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Read from the district on October 8, 2026

Johnson City Independent school calendar, 2026–2027

Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 10; Thanksgiving break and one more day off November 23–30; winter break and one more day off December 21 to January 11; spring break and one more day off March 12–19.

Next time off Oct 12 Teacher work day, no students · October 12 As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year 45 across 19 separate closures
First day of school August 10 Monday
First day of school August 10; Thanksgiving break + 1 more day off November 23–30; Winter break + 1 more day off December 21 to January 11; Spring break + 1 more day off March 12–19;
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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

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  • 10First day
  • 13–14Staff day

September 2026

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  • 7Labor Day
  • 21Staff day

October 2026

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  • 2No school
  • 12Staff day

November 2026

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  • 2No school
  • 11Veterans Day
  • 23–27Thanksgiving break
  • 30Staff day

December 2026

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  • 1Testing
  • 2Testing
  • 3Testing
  • 9No school
  • 16–18Testing
  • 21 onWinter break

January 2027

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  • to 8Winter break
  • 11Staff day
  • 18MLK Day

February 2027

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  • 5Staff day
  • 15Presidents Day

March 2027

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  • 12Staff day
  • 15–19Spring break
  • 26No school

April 2027

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  • 9No school
  • 23Staff day

May 2027

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  • 3No school
  • 20Early release
  • 21Staff day
School break Holiday, no school Staff day, no students Early release Term milestone

Key dates

Key dates · 2026–2027
WhatDatesSchool daysBack to schoolSame dates in Texas
First day of schoolAugust 10——11 of 133 · Texas first day of school 2026, by district
Thanksgiving break + 1 more day offNovember 23–306Tuesday, December 1129 of 148 · Texas Thanksgiving break 2026, by district
Winter break + 1 more day offDecember 21 to January 1116Tuesday, January 126 of 151 · Texas winter break 2026–27, by district
Spring break + 1 more day offMarch 12–196Monday, March 2286 of 150 · Texas spring break 2027, by district
Longest closure
Winter break + 1 more day off, December 21 to January 11 (16 school days)
One-day closures
15
Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
3
Staff days, no students
9: Aug 13, Sep 21, Oct 12, Nov 30, Jan 11, Feb 5 and 3 more
Early-release days
2: Dec 18, May 20
Most days off in one month
December, 10 school days
Same break dates as
Hico Independent

Every date

Every published date · Johnson City Independent · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
August 10First day of school—First Day of School
August 13–14Teacher work day, no students2 school daysTeacher Inservice
September 7Labor Day1 school dayStaff/Student Holiday
September 21Teacher work day, no students1 school dayStaff PD/ Workday (Student Holiday)
October 2No school1 school dayStaff/Student Holiday
October 12Teacher work day, no students1 school dayStaff PD/ Workday (Student Holiday)
November 2No school1 school dayComp Day or Staff Workday (Student Holiday)
November 11Veterans Day1 school dayVeterans Day
November 23–27Thanksgiving break5 school daysThanksgiving Break-Staff/Student Holiday
November 30Teacher work day, no students1 school dayStaff PD/ Workday (Student Holiday)
December 1Testing—HS December EOCs
December 2Testing—HS December EOCs
December 3Testing—December EOCs
December 9No school1 school dayStudent Holiday. Hosting Elem and MS UIL Academic Meet
December 16–18Testing—HS Final Exams
December 18Early release—Student Early Release
December 21 to January 8Winter break15 school daysChristmas Break-Staff/Student Holiday
January 11Teacher work day, no students1 school dayStaff PD/ Workday (Student Holiday)
January 18Martin Luther King Jr. Day1 school dayStaff/Student Holiday
February 5Teacher work day, no students1 school dayStaff PD/ Workday (Student Holiday)
February 15Presidents Day1 school dayStaff/Student Holiday
March 12Teacher work day, no students1 school dayStaff PD/ Workday (Student Holiday)
March 15–19Spring break5 school daysSpring Break
March 26No school1 school dayStaff/ Student Holiday
April 9No school1 school dayStaff/ Student Holiday
April 23Teacher work day, no students1 school dayStaff PD/ Workday (Student Holiday)
May 3No school1 school dayStaff/ Student Holiday
May 20Early release—Student Early Release
May 21Teacher work day, no students1 school dayStaff PD/ Workday (Student Holiday)

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://www.jc.txed.net/events (the source)
  2. District website: https://www.jc.txed.net
  3. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/10014/cms/events

How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.

Other Texas districts

Leverett's Chapel Independent: 45 school days off Rotan Independent: 44 school days off Westbrook Independent: 46 school days off Socorro Independent: 43 school days off