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Read from the district on October 8, 2026

Quinlan Independent school calendar, 2026–2027

Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 10; Thanksgiving break November 23–26; winter break December 21–24; spring break March 15–18.

Next time off Oct 9 Teacher work day, no students · October 9 As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year 28 across 14 separate closures
First day of school August 10 Monday
First day of school August 10; Thanksgiving break November 23–26; Winter break December 21–24; Spring break March 15–18;
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Month by month

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

August 2026

SMTWTFS
26
27
28
29
30
31
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31
1
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5
  • 3Staff day
  • 4–7Staff day
  • 10First day
  • 28Staff day

September 2026

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30
31
1
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5
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7
8
9
10
11
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30
1
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  • 7Labor Day

October 2026

SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
1
2
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6
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8
9
10
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13
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18
19
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21
22
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27
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30
31
  • 8End of quarter
  • 9Staff day

November 2026

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1
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8
9
10
11
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17
18
19
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25
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27
28
29
30
1
2
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4
5
  • 13Staff day
  • 23–26Thanksgiving break
  • 30 onTesting

December 2026

SMTWTFS
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
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8
9
10
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27
28
29
30
31
1
2
  • to 3Testing
  • 7–10Testing
  • 11Staff day
  • 17End of quarter
  • 21–24Winter break
  • 28–31Winter break

January 2027

SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
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5
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8
9
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11
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27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
  • 15Staff day
  • 18MLK 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
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5
6
  • 19Staff day

March 2027

SMTWTFS
28
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5
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9
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26
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28
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30
31
1
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  • 5Staff day
  • 11End of quarter
  • 15–18Spring break

April 2027

SMTWTFS
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
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14
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18
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28
29
30
1
  • 2Bad Weather Day
  • 30Staff day

May 2027

SMTWTFS
25
26
27
28
29
30
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30
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1
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  • 14Bad Weather Day
  • 27End of quarter
  • 28Staff day
  • 29Graduation
  • 31Memorial Day

June 2027

SMTWTFS
30
31
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2
3
4
5
6
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8
9
10
11
12
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30
1
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  • 14–17Testing
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 10——11 of 133 · Texas first day of school 2026, by district
Thanksgiving breakNovember 23–264Friday, November 275 of 148 · Texas Thanksgiving break 2026, by district
Winter breakDecember 21–244—2 of 151 · Texas winter break 2026–27, by district
Spring breakMarch 15–184Friday, March 191 of 150 · Texas spring break 2027, by district
Longest closure
Thanksgiving break, November 23–26 (4 school days)
One-day closures
8
Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
0
Staff days, no students
9: Aug 28, Oct 9, Nov 13, Dec 11, Jan 15, Feb 19 and 3 more
Early-release days
none published
Most days off in one month
December, 9 school days

Every date

Every published date · Quinlan Independent · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
August 3Teacher work day, no students—New Teacher Inservice
August 4–7Teacher work day, no students—Staff Development
August 10First day of school—First Day of School
August 28Teacher work day, no students1 school dayStaff Development
September 7Labor Day1 school dayHoliday - Labor Day
October 8End of quarter—1st Quarter Ends
October 9Teacher work day, no students1 school dayStaff Development
November 13Teacher work day, no students1 school dayStaff Development
November 23–26Thanksgiving break4 school daysStudent Holiday - Exchange Day; Nov 25–26: Holiday - Thanksgiving
November 30 to December 3Testing—STAAR EOC Window FHS
December 7–10Testing—STAAR EOC Window FHS
December 11Teacher work day, no students1 school dayStaff Development
December 17End of quarter—2nd Quarter Ends
December 21–24Winter break4 school daysHoliday - Winter Break
December 28–31Winter break4 school daysHoliday - Winter Break
January 15Teacher work day, no students1 school dayStaff Development
January 18Martin Luther King Jr. Day1 school dayHoliday - MLK Day
February 19Teacher work day, no students1 school dayStaff Development
March 5Teacher work day, no students1 school dayStaff Development Day
March 11End of quarter—3rd Quarter Ends
March 15–18Spring break4 school daysHoliday - Spring Break
April 2Bad Weather Day—Bad Weather Day
April 30Teacher work day, no students1 school dayStaff Development
May 14Bad Weather Day—Bad Weather Day
May 27End of quarter—4th Quarter Ends
May 28Teacher work day, no students1 school dayStaff Development
May 29Graduation—FHS Graduation
May 31Memorial Day1 school dayHoliday - Memorial Day
June 14–17Testing—STAAR EOC Window FHS

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://www.quinlanisd.net/apps/events/ (the source)
  2. District website: https://www.quinlanisd.net
  3. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://www.quinlanisd.net/apps/events/ical/?id=0

How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.

Other Texas districts

Coupland Independent: 28 school days off Crawford Independent: 28 school days off Edcouch-Elsa Independent: 28 school days off Fayetteville Independent: 28 school days off