Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Forsan Independent school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 12; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break and two more days off December 17 to January 4; spring break March 12–19.
Next time off
Oct 16
No school · October 16
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
38
across 17 separate closures
First day of school
August 12
Wednesday
First day of school August 12; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break + 2 more days off December 17 to January 4; Spring break March 12–19;
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
13
14
15
16
17
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27
28
29
30
31
1
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4
5
- 4–11Staff day
- 12First day
- 28No school
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
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
- 16No school
- 28Testing
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
- 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
- 16Early release
- 17Staff day
- 18 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 1Winter break
- 4Staff day
- 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
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
- 3Testing
- 12–19Spring break
- 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
- 2Staff day
- 9No school
- 16No school
- 23No school
- 30No school
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
- 7No school
- 14No school
- 20Early release
- 21Graduation
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 | — | — | 72 of 144 · Texas first day of school 2026, by district |
| Thanksgiving break | November 23–27 | 5 | Monday, November 30 | 132 of 151 · Texas Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break + 2 more days off | December 17 to January 4 | 13 | Tuesday, January 5 | 11 of 154 · Texas winter break 2026–27, by district |
| Spring break | March 12–19 | 6 | Monday, March 22 | 12 of 153 · Texas spring break 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break + 2 more days off, December 17 to January 4 (13 school days)
- One-day closures
- 14
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 1
- Staff days, no students
- 4: Dec 17, Jan 4, Apr 2, May 21
- Early-release days
- 3: Nov 20, Dec 16, May 20
- Most days off in one month
- December, 11 school days
- Same break dates as
- Plains Independent
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 4–11 | Teacher work day, no students | — | INSERVICE |
| August 12 | First day of school | — | 1st Day of School |
| August 28 | No school | 1 school day | HOLIDAY |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | HOLIDAY |
| October 16 | No school | 1 school day | HOLIDAY |
| October 28 | Testing | — | SR ACT |
| November 20 | Early release | — | Early Release |
| November 23–27 | Thanksgiving break | 5 school days | Thanksgiving Break |
| December 16 | Early release | — | Early Release / End- 3rd 6 Weeks |
| December 17 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | INSERVICE |
| December 18 to January 1 | Winter break | 11 school days | Christmas Break; Dec 18: HOLIDAY |
| January 4 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | INSERVICE/WORK DAY |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | HOLIDAY |
| February 15 | Presidents Day | 1 school day | HOLIDAY |
| March 3 | Testing | — | Junior ACT |
| March 12–19 | Spring break | 6 school days | SPRING BREAK; Mar 12: HOLIDAY |
| March 26 | No school | 1 school day | HOLIDAY |
| April 2 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | INSERVICE |
| April 9 | No school | 1 school day | HOLIDAY |
| April 16 | No school | 1 school day | HOLIDAY |
| April 23 | No school | 1 school day | HOLIDAY |
| April 30 | No school | 1 school day | HOLIDAY |
| May 7 | No school | 1 school day | HOLIDAY |
| May 14 | No school | 1 school day | HOLIDAY |
| May 20 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal |
| May 21 | Graduation | — | Forsan High School Graduation |
| May 21 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | INSERVICE |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://forsan.esc18.net/events (the source)
- District website: https://forsan.esc18.net
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/5024/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.