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Read from the district on October 8, 2026

Elk Point-Jefferson school calendar, 2026–2027

Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 25; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; winter break and one more day off December 23 to January 4; spring break March 18–19.

Next time off Oct 9 No school · October 9–12 As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year 24 across 9 separate closures
First day of school August 25 Tuesday
First day of school August 25; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; Winter break + 1 more day off December 23 to January 4; Spring break March 18–19;
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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

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  • 25First day

September 2026

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  • 4–7Labor Day
  • 23Early release

October 2026

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  • 8Early release
  • 9Conferences, no school
  • 12No school
  • 28Early release

November 2026

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  • 25–27Thanksgiving break

December 2026

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  • 22Early release
  • 23 onWinter break

January 2027

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  • to 1Winter break
  • 4Staff day
  • 5Classes resume
  • 18MLK Day
  • 27Early release

February 2027

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  • 8PT Conference Week
  • 9PT Conference Week
  • 10PT Conference Week
  • 11PT Conference Week
  • 12Conferences, no school
  • 15Presidents Day
  • 25Early release

March 2027

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  • 18–19Spring break
  • 25Early release
  • 26–29No school

April 2027

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  • 30Early release

May 2027

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  • 15Graduation
  • 20Early release
  • 21Staff day
School break Holiday, no school Staff day, no students Early release Term milestone

Key dates

Elk Point-Jefferson calendar 2026–27 · key dates
WhatDatesSchool daysBack to schoolSame dates in South Dakota
First day of schoolAugust 25——3 of 7
Thanksgiving breakNovember 25–273Monday, November 303 of 7
Winter break + 1 more day offDecember 23 to January 49Tuesday, January 54 of 7
Spring breakMarch 18–192Monday, March 222 of 6
Longest closure
Winter break + 1 more day off, December 23 to January 4 (9 school days)
One-day closures
2
Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
3
Staff days, no students
2: Jan 4, May 21
Early-release days
9: Sep 23, Oct 8, Oct 28, Dec 22, Jan 27, Feb 25 and 3 more
Most days off in one month
December, 7 school days

Every date

Elk Point-Jefferson calendar 2026–2027: every published date
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
August 25First day of school—1st Day of School
September 4–7Labor Day2 school daysNo School - Labor Day Break
September 23Early release—Early Dismissal - Staff In-Service
October 8Early release—Early Dismissal
October 9Parent-teacher conferences, no school1 school dayNo School - Comp Day for PT Conferences
October 12No school1 school dayNo School - Native American Day
October 28Early release—Early Dismissal @ 1 PM - Staff In-Service
November 25–27Thanksgiving break3 school daysNo School - Thanksgiving Break
December 22Early release—Early Dismissal @ 1 PM
December 22End of semester—End of 2nd Quarter/1st Semester
December 23 to January 1Winter break8 school daysNo School - Winter Break
January 4Teacher work day, no students1 school dayNo School - Staff In-Service
January 5Classes resume—Classes Resume
January 18Martin Luther King Jr. Day1 school dayNo School - MLK Day
January 27Early release—Early Dismissal @ 1 PM - Staff In-Service
February 8PT Conference Week—PT Conference Week
February 9PT Conference Week—PT Conference Week
February 10PT Conference Week—PT Conference Week
February 11PT Conference Week—PT Conference Week
February 12Parent-teacher conferences, no school1 school dayNo School - Comp Day For PT Conference
February 15Presidents Day1 school dayNo School - President's Day
February 25Early release—Early Dismissal @ 1 PM - Staff In-Service
March 18–19Spring break2 school daysNo School - Spring Break
March 25Early release—Early Dismissal @ 1 PM - Staff In-Service
March 26–29No school2 school daysNo School - Easter Break
April 30Early release—Early Dismissal @ 1 PM - Staff In-Service
May 15Graduation—HS Graduation
May 20Early release—Early Dismissal @ 1 PM
May 20End of semester—End of 4th Quarter/2nd Semester/3rd Trimester
May 21Teacher work day, no students1 school dayStaff In-Service

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://www.epj.k12.sd.us/events (the source)
  2. District website: https://www.epj.k12.sd.us
  3. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/23085/cms/events

How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.

Other South Dakota districts

Sioux Falls: 24 school days off Pierre: 23 school days off Lennox: 22 school days off Avon: 30 school days off