Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Avon school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 13; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; winter break December 21 to January 4; spring break March 26–29.
Next time off
Oct 12
No school · October 12
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
30
across 14 separate closures
First day of school
August 13
Thursday
First day of school August 13; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; Winter break December 21 to January 4; Spring break March 26–29;
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
- 66:00 7th Gr Orientation
- 10Staff day
- 11–12Staff 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
- 4No school
- 7Labor Day
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
- 1Early release
- 2No school
- 12No school
- 30Early 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
- 12–13No school
- 17Community Thanksgiving Dinner/Auxiliary gym
- 20No school
- 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
- 17–18Testing
- 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
- 5Classes resume
- 21Regional One-Act Competition
- 29Early release
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
- 4–6State One-Act Competition
- 15Presidents Day
- 18Early release
- 19No school
- 26No 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
- 11–12No school
- 19No school
- 26–29Spring 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
- 30Early release
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
- 9Graduation
- 11–12Testing
- 13Makeup Day 1
- 17Makeup Day 3
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 South Dakota |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school | August 13 | — | — | 1 of 5 |
| Thanksgiving break | November 25–27 | 3 | Monday, November 30 | 2 of 6 |
| Winter break | December 21 to January 4 | 11 | Tuesday, January 5 | 1 of 6 |
| Spring break | March 26–29 | 2 | Tuesday, March 30 | 2 of 5 |
- Longest closure
- Winter break, December 21 to January 4 (11 school days)
- One-day closures
- 8
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 4
- Staff days, no students
- 2: Jan 4, May 13
- Early-release days
- 7: Oct 1, Oct 30, Dec 18, Jan 29, Feb 18, Apr 30 and 1 more
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
Longest winter break of the 6 South Dakota districts we read, tied with Bennett County: 11 school days, December 21 to January 4.
Earliest first day of school of the 5 South Dakota districts we read: Thursday, August 13.
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 6 | 6:00 7th Gr Orientation | — | 6:00 7th Gr Orientation |
| August 6 | 6:45 9th Gr Orientation | — | 6:45 9th Gr Orientation |
| August 10 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Wagner Teachers Inservice |
| August 11 | PK-12 Open House Schedule TBD | — | PK-12 Open House Schedule TBD |
| August 11–12 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Teachers Inservice |
| August 13 | First day of school | — | Welcome! First Day of School |
| September 4 | No school | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL |
| October 1 | Early release | — | 2:30 Early Dismissal |
| October 2 | No school | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL |
| October 12 | No school | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL |
| October 30 | Early release | — | 1:30 Early Dismissal/Teacher Inservice |
| November 12–13 | No school | 2 school days | NO SCHOOL |
| November 17 | Community Thanksgiving Dinner/Auxiliary gym | — | Community Thanksgiving Dinner/Auxiliary gym |
| November 20 | No school | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL |
| November 25–27 | Thanksgiving break | 3 school days | NO SCHOOL |
| December 17–18 | Testing | — | Semester Tests |
| December 18 | Early release | — | 2:00 Early Dismissal |
| December 18 | End of semester | — | End of Semester |
| December 21 to January 4 | Winter break | 11 school days | NO SCHOOL |
| January 4 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teachers Inservice/RTI/PBIS |
| January 5 | Classes resume | — | Back to School! |
| January 21 | Regional One-Act Competition | — | Regional One-Act Competition |
| January 29 | Early release | — | 1:30 Early Dismissal/Teachers Inservice |
| February 4–6 | State One-Act Competition | — | State One-Act Competition |
| February 15 | Presidents Day | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL |
| February 18 | Early release | — | 2:30 Early Dismissal |
| February 19 | No school | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL |
| February 26 | No school | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL |
| March 11–12 | No school | 2 school days | NO SCHOOL |
| March 19 | No school | 1 school day | NO SCHOOL |
| March 26–29 | Spring break | 2 school days | NO SCHOOL |
| April 30 | Early release | — | 1:30 Early Dismissal/Teacher Inservice |
| May 9 | Graduation | — | 2:00 pm Graduation |
| May 11–12 | Testing | — | Semester Tests |
| May 12 | Early release | — | 2:00 Early Dismissal |
| May 12 | End of semester | — | End of Semester/Last Day |
| May 13 | Makeup Day 1 | — | Makeup Day 1 |
| May 13 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teachers Inservice/RTI/PBIS |
| May 17 | Makeup Day 3 | — | Makeup Day 3 |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.avon.k12.sd.us/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.avon.k12.sd.us
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/6377/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.