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Read from the district on October 8, 2026

Cleveland Independent school calendar, 2026–2027

Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 4; fall break and one more day off October 12–19; Thanksgiving break and one more day off November 20–27; winter break and one more day off December 21 to January 4; February break February 8–15; spring break March 8–12; last day of school May 19.

Next time off Oct 12 Fall break + 1 more day off · October 12–19 As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year 40 across 11 separate closures
Last day of school May 19 Wednesday
First day of school August 4; Fall break + 1 more day off October 12–19; Thanksgiving break + 1 more day off November 20–27; Winter break + 1 more day off December 21 to January 4; February break February 8–15; Spring break March 8–12; Last day of school May 19;
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Month by month

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

July 2026

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  • 21–23New Teacher Orientation
  • 27 onStaff day

August 2026

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  • to 3Staff day
  • 4First day

September 2026

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  • 7Labor Day
  • 16🏫 Eastside Elementary Open House
  • 17🏫 Cleveland Middle School Open House
  • 22🏫 Santa Fe Elementary Open House
  • 23SFMS Open House
  • 24CHS Open House/Meet the Teachers

October 2026

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  • 12–16Fall break
  • 19Staff day

November 2026

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  • 11Veterans Day
  • 20Staff day
  • 23–27Thanksgiving break
  • 30 onTesting

December 2026

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  • to 11Testing
  • 21 onWinter break

January 2027

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

February 2027

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  • 1Staff day
  • 8–15February break

March 2027

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  • 2Texas Independence Day
  • 8–12Spring break
  • 26No school

April 2027

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  • 30No school

May 2027

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  • 19Last day
  • 20Staff day
  • 21–25Bad Weather Days
  • 31Memorial Day

June 2027

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  • 14–24Testing
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 4——3 of 133 · Texas first day of school 2026, by district
Fall break + 1 more day offOctober 12–196Tuesday, October 2016 of 43 · Texas fall break 2026, by district
Thanksgiving break + 1 more day offNovember 20–276Monday, November 30129 of 148 · Texas Thanksgiving 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
February breakFebruary 8–156Tuesday, February 162 of 18
Spring breakMarch 8–125Monday, March 1538 of 150 · Texas spring break 2027, by district
Last day of schoolMay 19——7 of 105 · Texas last day of school 2027, by district
Longest closure
Winter break + 1 more day off, December 21 to January 4 (11 school days)
One-day closures
6
Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
1
Staff days, no students
4: Oct 19, Nov 20, Jan 4, Feb 1
Early-release days
none published
Most days off in one month
December, 9 school days
Months with no day off
August and May
Longest run of school days
24, August 4 to September 4

Every date

Every published date · Cleveland Independent · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
July 21–23New Teacher Orientation—New Teacher Orientation
July 27 to August 3Teacher work day, no students—Staff Development
August 4First day of school—First Day of School
September 7Labor Day1 school dayLabor Day Holiday
September 16🏫 Eastside Elementary Open House—🏫 Eastside Elementary Open House
September 17🏫 Cleveland Middle School Open House—🏫 Cleveland Middle School Open House
September 17🏫 Cottonwood Elementary Open House—🏫 Cottonwood Elementary Open House
September 17🏫 Eastside Elementary Open House—🏫 Eastside Elementary Open House
September 22🏫 Santa Fe Elementary Open House—🏫 Santa Fe Elementary Open House
September 23SFMS Open House—SFMS Open House
September 23🏫 Santa Fe Middle School Open House—🏫 Santa Fe Middle School Open House
September 23🏫Cottonwood Elementary Open House—🏫Cottonwood Elementary Open House
September 24CHS Open House/Meet the Teachers—CHS Open House/Meet the Teachers
October 12–16Fall break5 school daysFall Break
October 19Teacher work day, no students1 school dayStaff Development
November 11Veterans Day1 school dayVeterans Day
November 20Teacher work day, no students1 school dayStaff Development
November 23–27Thanksgiving break5 school daysThanksgiving Break
November 30 to December 11Testing—State STAAR EOC Testing Window
December 21 to January 1Winter break10 school daysChristmas Break; Jan 1: New Year's Day
January 4Teacher work day, no students1 school dayStaff Development
January 18Martin Luther King Jr. Day1 school dayMLK Holiday
February 1Teacher work day, no students1 school dayStaff Development
February 8–15February break6 school daysWinter Break; Feb 15: Presidents' Day
March 2Texas Independence Day—Texas Independence Day
March 8–12Spring break5 school daysSpring Break
March 26No school1 school dayGood Friday Holiday
April 30No school1 school daySpring Holiday
May 19Last day of school—End of 4th Nine Weeks / Last day of School
May 20Teacher work day, no students—Staff Development
May 21–25Bad Weather Days—Bad Weather Days
May 31Memorial Day—Memorial Day Holiday
June 14–24Testing—State STAAR EOC Testing Window

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://www.clevelandisd.org/events (the source)
  2. District website: https://www.clevelandisd.org
  3. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/19158/cms/events

How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.

Other Texas districts

Lefors Independent: 40 school days off McDade Independent: 40 school days off Weatherford Independent: 40 school days off Anderson-Shiro Consolidated Independent: 39 school days off