Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Van Buren County school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 10; fall break October 12–16; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; winter break December 21 to January 1; spring break March 22–26.
Next time off
Oct 12
Fall break · October 12–16
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
29
across 9 separate closures
First day of school
August 10
Monday
First day of school August 10; Fall break October 12–16; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; Winter break December 21 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: 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
- 3Staff day
- 4Staff day
- 5Staff day
- 6Registration for new students
- 7Staff day
- 10First 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
- 12–16Fall break
- 23Report Cards
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
- 11Veterans Day
- 20Progress Reports
- 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
- 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 1Winter break
- 8Report Cards
- 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
- 11Testing
- 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
- 12Report Cards
- 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
- 16Progress Reports
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
- 20Graduation
- 21Graduation
School break
Holiday, no school
Staff day, no students
Term milestone
Key dates
| What | Dates | School days | Back to school | Same dates in Tennessee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school | August 10 | — | — | 1 of 5 |
| Fall break | October 12–16 | 5 | Monday, October 19 | 4 of 7 |
| Thanksgiving break | November 25–27 | 3 | Monday, November 30 | 2 of 7 |
| Winter break | December 21 to January 1 | 10 | Monday, January 4 | 4 of 6 |
| Spring break | March 22–26 | 5 | Monday, March 29 | 2 of 6 |
- Longest closure
- Winter break, December 21 to January 1 (10 school days)
- One-day closures
- 4
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 3
- Staff days, no students
- 1: Nov 3
- Early-release days
- none published
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
Latest first day of school of the 5 Tennessee districts we read: Monday, August 10.
Fewest school days off of the 5 Tennessee districts we read with a complete calendar: 29.
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 3 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Inservice System Wide Day 1 |
| August 4 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Inservice Day 2 |
| August 4 | Open House at SES and VBHS | — | Open House at SES and VBHS |
| August 5 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Inservice Day 3 |
| August 6 | Registration for new students | — | Registration for new students |
| August 7 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Inservice Day 4 |
| August 10 | First day of school | — | First day of school for students |
| September 4 | No school | 1 school day | No School |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | No School |
| October 12–16 | Fall break | 5 school days | Fall Break-No School |
| October 23 | Report Cards | — | Report Cards |
| November 3 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School-Election Day/Optional Inservice Day |
| November 11 | Veterans Day | 1 school day | Veterans Day |
| November 20 | Progress Reports | — | Progress Reports |
| November 25–27 | Thanksgiving break | 3 school days | No School-Thanksgiving Break |
| December 21 to January 1 | Winter break | 10 school days | Christmas Break |
| January 8 | Report Cards | — | Report Cards |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | No School-MLK Day |
| February 11 | Testing | — | ACT Boot Camp (Make up date if needed) |
| February 15 | Presidents Day | 1 school day | No School-Presidents' Day |
| March 12 | Report Cards | — | Report Cards |
| March 22–26 | Spring break | 5 school days | Spring Break-No School |
| April 16 | Progress Reports | — | Progress Reports |
| May 20 | Graduation | — | Kindergarten Graduation |
| May 21 | Graduation | — | VBHS Graduation |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://vanburenschools.org/events (the source)
- District website: https://vanburenschools.org
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/2561/cms/events - Tennessee’s instructional-year law — 180 days of instruction
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.