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Read from the district on October 8, 2026

Richardson Independent school calendar, 2026–2027

Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 12; fall break October 8–12; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break and two more days off December 21 to January 6; spring break March 15–19.

Next time off Oct 8 Fall break · October 8–12 As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year 32 across 8 separate closures
First day of school August 12 Wednesday
First day of school August 12; Fall break October 8–12; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break + 2 more days off December 21 to January 6; Spring break March 15–19;
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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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  • 12First day
  • 26Early release

September 2026

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  • 7Labor Day
  • 23Early release

October 2026

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  • 7End of grading period
  • 8–12Fall break

November 2026

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  • 2–3Staff day
  • 23–27Thanksgiving break

December 2026

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  • 18Early release
  • 21 onWinter break

January 2027

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  • to 4Winter break
  • 5–6Staff day
  • 18MLK Day

February 2027

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  • 3Early release
  • 15–16Staff day

March 2027

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  • 12End of grading period
  • 15–19Spring break
  • 26Make-Up Day

April 2027

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  • 23Make-Up Day

May 2027

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  • 5Early release
  • 26Early release

June 2027

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  • 1Graduation
  • 2Graduation
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 12——65 of 133 · Texas first day of school 2026, by district
Fall breakOctober 8–123Tuesday, October 131 of 43 · Texas fall break 2026, by district
Thanksgiving breakNovember 23–275Monday, November 30129 of 148 · Texas Thanksgiving break 2026, by district
Winter break + 2 more days offDecember 21 to January 613Thursday, January 729 of 151 · Texas winter break 2026–27, by district
Spring breakMarch 15–195Monday, March 2286 of 150 · Texas spring break 2027, by district
Longest closure
Winter break + 2 more days off, December 21 to January 6 (13 school days)
One-day closures
2
Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
1
Staff days, no students
3: Nov 2, Jan 5, Feb 15
Early-release days
6: Aug 26, Sep 23, Dec 18, Feb 3, May 5, May 26
Most days off in one month
December, 9 school days

Every date

Every published date · Richardson Independent · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
August 12First day of school—First Day of School
August 26Early release—Early Release
September 7Labor Day1 school dayLabor Day
September 23Early release—Early Release
October 7End of grading period—First Grading Period Ends
October 8–12Fall break3 school daysFall Break
November 2–3Teacher work day, no students2 school daysStudent Holiday/Staff Professional Learning Day
November 23–27Thanksgiving break5 school daysThanksgiving Holiday; Nov 23–25: Student Holiday/Staff Exchange Days
December 18Early release—Early Release, Second Grading Period Ends
December 21 to January 4Winter break11 school daysWinter Break
January 5–6Teacher work day, no students2 school daysStudent Holiday/Staff Professional Learning Day
January 6New term begins—Second Semester Begins
January 18Martin Luther King Jr. Day1 school dayMartin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday
February 3Early release—Early Release
February 15–16Teacher work day, no students2 school daysStudent Holiday/Staff Professional Learning Day
March 12End of grading period—Third Grading Period Ends
March 15–19Spring break5 school daysSpring Break
March 26Make-Up Day—Make-Up Day
April 23Make-Up Day—Make-Up Day
May 5Early release—Early Release
May 26Early release—Early Release, Fourth Grading Period Ends
June 1Graduation—Graduation – Lake Highlands High School
June 2Graduation—Graduation – Richardson High School

Sources

  1. District website: https://web.risd.org/home
  2. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://web.risd.org/home/wp-json/tribe/events/v1/events

How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.

Other Texas districts

Burton Independent: 32 school days off Coppell Independent: 32 school days off Cumby Independent: 32 school days off Dripping Springs Independent: 32 school days off