Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Grady Independent school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break and one more day off December 21 to January 5; spring break March 15–19; last day of school May 13.
Next time off
Oct 16
No school · October 16–19
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
37
across 16 separate closures
Last day of school
May 13
Thursday
Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break + 1 more day off December 21 to January 5; Spring break March 15–19; Last day of school May 13;
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
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
- 28Early release
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
- 21Staff 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
- 5No school
- 16–19No school
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
- 2Staff day
- 6No school
- 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
- 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
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
- to 4Winter break
- 5Staff day
- 15No school
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
- 1No school
- 15Staff day
- 22No school
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
- 12Early release
- 15–19Spring break
- 26–29No 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
- 5Staff day
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
- 3No school
- 13Last day
- 14–19Staff day
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 5 | 12 | Wednesday, January 6 | 29 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 13 | — | — | 3 of 105 · Texas last day of school 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break + 1 more day off, December 21 to January 5 (12 school days)
- One-day closures
- 11
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 0
- Staff days, no students
- 5: Sep 21, Nov 2, Jan 5, Feb 15, Apr 5
- Early-release days
- 4: Aug 28, Nov 20, Dec 18, Mar 12
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Longest run of school days
- 19, April 6 to April 30
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 28 | Early release | — | Early Release |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | No School |
| September 21 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Staff Development: No School |
| October 5 | No school | 1 school day | No School |
| October 16–19 | No school | 2 school days | No School |
| November 2 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Staff Development: No School |
| November 6 | No school | 1 school day | No School |
| November 20 | Early release | — | Early Release |
| November 23–27 | Thanksgiving break | 5 school days | Thanksgiving Break |
| December 18 | Early release | — | Early Release/End 3rd 6 Weeks |
| December 21 to January 4 | Winter break | 11 school days | Christmas Break |
| January 5 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Staff Development: No School |
| January 15 | No school | 1 school day | Martin County Livestock Show: No School |
| February 1 | No school | 1 school day | No School |
| February 15 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Staff Development: No School |
| February 22 | No school | 1 school day | No School |
| March 12 | Early release | — | Early Release |
| March 15–19 | Spring break | 5 school days | Spring Break |
| March 26–29 | No school | 2 school days | No School |
| April 5 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Staff Development: No School |
| May 3 | No school | 1 school day | No School |
| May 13 | Last day of school | — | Last Day of School/Early Release |
| May 14–19 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Staff Development |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.gradyisd.org/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.gradyisd.org
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/2226/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.