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Read from the district on October 8, 2026

Childress Independent school calendar, 2026–2027

Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 12; fall break October 12–16; winter break and one more day off December 21 to January 4; spring break March 15–19.

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 11 separate closures
First day of school August 12 Wednesday
First day of school August 12; Fall break October 12–16; Winter break + 1 more day off December 21 to January 4; Spring break March 15–19;
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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

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  • 12First day

September 2026

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  • 7Labor Day
  • 18Staff day

October 2026

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  • 12–16Fall break

November 2026

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  • 6Staff day
  • 20Early release

December 2026

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  • 18Early release
  • 21 onWinter break

January 2027

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  • to 1Winter break
  • 4Staff day
  • 18MLK Day

February 2027

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  • 15Presidents Day

March 2027

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  • 15–19Spring break
  • 26–29Bad Weather Day

April 2027

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  • 2Staff day

May 2027

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  • 14No school
  • 20Staff day
School break Holiday, no school Staff day, no students Early release 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 breakOctober 12–165Monday, October 1916 of 43 · Texas fall break 2026, by district
Winter break + 1 more day offDecember 21 to January 411Tuesday, January 569 of 151 · Texas winter break 2026–27, by district
Spring breakMarch 15–195Monday, March 2286 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
8
Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
1
Staff days, no students
5: Sep 18, Nov 6, Jan 4, Apr 2, May 20
Early-release days
2: Nov 20, Dec 18
Most days off in one month
December, 9 school days
Nearly the same breaks as
Cypress-Fairbanks Independent

Every date

Every published date · Childress Independent · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
August 12First day of school—First Day of School
September 7Labor Day1 school daySchool Holiday
September 18Teacher work day, no students1 school dayProfessional Development Day
October 12–16Fall break5 school daysFall Break
November 6Teacher work day, no students1 school dayProfessional Development Day
November 20Early release—Early Release
December 18Early release—Early Release
December 21 to January 1Winter break10 school daysChristmas Break
January 4Teacher work day, no students1 school dayProfessional Development Day
January 18Martin Luther King Jr. Day1 school daySchool Holiday
February 15Presidents Day1 school daySchool Holiday
March 15–19Spring break5 school daysSpring Break
March 26–29Bad Weather Day—Bad Weather Day
April 2Teacher work day, no students1 school dayProfessional Development Day
May 14No school1 school daySchool Holiday
May 20Teacher work day, no students1 school dayProfessional Development Day

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://www.childressisd.net/events (the source)
  2. District website: https://www.childressisd.net
  3. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/2842/cms/events

How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.

Other Texas districts

Abilene Independent: 29 school days off Athens Independent: 29 school days off Comal Independent: 29 school days off East Chambers Independent: 29 school days off