Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Penn-Trafford school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 27; Thanksgiving break November 26–30; winter break December 24 to January 1; spring break March 26–29; last day of school May 28.
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
21
across 9 separate closures
Last day of school
May 28
Friday
First day of school August 27; Thanksgiving break November 26–30; Winter break December 24 to January 1; Spring break March 26–29; Last day of school May 28;
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
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8
9
10
11
12
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26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
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4
5
- 18PTHS New Student Orientation
- 27First 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
- 3PTHS Open House
- 4No school
- 7Labor Day
- 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
- 12Staff day
November 2026
SMTWTFS
1
2
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4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
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17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
- 9Staff day
- 10Staff day
- 25Early release
- 26–30Thanksgiving 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
- 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
- 18Staff 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
- 15Presidents Day
- 24Early release
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
- 25School In Session (make-up day for Sept. 4 closure)
- 26–29Spring 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
- 7Staff day
- 27Graduation
- 28Last 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 27 | — | — | 5 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 |
| Winter break | December 24 to January 1 | 7 | Monday, January 4 | 43 of 71 · Pennsylvania winter break 2026–27, by district |
| Spring break | March 26–29 | 2 | Wednesday, March 31 | 20 of 63 · Pennsylvania spring break 2027, by district |
| Last day of school | May 28 | — | — | 5 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
- 2
- Staff days, no students
- 5: Oct 12, Nov 9, Nov 10, Jan 18, May 7
- Early-release days
- 4: Sep 18, Nov 25, Dec 23, Feb 24
- Most days off in one month
- December, 6 school days
- Months with no day off
- August and April
- Longest run of school days
- 28, February 16 to March 25
- Same break dates as
- Cambria Heights, Greater Latrobe, Kiski Area, Knoch, Penns Manor Area, Pittston Area, Purchase Line, Sullivan County and Williams Valley
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 18 | PTHS New Student Orientation | — | PTHS New Student Orientation |
| August 27 | First day of school | — | First day of school |
| September 3 | PTHS Open House | — | PTHS Open House |
| September 4 | No school | 1 school day | Emergency Closure - No School (Make-up day is March 25, 2027) |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | No school |
| September 18 | Early release | — | Early dismissal (1/2 day teacher in-service) |
| October 12 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No school (teacher in-service) |
| November 9 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No school (Act 80 teacher in-service) |
| November 10 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No school (Act 80 teacher in-service) |
| November 25 | Early release | — | Early dismissal (1/2 day teacher in-service) |
| November 26–30 | Thanksgiving break | 3 school days | No school |
| December 23 | Early release | — | Early dismissal (1/2 day teacher in-service) |
| December 24 to January 1 | Winter break | 7 school days | No school |
| January 18 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No school (Act 80 teacher in-service) |
| February 15 | Presidents Day | 1 school day | No school |
| February 24 | Early release | — | Early dismissal (1/2 day teacher in-service) |
| March 25 | School In Session (make-up day for Sept. 4 closure) | — | School In Session (make-up day for Sept. 4 closure) |
| March 26–29 | Spring break | 2 school days | No school |
| March 30 | No school | 1 school day | No school (second make-up day) |
| May 7 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No school (Act 80 teacher in-service) |
| May 27 | Graduation | — | Commencement |
| May 28 | Last day of school | — | Early dismissal (1/2 day teacher in-service), Last day of instruction |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.penntrafford.org/apps/events/ (the source)
- District website: https://www.penntrafford.org
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://www.penntrafford.org/apps/events/ical/?id=0
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.