SchoolDates
Read from the district on October 8, 2026

Jayton-Girard Independent school calendar, 2026–2027

Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 13; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break and one more day off December 21 to January 4; spring break March 12–19; last day of school May 20.

Next time off Oct 12 Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day · October 12 As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year 36 across 17 separate closures
Last day of school May 20 Thursday
First day of school August 13; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break + 1 more day off December 21 to January 4; Spring break March 12–19; Last day of school May 20;
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Month by month

Days off: school breaks, holidays and staff days. Not days off: term milestones.

August 2026

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  • 11Open House
  • 13First day

September 2026

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  • 7Labor Day
  • 21Staff day
  • 29Testing

October 2026

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  • 12Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day

November 2026

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  • 2Staff day
  • 11Veterans Day Reception
  • 23–27Thanksgiving break

December 2026

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  • 18Semester ends
  • 21 onWinter break

January 2027

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  • to 1Winter break
  • 4Staff day
  • 8No school

February 2027

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  • 15Staff day
  • 19No school
  • 23Testing
  • 26No school

March 2027

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  • 12–19Spring break
  • 26Good Friday/School Holiday
  • 29No school

April 2027

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  • 2Staff day
  • 23No school
  • 30No school

May 2027

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  • 7No school
  • 14No school
  • 20Last day
  • 21Graduation
School break Holiday, no school Staff day, no students Term milestone

Key dates

Key dates · 2026–2027
WhatDatesSchool daysBack to schoolSame dates in Texas
First day of schoolAugust 13——11 of 133 · Texas first day of school 2026, by district
Thanksgiving breakNovember 23–275Monday, November 30129 of 148 · Texas Thanksgiving break 2026, by district
Winter break + 1 more day offDecember 21 to January 411Tuesday, January 569 of 151 · Texas winter break 2026–27, by district
Spring breakMarch 12–196Monday, March 2211 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 + 1 more day off, December 21 to January 4 (11 school days)
One-day closures
14
Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
0
Staff days, no students
5: Sep 21, Nov 2, Jan 4, Feb 15, Apr 2
Early-release days
none published
Most days off in one month
December, 9 school days
Months with no day off
August
Longest run of school days
25, January 11 to February 12
Same break dates as
Follett Independent and Rotan Independent

Every date

Every published date · Jayton-Girard Independent · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
August 11Open House—Open House
August 13First day of school—First Day of School
September 7Labor Day1 school dayLabor Day--School Holiday
September 21Teacher work day, no students1 school day12:30 Release/Staff Development PM
September 29Testing—Pre-ACT 8th-10th
October 12Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day1 school dayColumbus Day--School Holiday
November 2Teacher work day, no students1 school day12:30 Release/Staff Development PM
November 11Veterans Day Reception—Veterans Day Reception
November 23–27Thanksgiving break5 school daysThanksgiving Break
December 18End of semester—12:30 Release/End of 1st Semester
December 21 to January 1Winter break10 school daysChristmas Break
January 4Teacher work day, no students1 school dayStaff Development/Student Holiday
January 8No school1 school dayStock Show--Student Holiday
February 15Teacher work day, no students1 school dayStaff Development/Student Holiday
February 19No school1 school daySchool Holiday
February 23Testing—ACT 10th-12th
February 26No school1 school daySchool Holiday
March 12–19Spring break6 school daysSpring Break; Mar 12: School Holiday
March 26Good Friday/School Holiday—Good Friday/School Holiday
March 29No school1 school dayEaster Monday/School Holiday
April 2Teacher work day, no students1 school dayStaff Development/Student Holiday
April 23No school1 school daySchool Holiday
April 30No school1 school daySchool Holiday
May 7No school1 school daySchool Holiday
May 14No school1 school daySchool Holiday
May 20Last day of school—Last Day of School /12:30 Release
May 21Graduation—Graduation

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://www.jaytonjaybirds.com/events (the source)
  2. District website: https://www.jaytonjaybirds.com
  3. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/25977/cms/events

How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.

Other Texas districts

Aubrey Independent: 36 school days off Azle Independent: 36 school days off Bartlett Independent: 36 school days off Big Sandy Independent: 36 school days off