Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Howe Independent school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: fall break and one more day off October 9–13; 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 20.
Next time off
Oct 9
Fall break + 1 more day off · October 9–13
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
28
across 7 separate closures
Last day of school
May 20
Thursday
Fall break + 1 more day off October 9–13; 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 20;
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.
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
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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
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26
27
28
29
30
31
- 9Staff day
- 12–13Fall break
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
- 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 1Winter break
- 4Staff 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
- 12Staff day
- 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
- 15–19Spring 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
- 6–30Testing
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
- 4–5Testing
- 11–12Testing
- 14Bad Weather Day
- 20Last day
- 21Staff 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall break + 1 more day off | October 9–13 | 3 | Wednesday, October 14 | 3 of 43 · Texas fall break 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 20 | — | — | 34 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
- 2
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 0
- Staff days, no students
- 3: Oct 9, Jan 4, Feb 12
- Early-release days
- 1: Dec 18
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Longest run of school days
- 39, March 29 to May 20
- Same break dates as
- McKinney Independent
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | Labor Day NO SCHOOL |
| October 9 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Staff Development Day NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS |
| October 12–13 | Fall break | 2 school days | Fall Break NO SCHOOL |
| November 23–27 | Thanksgiving break | 5 school days | Thanksgiving Break NO SCHOOL |
| December 18 | Early release | — | Early Release Day |
| December 21 to January 1 | Winter break | 10 school days | Christmas Break NO SCHOOL |
| January 4 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teacher Work Day- NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS |
| February 12 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Staff Development Day- NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS |
| February 15 | Presidents Day | 1 school day | Presidents Day- NO SCHOOL |
| March 15–19 | Spring break | 5 school days | Spring Break- NO SCHOOL |
| March 26 | No school | 1 school day | Good Friday- NO SCHOOL |
| April 6–30 | Testing | — | State Testing Dates |
| May 4–5 | Testing | — | State Testing Days |
| May 11–12 | Testing | — | State Testing Days |
| May 14 | Bad Weather Day | — | Bad Weather Day |
| May 20 | Last day of school | — | Last Day of School for Students! |
| May 21 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Teacher Work Day- NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.howeisd.net/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.howeisd.net
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/20419/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.