Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Brownsville Independent school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: fall break October 9–13; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break December 21 to January 4; spring break March 15–19; last day of school May 26.
Next time off
Oct 9
Fall break · October 9–13
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
36
across 11 separate closures
Last day of school
May 26
Wednesday
Fall break October 9–13; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break December 21 to January 4; Spring break March 15–19; Last day of school May 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: early releases and term milestones.
July 2026
SMTWTFS
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
- 3–4July 4
- 11Testing
- 23New Employee Orientation
- 30Graduation
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
- 6–7Staff day
- 22Testing
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
- 7Labor Day
- 12Testing
- 19Testing
- 22First Day of Autumn
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
- 1Testing
- 3Testing
- 9–13Fall break
- 17Testing
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
- 7Testing
- 9Fall Open House - ECHS
- 10Fall Open House - Elementary
- 11Staff day
- 12Fall Open House - MS
- 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
- 5Testing
- 12Testing
- 18Semester ends
- 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
- 5Term starts
- 11–13ACE Registration – 2nd Semester
- 16New Employee Orientation
- 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
- 15Presidents Day
- 16–18ACE Registration – 3rd Trimester
- 25Early release
- 26Charro Days Holiday
- 27Testing
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
- 2Texas Independence Day
- 6Testing
- 8Spring Open House - MS
- 9Spring Open House - Elementary
- 11Spring Open House - ECHS
- 15–19Spring break
- 20First Day of Spring
- 26–29No 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
- 2–3Testing
- 10Testing
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
- 1–3Testing
- 20–22Testing
- 26Last day
- 27–28Staff day
- 28–31Graduation
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall break | October 9–13 | 3 | Wednesday, October 14 | 2 of 43 · Texas fall break 2026, by district |
| Thanksgiving break | November 23–27 | 5 | Monday, November 30 | 129 of 148 · Texas Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break | December 21 to January 4 | 11 | Tuesday, January 5 | 29 of 151 · Texas winter break 2026–27, by district |
| Spring break | March 15–19 | 5 | Monday, March 22 | 86 of 150 · Texas spring break 2027, by district |
| Last day of school | May 26 | — | — | 11 of 105 · Texas last day of school 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break, December 21 to January 4 (11 school days)
- One-day closures
- 5
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 1
- Staff days, no students
- 6: Aug 3, Aug 4, Aug 5, Aug 6, Nov 11, Jan 4
- Early-release days
- 1: Feb 25
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Longest run of school days
- 42, March 30 to May 26
- Nearly the same breaks as
- Austin Independent, Coahoma Independent and Columbus Independent
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 3–4 | Independence Day | 1 school day | Independence Day Holiday |
| July 11 | Testing | — | ACT Test |
| July 23 | New Employee Orientation | — | New Employee Orientation |
| July 30 | Graduation | — | Summer Graduation |
| August 3 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Campus Staff Development Day |
| August 4 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | District Staff Development Day |
| August 5 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Campus Staff Development Day |
| August 6–7 | Teacher work day, no students | 2 school days | Teacher Preparation Days (August 6-7) |
| August 22 | Testing | — | SAT Test |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | Labor Day Holiday |
| September 12 | Testing | — | SAT Test |
| September 19 | Testing | — | ACT Test |
| September 22 | First Day of Autumn | — | First Day of Autumn |
| October 1 | Testing | — | NMSQT Testing Window (October 1-30) |
| October 3 | Testing | — | SAT Test |
| October 9–13 | Fall break | 3 school days | Mini Fall Break (October 9-13) |
| October 17 | Testing | — | ACT Test |
| November 7 | Testing | — | SAT Test |
| November 9 | Fall Open House - ECHS | — | Fall Open House - ECHS |
| November 10 | Fall Open House - Elementary | — | Fall Open House - Elementary |
| November 11 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teacher Preparation Day |
| November 11 | Veterans Day | 1 school day | Veterans Day (Student Holiday) |
| November 11 | Weather Make-up Day | — | Weather Make-up Day |
| November 12 | Fall Open House - MS | — | Fall Open House - MS |
| November 23–27 | Thanksgiving break | 5 school days | Thanksgiving Holiday (November 23-27) |
| December 5 | Testing | — | SAT Test |
| December 12 | Testing | — | ACT Test |
| December 18 | End of semester | — | End of the 1st Semester |
| December 21 | First Day of Winter | — | First Day of Winter |
| December 21 to January 4 | Winter break | 11 school days | Winter Break (Employees) (December 21-January 1); Jan 4: Winter Break (Students) (December 21-January 4) |
| January 4 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teacher Preparation Day |
| January 5 | New term begins | — | Start of the 2nd Semester |
| January 11–13 | ACE Registration – 2nd Semester | — | ACE Registration – 2nd Semester |
| January 16 | New Employee Orientation | — | New Employee Orientation |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Observed |
| February 15 | Presidents Day | 1 school day | Presidents' Day Holiday |
| February 16–18 | ACE Registration – 3rd Trimester | — | ACE Registration – 3rd Trimester |
| February 25 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal |
| February 26 | Charro Days Holiday | — | Charro Days Holiday |
| February 26 | Weather Make-Up Day | — | Weather Make-Up Day |
| February 27 | Testing | — | ACT Test |
| March 2 | Texas Independence Day | — | Texas Independence Day |
| March 6 | Testing | — | SAT Test |
| March 8 | Spring Open House - MS | — | Spring Open House - MS |
| March 9 | Spring Open House - Elementary | — | Spring Open House - Elementary |
| March 11 | Spring Open House - ECHS | — | Spring Open House - ECHS |
| March 15–19 | Spring break | 5 school days | Spring Break (March 15-19) |
| March 20 | First Day of Spring | — | First Day of Spring |
| March 26–29 | No school | 2 school days | Easter Holiday (March 26-29) |
| April 2–3 | Testing | — | Lone Star Destination Imagination Finals |
| April 10 | Testing | — | ACT Test |
| May 1–3 | Testing | — | AP Exam Testing Window (May 3-14) |
| May 20–22 | Testing | — | Global Destination Imagination Finals (May 20-22) |
| May 21 | Graduation | — | ACE Program Graduation |
| May 26 | Last day of school | — | End of 2nd Semester |
| May 26 | Graduation | — | Pace ECHS Graduation |
| May 27 | Graduation | — | Brownsville ECHS Graduation |
| May 27–28 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Teacher Preparation Day (May 27-28) |
| May 28–31 | Graduation | — | Veterans Memorial ECHS Graduation; May 28: Rivera ECHS Graduation; May 31: Lopez ECHS Graduation |
| May 31 | Memorial Day | — | Memorial Day |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.bisd.us/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.bisd.us
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/28658/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.