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Read from the district on October 8, 2026

Glasscock County Independent school calendar, 2026–2027

Key dates for 2026–2027: Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break December 21 to January 11; spring break March 15–19; last day of school May 20.

Next time off Nov 23 Thanksgiving break · November 23–27 As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year 31 across 8 separate closures
Last day of school May 20 Thursday
Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break December 21 to January 11; Spring break March 15–19; Last day of school May 20;
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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
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30
31
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31
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5
  • 3–4New Teacher Orientation

September 2026

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30
31
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20
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30
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  • 7Labor Day
  • 18Early release
  • 21Term starts

October 2026

SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
1
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9
10
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31
  • 7Testing
  • 9Early release
  • 20Testing
  • 21Testing
  • 22Testing
  • 30Early release

November 2026

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1
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30
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  • 2Term starts
  • 6Early release
  • 19Thanksgiving Meal
  • 23–27Thanksgiving break

December 2026

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29
30
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5
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  • 18Semester ends
  • 21 onWinter break

January 2027

SMTWTFS
27
28
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31
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31
1
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  • to 11Winter break
  • 12Term starts
  • 18MLK Day

February 2027

SMTWTFS
31
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9
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28
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  • 5No school
  • 15Presidents Day
  • 19Early release
  • 22Term starts
  • 24Testing

March 2027

SMTWTFS
28
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9
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27
28
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31
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  • 2Testing
  • 15–19Spring break
  • 26No school

April 2027

SMTWTFS
28
29
30
31
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4
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6
7
8
9
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28
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30
1
  • 5Testing
  • 9Early release
  • 12Term starts
  • 13Testing
  • 20Testing
  • 23Bad Weather Day

May 2027

SMTWTFS
25
26
27
28
29
30
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  • 14Bad Weather Day
  • 20Early release
  • 21Graduation
School break Holiday, no school Early release Term milestone

Key dates

Key dates · 2026–2027
WhatDatesSchool daysBack to schoolSame dates in Texas
Thanksgiving breakNovember 23–275Monday, November 30129 of 148 · Texas Thanksgiving break 2026, by district
Winter breakDecember 21 to January 1116Tuesday, January 121 of 151 · Texas winter break 2026–27, by district
Spring breakMarch 15–195Monday, March 2286 of 150 · Texas spring break 2027, by district
Last day of schoolMay 20——34 of 105 · Texas last day of school 2027, by district
Longest closure
Winter break, December 21 to January 11 (16 school days)
One-day closures
5
Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
0
Staff days, no students
none published
Early-release days
7: Sep 18, Oct 9, Oct 30, Nov 6, Feb 19, Apr 9 and 1 more
Most days off in one month
December, 9 school days
Longest run of school days
54, September 8 to November 20

Longest winter break of the 151 Texas districts we read: 16 school days, December 21 to January 11.

Every date

Every published date · Glasscock County Independent · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
August 3New Student Registration—New Student Registration
August 3–4New Teacher Orientation—New Teacher Orientation
September 7Labor Day1 school dayStudent/Staff Holiday
September 18Early release—Early Release for Students/Staff Learning
September 18End of grading period—Last Day of the First Six Weeks
September 21New term begins—First Day of the Second Six Weeks
October 7Testing—Fall ACT: Seniors
October 9Early release—Early Release Staff/Students
October 20Testing—Qualifying Juniors
October 21Testing—Freshmen
October 22Testing—Fall SAT: Seniors
October 30Early release—EARLY RELEASE FOR STUDENT/Staff Learning
October 30End of grading period—Last Day of the Second Six Weeks
November 2New term begins—First Day of the Third Six Weeks
November 6Early release—Early Release for Students/Staff Learning
November 19Thanksgiving Meal—Thanksgiving Meal
November 23–27Thanksgiving break5 school daysStudent/Staff Holiday
December 18End of semester—Last Day of the First Semester
December 21 to January 11Winter break16 school daysStudent Holiday/Staff Work Day; Dec 21–Jan 8: Student/Staff Holiday
January 12New term begins—First Day of the Fourth Six Weeks
January 18Martin Luther King Jr. Day1 school dayStudent/Staff Holiday
February 5No school1 school dayStudent Holiday/Staff Learning
February 15Presidents Day1 school dayStudent/Staff Holiday
February 19Early release—Early Release Students/Staff Learning
February 22New term begins—First Day of the Fifth Six Weeks
February 24Testing—Spring ACT: Juniors & Seniors
March 2Testing—Spring SAT: Juniors & Seniors
March 15–19Spring break5 school daysSpring Break
March 26No school1 school dayStudent/Staff Holiday
April 5Testing—STAAR EOC - ENG 1 & ENG 2
April 9Early release—Early Release Students/Staff Learning
April 9End of grading period—Last Day of the Fifth Six Weeks
April 12New term begins—First Day of the Sixth Six Weeks
April 13Testing—STAAR 5th--8th Science / EOC Biology
April 20Testing—STAAR EOC Algebra 1
April 23Bad Weather Day—Bad Weather Day
May 14Bad Weather Day—Bad Weather Day
May 20Early release—Early Release Students/Staff
May 20Last day of school—Last Day of School
May 21Graduation—Graduation @ 7:00 pm - Auditorium
May 21Staff Work Day—Staff Work Day

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://www.gckats.net/events (the source)
  2. District website: https://www.gckats.net
  3. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/2358/cms/events

How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.

Other Texas districts

Austin Independent: 31 school days off Burkburnett Independent: 31 school days off Cypress-Fairbanks Independent: 31 school days off Dalhart Independent: 31 school days off