Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Dumas Independent school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 12; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break and one more day off December 21 to January 4; spring break March 15–19; last day of school May 27.
Next time off
Oct 9
No school · October 9–12
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
32
across 12 separate closures
Last day of school
May 27
Thursday
First day of school August 12; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break + 1 more day off December 21 to January 4; Spring break March 15–19; Last day of school May 27;
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
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31
1
2
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4
5
- 3–4Staff day
- 5–11Staff day
- 12First day
September 2026
SMTWTFS
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
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14
15
16
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19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
- 7Labor Day
- 24REPORT CARDS WILL BE SENT HOME
- 25Staff day
October 2026
SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
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8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
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18
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20
21
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27
28
29
30
31
- 9Conferences, no school
- 12No school
November 2026
SMTWTFS
1
2
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7
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9
10
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27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
- 5REPORT CARDS WILL BE SENT HOME
- 13Staff day
- 20Early release
- 23–27Thanksgiving break
- 30Testing
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
- 1–11Testing
- 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
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17
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19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
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4
5
6
- to 1Winter break
- 4Staff day
- 5Term starts
- 7REPORT CARDS WILL BE SENT HOME
- 18MLK Day
- 28PROGRESS REPORTS WILL BE SENT HOME
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
- 12Staff day
- 15Presidents Day
- 25REPORT CARDS WILL BE SENT HOME
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
- 25PROGRESS REPORTS WILL BE SENT HOME
- 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
- 20Testing
- 22REPORT CARDS WILL BE SENT HOME
May 2027
SMTWTFS
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
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17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
- 7Early release
- 13PROGRESS REPORTS WILL BE SENT HOME
- 14No school
- 21Bad Weather Makeup Day
- 26Early release
- 27Early release
- 28Early release
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 12 | — | — | 65 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 |
| Spring break | March 15–19 | 5 | Monday, March 22 | 86 of 150 · Texas spring break 2027, by district |
| Last day of school | May 27 | — | — | 33 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
- 7
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 0
- Staff days, no students
- 6: Sep 25, Oct 9, Nov 13, Nov 23, Jan 4, Feb 12
- Early-release days
- 6: Nov 20, Dec 18, May 7, May 26, May 27, May 28
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Months with no day off
- August and April
- Longest run of school days
- 34, March 29 to May 13
- Same break dates as
- Anson Independent, Athens Independent, Azle Independent, Bartlett Independent, Burkburnett Independent, Coppell Independent, Coupland Independent, Cumby Independent, Dalhart Independent, Ennis Independent, Frenship Independent, Giddings Independent, Granger Independent, Hillsboro Independent, Hubbard Independent, Lewisville Independent, Monte Alto Independent, Ralls Independent, Rivercrest Independent, Round Rock Independent, Round Top-Carmine Independent, Snyder Independent, Van Alstyne Independent, Veribest Independent and Wall Independent
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 3–4 | Teacher work day, no students | — | New Staff Inservice |
| August 5–11 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Staff Development |
| August 12 | First day of school | — | First day of School |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | SCHOOL HOLIDAY: NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS OR STAFF |
| September 24 | REPORT CARDS WILL BE SENT HOME | — | REPORT CARDS WILL BE SENT HOME |
| September 25 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY- NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS |
| October 9 | Parent-teacher conferences, no school | 1 school day | PARENT CONFERENCE DAY (NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS) |
| October 9 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Staff Development - No Classes |
| October 12 | No school | 1 school day | SCHOOL HOLIDAY- NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS OR STAFF |
| November 5 | REPORT CARDS WILL BE SENT HOME | — | REPORT CARDS WILL BE SENT HOME |
| November 13 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | STAFF DEVELOPMENT- NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS |
| November 20 | Early release | — | Early Release Students Staff 1:45 |
| November 23 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Staff Development - No Classes |
| November 23–27 | Thanksgiving break | 5 school days | THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY BREAK- NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS |
| November 27 | Testing | — | High School EOC |
| November 30 | Testing | — | STAAR Testing Day |
| December 1–11 | Testing | — | STAAR Testing Day |
| December 3 | PROGRESS REPORTS WILL BE SENT HOME | — | PROGRESS REPORTS WILL BE SENT HOME |
| December 18 | Early release | — | Early Release for Students & Staff |
| December 18 | End of semester | — | End of 1st Semester |
| December 21 to January 1 | Winter break | 10 school days | CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY BREAK (NO SCHOOL STUDENTS OR STAFF) |
| January 4 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | STAFF DEVELOPMENT - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS |
| January 5 | New term begins | — | 2nd Semester Begins |
| January 7 | REPORT CARDS WILL BE SENT HOME | — | REPORT CARDS WILL BE SENT HOME |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | SCHOOL HOLIDAY- NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS OR STAFF |
| January 28 | PROGRESS REPORTS WILL BE SENT HOME | — | PROGRESS REPORTS WILL BE SENT HOME |
| February 12 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | STAFF DEVELOPMENT- NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS |
| February 15 | Presidents Day | 1 school day | SCHOOL HOLIDAY- NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS OR STAFF |
| February 25 | REPORT CARDS WILL BE SENT HOME | — | REPORT CARDS WILL BE SENT HOME |
| March 15–19 | Spring break | 5 school days | SPRING BREAK NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS OR STAFF |
| March 25 | PROGRESS REPORTS WILL BE SENT HOME | — | PROGRESS REPORTS WILL BE SENT HOME |
| March 26 | No school | 1 school day | SCHOOL HOLIDAY NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS OR STAFF |
| April 20 | Testing | — | Math STAAR 7th/8th Alg. I EOC |
| April 22 | REPORT CARDS WILL BE SENT HOME | — | REPORT CARDS WILL BE SENT HOME |
| May 7 | Early release | — | Early Release for Students |
| May 13 | PROGRESS REPORTS WILL BE SENT HOME | — | PROGRESS REPORTS WILL BE SENT HOME |
| May 14 | No school | 1 school day | SNOW DAY - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS |
| May 14 | Snow Day | — | Snow Day |
| May 21 | Bad Weather Makeup Day | — | Bad Weather Makeup Day |
| May 21 | No school | 1 school day | SNOW DAY - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS |
| May 21 | Snow Day | — | Snow Day |
| May 26 | Early release | — | Early Release for Students and Staff 1:00 |
| May 27 | Early release | — | Early Release for Students 1:00 & Staff 1:45 |
| May 27 | Graduation | — | Graduation |
| May 27 | Last day of school | — | LAST DAY OF SCHOOL / END OF 6TH SIX WEEKS |
| May 27 | REPORT CARDS WILL BE SENT HOME | — | REPORT CARDS WILL BE SENT HOME |
| May 28 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal for All Staff 1:45 |
| May 28 | Graduation | — | Graduation Day |
| May 28 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Staff Development/ Staff dismissed |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.dumasisd.org/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.dumasisd.org
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/14046/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.