Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Monte Alto Independent school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 10; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break and two more days off December 18 to January 4; spring break March 15–19; last day of school May 27.
Next time off
Nov 11
Veterans Day · November 11
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
29
across 9 separate closures
Last day of school
May 27
Thursday
First day of school August 10; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break + 2 more days off December 18 to January 4; Spring break March 15–19; Last day of school May 27;
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: term milestones.
July 2026
SMTWTFS
28
29
30
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2
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31
1
- 30New Teacher Orientation
August 2026
SMTWTFS
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
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8
9
10
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31
1
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5
- 3–6Staff day
- 7Staff Work Days
- 10First day
September 2026
SMTWTFS
30
31
1
2
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4
5
6
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9
10
11
12
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15
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20
21
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23
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26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
- 4Bad Weather Day
- 7Labor Day
- 25Staff day
October 2026
SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
1
2
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4
5
6
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8
9
10
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27
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31
- 9Bad Weather Day
November 2026
SMTWTFS
1
2
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5
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9
10
11
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15
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27
28
29
30
1
2
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5
- 11Veterans Day
- 13Staff day
- 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
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24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
- 18Staff day
- 21 onWinter break
January 2027
SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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9
10
11
12
13
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19
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21
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27
28
29
30
31
1
2
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5
6
- to 1Winter break
- 4Staff day
- 5Staff Work Days
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
- 1Staff day
- 12–15Bad Weather 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
- 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
May 2027
SMTWTFS
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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9
10
11
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16
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19
20
21
22
23
24
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26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
- 27Last day
- 28Graduation
School break
Holiday, no school
Staff day, no students
Term milestone
Key dates
| What | Dates | School days | Back to school | Same dates in Texas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school | August 10 | — | — | 11 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 + 2 more days off | December 18 to January 4 | 12 | 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 27 | — | — | 33 of 105 · Texas last day of school 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break + 2 more days off, December 18 to January 4 (12 school days)
- One-day closures
- 5
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 1
- Staff days, no students
- 5: Sep 25, Nov 13, Dec 18, Jan 4, Feb 1
- Early-release days
- none published
- Most days off in one month
- December, 10 school days
- Months with no day off
- August, October, April and May
- Longest run of school days
- 43, March 30 to May 27
- Same break dates as
- Anson Independent, Athens Independent, Azle Independent, Bartlett Independent, Burkburnett Independent, Coppell Independent, Coupland Independent, Cumby Independent, Dalhart Independent, Dumas Independent, Ennis Independent, Frenship Independent, Giddings Independent, Granger Independent, Hillsboro Independent, Hubbard Independent, Lewisville Independent, Ralls Independent, Rivercrest Independent, Round Rock Independent, Round Top-Carmine Independent, Snyder Independent, Van Alstyne Independent, Veribest Independent and Wall Independent
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 30 | New Teacher Orientation | — | New Teacher Orientation |
| August 3–6 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Professional Development |
| August 7 | Staff Work Days | — | Staff Work Days |
| August 10 | First day of school | — | First day of school |
| September 4 | Bad Weather Day | — | Bad Weather Day |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | Labor day |
| September 25 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Professional Development |
| October 9 | Bad Weather Day | — | Bad Weather Day |
| November 11 | Veterans Day | 1 school day | Veterans Day |
| November 13 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Professional Development |
| November 23–27 | Thanksgiving break | 5 school days | Thanksgiving Break |
| December 18 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Professional Development |
| December 21 to January 1 | Winter break | 10 school days | Winter Break |
| January 4 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Professional Development |
| January 5 | Staff Work Days | — | Staff Work Days |
| February 1 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Professional Development |
| February 12–15 | Bad Weather Day | — | Bad Weather Day |
| March 15–19 | Spring break | 5 school days | Spring Break |
| March 26–29 | No school | 2 school days | Easter Break |
| May 27 | Last day of school | — | Last day of school |
| May 28 | Graduation | — | MAECHS Graduation Day |
| May 28 | Staff Work Days | — | Staff Work Days |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.montealtoisd.org/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.montealtoisd.org
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/11392/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.