Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Brookeland Independent school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 17; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break and one more day off December 21 to January 4; February break February 16–19; spring break April 6–9.
Next time off
Nov 23
Thanksgiving break · November 23–27
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
37
across 9 separate closures
First day of school
August 17
Monday
First day of school August 17; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break + 1 more day off December 21 to January 4; February break February 16–19; Spring break April 6–9;
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
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27
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30
31
1
2
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4
5
- 10–14Staff day
- 17First 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
- 4Grading: Progress Reporting
- 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
- 5Staff day
- 16Grading: Progress Reporting
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
- 20Early release
- 23–27Thanksgiving 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
- 18Early release
- 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
- 4Staff day
- 5Term starts
- 22Grading: Progress Reporting
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
- 15No school
- 16–19February break
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
- 12Grading: Progress Reporting
- 26No 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
- 5No school
- 6–9Spring break
- 30Grading: Progress Reporting
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
- 14Semester ends
- 18Graduation
- 20Graduation
- 21Early release
- 24–28Staff day
June 2027
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
- 1–3Staff 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 Texas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school | August 17 | — | — | 9 of 133 · Texas first day of school 2026, by district |
| Thanksgiving break | November 23–27 | 5 | Monday, November 30 | 129 of 148 · Texas Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break + 1 more day off | December 21 to January 4 | 11 | Tuesday, January 5 | 69 of 151 · Texas winter break 2026–27, by district |
| February break | February 16–19 | 4 | Monday, February 22 | 2 of 18 |
| Spring break | April 6–9 | 4 | Monday, April 12 | 1 of 150 · Texas spring break 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break + 1 more day off, December 21 to January 4 (11 school days)
- One-day closures
- 3
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 1
- Staff days, no students
- 4: Oct 5, Jan 4, May 24, Jun 1
- Early-release days
- 3: Nov 20, Dec 18, May 21
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
The only one of the 150 Texas districts we read with spring break the week of April 5–9.
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 10–14 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Staff Development |
| August 17 | First day of school | — | First Day of School |
| September 4 | Grading: Progress Reporting | — | Grading: Progress Reporting |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | Labor Day- No Students |
| October 5 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No Students- Staff Development |
| October 16 | Grading: Progress Reporting | — | Grading: Progress Reporting |
| November 20 | Early release | — | Early Release Thanksgiving Break |
| November 20 | Grading: Progress Reporting | — | Grading: Progress Reporting |
| November 23–27 | Thanksgiving break | 5 school days | Thanksgiving Break- No Students |
| December 18 | Early release | — | Early Release: Christmas Break |
| December 18 | End of semester | — | Grading: End of Semester |
| December 21 to January 1 | Winter break | 10 school days | No Students: Christmas Break |
| January 4 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No Students: Staff Development |
| January 5 | New term begins | — | Students Return Spring Semester |
| January 22 | Grading: Progress Reporting | — | Grading: Progress Reporting |
| February 15 | No school | 1 school day | Bad Weather Day- No Students |
| February 16–19 | February break | 4 school days | Winter Break- No Students |
| March 12 | Grading: Progress Reporting | — | Grading: Progress Reporting |
| March 26 | No school | 1 school day | No Students- Good Friday |
| April 5 | No school | 1 school day | Bad Weather Day- No Students |
| April 6–9 | Spring break | 4 school days | Spring Break- No Students |
| April 30 | Grading: Progress Reporting | — | Grading: Progress Reporting |
| May 14 | End of semester | — | Grading: End of Semester |
| May 18 | Graduation | — | Kindergarten Graduation |
| May 20 | Graduation | — | 8th Grade Graduation |
| May 21 | Early release | — | Early Release Summer Break |
| May 21 | Graduation | — | Senior Graduation |
| May 24–28 | Teacher work day, no students | 5 school days | Staff Development |
| June 1–3 | Teacher work day, no students | 3 school days | Staff Development |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.brookelandisd.net/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.brookelandisd.net
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/33871/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.