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Read from the district on October 8, 2026

Big Sandy Independent school calendar, 2026–2027

Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 12; fall break and two more days off October 12–16; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break and two more days off December 18 to January 4; spring break and one more day off March 5–12; last day of school May 27.

Next time off Oct 12 Fall break + 2 more days off · October 12–16 As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year 36 across 10 separate closures
Last day of school May 27 Thursday
First day of school August 12; Fall break + 2 more days off October 12–16; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break + 2 more days off December 18 to January 4; Spring break + 1 more day off March 5–12; Last day of school May 27;
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Month by month

Days off: school breaks, holidays and staff days. Not days off: term milestones.

August 2026

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  • 12First day

September 2026

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  • 7Labor Day
  • 25Report Cards

October 2026

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  • 12Staff day
  • 13Conferences, no school
  • 14–16Fall break

November 2026

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  • 9Staff day
  • 13Report Cards
  • 23–27Thanksgiving break

December 2026

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  • 17Semester ends
  • 18Staff day
  • 21 onWinter break

January 2027

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  • to 1Winter break
  • 4Staff day
  • 5Term starts
  • 8Report Cards
  • 18MLK Day

February 2027

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  • 12No school
  • 15Presidents Day
  • 26Report Cards

March 2027

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  • 5Conferences, no school
  • 8–12Spring break
  • 26No school

April 2027

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  • 6Testing
  • 8Testing
  • 13Testing
  • 16Report Cards
  • 27Testing
  • 30 onNo school

May 2027

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  • to 3No school
  • 27Semester ends
  • 28Graduation
School break Holiday, no school Staff day, no students Term milestone

Key dates

Key dates · 2026–2027
WhatDatesSchool daysBack to schoolSame dates in Texas
First day of schoolAugust 12——65 of 133 · Texas first day of school 2026, by district
Fall break + 2 more days offOctober 12–165Monday, October 191 of 43 · Texas fall break 2026, by district
Thanksgiving breakNovember 23–275Monday, November 30129 of 148 · Texas Thanksgiving break 2026, by district
Winter break + 2 more days offDecember 18 to January 412Tuesday, January 569 of 151 · Texas winter break 2026–27, by district
Spring break + 1 more day offMarch 5–126Monday, March 1538 of 150 · Texas spring break 2027, by district
Last day of schoolMay 27——33 of 105 · Texas last day of school 2027, by district
Longest closure
Winter break + 2 more days off, December 18 to January 4 (12 school days)
One-day closures
4
Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
0
Staff days, no students
4: Oct 12, Nov 9, Dec 18, Jan 4
Early-release days
none published
Most days off in one month
December, 10 school days
Months with no day off
August
Longest run of school days
24, September 8 to October 9

Every date

Every published date · Big Sandy Independent · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
August 12First day of school—First Day of School
September 7Labor Day1 school dayNo School - Labor Day
September 25Report Cards—Report Cards
October 12Teacher work day, no students1 school dayNo School - Staff Development
October 13Parent-teacher conferences, no school1 school dayNo School - Parent / Teacher Conferences
October 14–16Fall break3 school daysNo School
November 9Teacher work day, no students1 school dayNo School - Staff Development
November 13Report Cards—Report Cards
November 23–27Thanksgiving break5 school daysNo School - Thanksgiving Break
December 17End of semester—End of 3rd 6 Weeks & 1st Semester
December 18Teacher work day, no students1 school dayNo School - Staff Development
December 21 to January 1Winter break10 school daysNo School - Winter Break
January 4Teacher work day, no students1 school dayNo School- Staff Development
January 5New term begins—4th 6 Weeks & 2nd Semester Begin
January 5Classes resume—School Resumes - Welcome Back
January 8Report Cards—Report Cards
January 18Martin Luther King Jr. Day1 school dayNo School - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
February 12No school1 school dayNo School
February 15Presidents Day1 school dayNo School - Presidents' Day
February 26Report Cards—Report Cards
March 5Parent-teacher conferences, no school1 school dayNo School - Parent / Teacher Conferences
March 8–12Spring break5 school daysNo School - Spring Break
March 26No school1 school dayNo School - Good Friday
April 6Testing—STAAR - 3rd-8th grade RLA; English I EOC
April 8Testing—STAAR EOC English II
April 13Testing—STAAR - 5th & 8th Science; Biology EOC
April 16Report Cards—Report Cards
April 27Testing—STAAR - 6th-8th Math; Algebra I EOC
April 30 to May 3No school2 school daysNo School
May 27End of semester—End of 6th 6 Weeks & 2nd Semester
May 27Last day of school—Last Day of School
May 28Graduation—Big Sandy High School Graduation

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://www.bigsandyisd.org/events (the source)
  2. District website: https://www.bigsandyisd.org
  3. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/1151/cms/events

How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.

Other Texas districts

Aubrey Independent: 36 school days off Azle Independent: 36 school days off Bartlett Independent: 36 school days off Brownsville Independent: 36 school days off