Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Highland Independent school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 12; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break December 18 to January 4; spring break March 15–19; last day of school May 21.
Next time off
Oct 12
No school · October 12
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
31
across 10 separate closures
Last day of school
May 21
Friday
First day of school August 12; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break December 18 to January 4; Spring break March 15–19; Last day of school May 21;
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
- 3Staff day
- 4Staff day
- 5Staff day
- 6Staff day
- 7–10Staff day
- 11Staff day
- 12First day
- 28Progress Reports Due
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
- 21No school
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
- 2Homecoming Registration/Visitation
- 6Testing
- 9Progress Reports Due
- 12No school
- 15Testing
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
- 2No 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
- 17Early release
- 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 4Winter break
- 5Term starts
- 7Early release
- 8No school
- 29Progress Reports Due
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
- 12No school
- 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
- 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
- 6Testing
- 13Testing
- 20Testing
- 29Progress Reports Due
- 30Tentative Bad Weather 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
- 7Tentative Bad Weather Day
- 14Tentative Bad Weather Day
- 21Early 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 | December 18 to January 4 | 12 | Tuesday, January 5 | 7 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 21 | — | — | 6 of 105 · Texas last day of school 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break, December 18 to January 4 (12 school days)
- One-day closures
- 5
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 0
- Staff days, no students
- none published
- Early-release days
- 5: Nov 20, Dec 17, Jan 7, Mar 12, May 21
- Most days off in one month
- December, 10 school days
- Months with no day off
- August, April and May
- Longest run of school days
- 39, March 30 to May 21
- Same break dates as
- Avalon Independent, Highland Park Independent and Stanton Independent
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 3 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Staff Development Day |
| August 4 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Staff Development Day |
| August 5 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Staff Development Day |
| August 6 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Staff Development Day |
| August 7–10 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Staff Development Day |
| August 11 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Staff Development Day |
| August 12 | First day of school | — | 🏫First Day of School |
| August 28 | Progress Reports Due | — | Progress Reports Due |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | School Holiday |
| September 21 | No school | 1 school day | Student Holiday / Staff PLC Day |
| October 2 | Homecoming Registration/Visitation | — | Homecoming Registration/Visitation |
| October 6 | Testing | — | ACT Test @ Highland |
| October 9 | Progress Reports Due | — | Progress Reports Due |
| October 12 | No school | 1 school day | School Holiday |
| October 15 | Testing | — | PSAT @ Highland |
| November 2 | No school | 1 school day | School Holiday |
| November 20 | Early release | — | Early Release |
| November 20 | Progress Reports Due | — | Progress Reports Due |
| November 23–27 | Thanksgiving break | 5 school days | 🦃Thanksgiving Holiday |
| December 17 | Early release | — | Early Release |
| December 18 to January 4 | Winter break | 12 school days | ☃️Christmas Holiday; Dec 18: 🎄Christmas Holiday; Dec 21–25: 🎅Christmas Holiday; Jan 4: Student Holiday / Staff PLC Day |
| January 5 | New term begins | — | 🏫First Day of Spring Semester |
| January 7 | Early release | — | Early Release |
| January 8 | No school | 1 school day | School Holiday |
| January 29 | Progress Reports Due | — | Progress Reports Due |
| February 12 | No school | 1 school day | Student Holiday / Staff PLC Day |
| February 15 | Presidents Day | 1 school day | School Holiday |
| March 12 | Early release | — | Early Release |
| March 12 | Progress Reports Due | — | Progress Reports Due |
| March 15–19 | Spring break | 5 school days | 🌷Spring Break |
| March 26–29 | No school | 2 school days | School Holiday |
| April 6 | Testing | — | ⭐STAAR EOC: English 1 & 2 |
| April 13 | Testing | — | ⭐STAAR EOC: US History (11th Grade) |
| April 20 | Testing | — | ⭐STAAR EOC: Algebra 1 |
| April 29 | Progress Reports Due | — | Progress Reports Due |
| April 30 | Tentative Bad Weather Day | — | Tentative Bad Weather Day |
| May 7 | Tentative Bad Weather Day | — | Tentative Bad Weather Day |
| May 14 | Tentative Bad Weather Day | — | Tentative Bad Weather Day |
| May 21 | Early release | — | Early Release |
| May 21 | Last day of school | — | 🏫Last Day of School! |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.highland.esc14.net/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.highland.esc14.net
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/26417/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.