Read from the district on November 4, 2026
Plano Independent school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 11; 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 21.
Next time off
Nov 23
Thanksgiving break · November 23–27
As of November 4, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
33
across 9 separate closures
Last day of school
May 21
Friday
First day of school August 11; 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 21;
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.
August 2026
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- 11First day
September 2026
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- 7Labor Day
October 2026
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- 12–14No school
- 15–16Staff day
November 2026
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- 3Staff day
- 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
- 5Term starts
- 18MLK Day
February 2027
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- 15–16Staff day
March 2027
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- 15–19Spring break
- 26No school
- 29Staff day
April 2027
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May 2027
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- 21Last 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 11 | — | — | 12 of 146 · Texas first day of school 2026, by district |
| Thanksgiving break | November 23–27 | 5 | Monday, November 30 | 136 of 155 · Texas Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break + 1 more day off | December 21 to January 4 | 11 | Tuesday, January 5 | 71 of 156 · Texas winter break 2026–27, by district |
| Spring break | March 15–19 | 5 | Monday, March 22 | 88 of 155 · Texas spring break 2027, by district |
| Last day of school | May 21 | — | — | 7 of 109 · 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
- 3
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 1
- Staff days, no students
- 5: Oct 15, Nov 3, Jan 4, Feb 15, Mar 29
- Early-release days
- none published
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Months with no day off
- August, April and May
- Longest run of school days
- 39, March 30 to May 21
- Same break dates as
- Anson Independent, Athens Independent, Azle Independent, Bartlett Independent, Bowie 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, Monte Alto 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 11 | First day of school | — | First Day of Classes for Students |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | Student and Teacher Holiday |
| October 12–14 | No school | 3 school days | Student and Teacher Holiday |
| October 15–16 | Teacher work day, no students | 2 school days | Student Holiday / Staff Development / Work Day |
| November 3 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Student Holiday / Staff Development / Work Day |
| November 23–27 | Thanksgiving break | 5 school days | Thanksgiving Break (Student and Teacher Holiday) |
| December 18 | End of semester | — | Last Day of First Semester | EARLY RELEASE |
| December 21 to January 1 | Winter break | 10 school days | Winter Break (Student and Teacher Holiday) |
| January 4 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Student Holiday / Staff Development / Work Day |
| January 5 | New term begins | — | Classes Resume – Start of Second Semester |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | Student and Teacher Holiday |
| February 15–16 | Teacher work day, no students | 2 school days | Student Holiday / Staff Development / Work Day |
| March 15–19 | Spring break | 5 school days | Spring Break (Student and Teacher Holiday) |
| March 26 | No school | 1 school day | Student and Teacher Holiday |
| March 29 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Student Holiday / Staff Development / Work Day |
| May 21 | Last day of school | — | Last Day of Classes for Students | EARLY RELEASE |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.pisd.edu/about-our-district/calendar (the source)
- District website: https://www.pisd.edu
- District’s PDF calendar read on November 4, 2026:
https://www.pisd.edu/fs/resource-manager/view/9f41d754-431f-444a-9145-f5f7583fefd5— every date on this page is a line of that PDF, read twice by independent methods and published only where both readings agree
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.