Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Burton Independent school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 12; fall break September 16–18; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break December 21 to January 5; spring break March 15–19.
Next time off
Oct 12
No school · October 12
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
32
across 10 separate closures
First day of school
August 12
Wednesday
First day of school August 12; Fall break September 16–18; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break December 21 to January 5; Spring break March 15–19;
Key dates and the month grids, on one or two sheets
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Month by month
Days off: school breaks and holidays. 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
17
18
19
20
21
22
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24
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26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
- 12First 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
- 2Progress Reports Go Home
- 7Labor Day
- 16–18Fall break
- 30Report Cards Go Home
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
- 12Conferences
- 14Testing
- 21Progress Reports Go Home
- 29End of grading period
- 30No school
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
- 2Term starts
- 4Report Cards Go Home
- 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
- 1Testing
- 2Testing
- 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 5Winter break
- 6Term starts
- 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
- 3Progress Reports Go Home
- 15No school
- 16Term starts
- 24Testing
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
- 15–19Spring break
- 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
- 6Testing
- 20Testing
- 28Testing
School break
Holiday, no school
Early release
Term milestone
Key dates
| What | Dates | School days | Back to school | Same dates in Texas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school | August 12 | — | — | 65 of 133 · Texas first day of school 2026, by district |
| Fall break | September 16–18 | 3 | Monday, September 21 | 1 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 5 | 12 | Wednesday, January 6 | 13 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 |
- Longest closure
- Winter break, December 21 to January 5 (12 school days)
- One-day closures
- 5
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 1
- Staff days, no students
- none published
- Early-release days
- 2: Nov 20, Dec 18
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Nearly the same breaks as
- Dripping Springs Independent, Era Independent and Meridian Independent
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 12 | First day of school | — | First Day of School |
| September 2 | Progress Reports Go Home | — | Progress Reports Go Home |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | Student/Staff Holiday |
| September 16–18 | Fall break | 3 school days | Student/Staff Holiday |
| September 30 | Report Cards Go Home | — | Report Cards Go Home |
| October 12 | Parent-teacher conferences | — | Parent Conference Day |
| October 12 | No school | 1 school day | Student Holiday |
| October 14 | Testing | — | 12th SAT |
| October 21 | Progress Reports Go Home | — | Progress Reports Go Home |
| October 29 | End of grading period | — | Last Day of 2nd Six Weeks |
| October 30 | No school | 1 school day | Student/Staff Holiday |
| November 2 | New term begins | — | First Day of 3rd Six Weeks |
| November 4 | Report Cards Go Home | — | Report Cards Go Home |
| November 20 | Early release | — | Early Release at 1:00 pm |
| November 23–27 | Thanksgiving break | 5 school days | Student/Staff Holiday |
| December 1 | Testing | — | BHS EOC Retests |
| December 2 | Testing | — | BHS EOC Retests |
| December 2 | Progress Reports Go Home | — | Progress Reports Go Home |
| December 18 | Early release | — | Early Release at 1:00 pm |
| December 21 to January 5 | Winter break | 12 school days | Student/Staff Holiday; Jan 5: Student Holiday |
| January 6 | New term begins | — | First Day of 4th Six Weeks |
| January 6 | Report Cards Go Home | — | Report Cards Go Home |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | Student/Staff Holiday |
| February 3 | Progress Reports Go Home | — | Progress Reports Go Home |
| February 15 | No school | 1 school day | Student/Staff Holiday (Inclement Weather Day) |
| February 16 | New term begins | — | First Day 5th Six Weeks |
| February 24 | Testing | — | 10th & 11th Grade ACT Test |
| March 15–19 | Spring break | 5 school days | Spring Break |
| March 26–29 | No school | 2 school days | Student/Staff Holiday |
| April 6 | Testing | — | English I EOC |
| April 20 | Testing | — | Biology EOC |
| April 28 | Testing | — | Algebra I EOC |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.burtonisd.net/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.burtonisd.net
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/8631/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.