June 3 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Teacher In-Service Day |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.nwsd.org/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.nwsd.org
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/26848/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.