Read from the district on October 8, 2026
New Waverly Independent school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 10; Thanksgiving break November 20–27; winter break and one more day off December 18 to January 4; spring break March 12–19; last day of school May 26.
Next time off
Oct 9
No school · October 9
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
54
across 31 separate closures
Last day of school
May 26
Wednesday
First day of school August 10; Thanksgiving break November 20–27; Winter break + 1 more day off December 18 to January 4; Spring break March 12–19; Last day of school May 26;
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
1
2
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14
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31
1
- 21Student Registration
August 2026
SMTWTFS
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
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4
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9
10
11
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31
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5
- 3–7Staff day
- 10First day
September 2026
SMTWTFS
30
31
1
2
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6
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8
9
10
11
12
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15
16
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18
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20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
- 4No school
- 7Labor Day
- 11No school
- 18Staff day
- 25No school
October 2026
SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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16
17
18
19
20
21
22
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26
27
28
29
30
31
- 2No school
- 9No school
- 16No school
- 23No school
- 30Staff day
November 2026
SMTWTFS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
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15
16
17
18
19
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22
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25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
- 6No school
- 13Staff day
- 20–27Thanksgiving 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
- 4No school
- 11No school
- 18 onWinter break
January 2027
SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
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17
18
19
20
21
22
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24
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26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
- to 1Winter break
- 4Staff day
- 8No school
- 15No school
- 18MLK Day
- 22No school
- 29Staff 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
- 5No school
- 12No school
- 19Staff day
- 26No school
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
- 5Staff day
- 12–19Spring 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
- 2No school
- 30No school
May 2027
SMTWTFS
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
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21
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27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
- 7No school
- 14No school
- 21No school
- 26Last day
- 27Staff day
- 28Graduation
- 31Memorial Day
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 20–27 | 6 | Monday, November 30 | 6 of 148 · Texas Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break + 1 more day off | December 18 to January 4 | 12 | Tuesday, January 5 | 10 of 151 · Texas winter break 2026–27, by district |
| Spring break | March 12–19 | 6 | Monday, March 22 | 11 of 150 · Texas spring break 2027, by district |
| Last day of school | May 26 | — | — | 11 of 105 · Texas last day of school 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break + 1 more day off, December 18 to January 4 (12 school days)
- One-day closures
- 26
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 0
- Staff days, no students
- 7: Sep 18, Oct 30, Nov 13, Jan 4, Jan 29, Feb 19 and 1 more
- Early-release days
- none published
- Most days off in one month
- December, 12 school days
- Months with no day off
- August
- Longest run of school days
- 19, August 10 to September 3
- Same break dates as
- Terrell Independent
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 21 | Student Registration | — | Student Registration |
| August 3–7 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Staff Inservice; NO STUDENTS |
| August 6 | 9th Grade Orientation/Extracurricular Showcase | — | 9th Grade Orientation/Extracurricular Showcase |
| August 10 | First day of school | — | First Day of School |
| September 4 | No school | 1 school day | School Closed |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | School Closed - Labor Day |
| September 11 | No school | 1 school day | School Closed |
| September 18 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Staff Inservice; NO STUDENTS |
| September 25 | No school | 1 school day | School Closed |
| October 2 | No school | 1 school day | School Closed |
| October 9 | No school | 1 school day | School Closed |
| October 16 | No school | 1 school day | School Closed |
| October 23 | No school | 1 school day | School Closed |
| October 30 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Staff Inservice; NO STUDENTS |
| November 6 | No school | 1 school day | School Closed |
| November 13 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Staff Inservice; NO STUDENTS |
| November 20–27 | Thanksgiving break | 6 school days | No School - Thanksgiving Break; Nov 20: Staff Exchange; NO STUDENTS |
| December 4 | No school | 1 school day | School Closed |
| December 11 | No school | 1 school day | School Closed |
| December 18 to January 1 | Winter break | 11 school days | School Closed - Christmas Break; Dec 18: Staff Exchange; NO STUDENTS |
| January 4 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Staff Inservice; NO STUDENTS |
| January 8 | No school | 1 school day | School Closed |
| January 15 | No school | 1 school day | School Closed |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | School Closed - Martin Luther King Day |
| January 22 | No school | 1 school day | Staff Exchange; NO STUDENTS |
| January 29 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teacher Inservice, NO STUDENTS |
| February 5 | No school | 1 school day | School Closed |
| February 12 | No school | 1 school day | School Closed |
| February 19 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Staff Inservice; NO STUDENTS |
| February 26 | No school | 1 school day | School Closed/Bad Weather Day |
| March 5 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Staff Inservice; NO STUDENTS |
| March 12–19 | Spring break | 6 school days | School Closed - Spring Break; Mar 12: Staff Exchange; NO STUDENTS |
| March 26 | No school | 1 school day | School Closed |
| April 2 | No school | 1 school day | School Closed |
| April 30 | No school | 1 school day | School Closed |
| May 7 | No school | 1 school day | School Closed |
| May 14 | No school | 1 school day | School Closed |
| May 21 | No school | 1 school day | School Closed/Bad Weather Day |
| May 26 | Last day of school | — | Last Day of School |
| May 27 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Staff Inservice; NO STUDENTS |
| May 28 | Graduation | — | 2027 High School Graduation |
| May 28 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Staff Inservice; NO STUDENTS |
| May 31 | Memorial Day | — | School Closed - Memorial Day |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.new-waverly.k12.tx.us/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.new-waverly.k12.tx.us
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/4386/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.