Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Rotan Independent school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break and one more day off December 21 to January 4; spring break March 12–19; last day of school May 20.
Next time off
Oct 12
No school · October 12
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
44
across 19 separate closures
Last day of school
May 20
Thursday
Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break + 1 more day off December 21 to January 4; Spring break March 12–19; Last day of school May 20;
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: early releases and term milestones.
August 2026
SMTWTFS
26
27
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
31
1
2
3
4
5
- 3–7Staff day
- 10Early release
- 14Early release
September 2026
SMTWTFS
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
2
3
- 7Labor Day
October 2026
SMTWTFS
27
28
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
- 12No school
November 2026
SMTWTFS
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
2
3
4
5
- 20Early release
- 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
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
- 18Early release
- 21 onWinter break
January 2027
SMTWTFS
27
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
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
- to 1Winter break
- 4Staff day
- 15No school
- 18MLK Day
- 29No school
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
- 15Presidents 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
- 5No school
- 12–19Spring break
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
- 9No school
- 16No school
- 23No school
- 30No school
May 2027
SMTWTFS
25
26
27
28
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
3
4
5
- 7No school
- 14No school
- 20Last day
School break
Holiday, no school
Staff day, no students
Early release
Term milestone
Key dates
| What | Dates | School days | Back to school | Same dates in Texas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thanksgiving break | November 23–27 | 5 | Monday, November 30 | 129 of 148 · Texas Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break + 1 more day off | December 21 to January 4 | 11 | Tuesday, January 5 | 69 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 20 | — | — | 34 of 105 · 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
- 13
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 0
- Staff days, no students
- 2: Aug 3, Jan 4
- Early-release days
- 4: Aug 10, Aug 14, Nov 20, Dec 18
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Longest run of school days
- 29, October 13 to November 20
- Same break dates as
- Follett Independent and Jayton-Girard Independent
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 3–7 | Teacher work day, no students | 5 school days | Inservice Week |
| August 10 | Early release | — | 1st day of school, early release |
| August 14 | Early release | — | Early release |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | Holiday- no school |
| October 12 | No school | 1 school day | Holiday- no school |
| November 20 | Early release | — | Early release |
| November 23–27 | Thanksgiving break | 5 school days | Thanksgiving break |
| December 18 | Early release | — | Early release |
| December 21 to January 1 | Winter break | 10 school days | Christmas break |
| January 4 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Staff PD- student holiday |
| January 15 | No school | 1 school day | No school |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | No school |
| January 29 | No school | 1 school day | No school |
| February 5 | No school | 1 school day | No school |
| February 12 | No school | 1 school day | No school |
| February 15 | Presidents Day | 1 school day | No school |
| February 26 | No school | 1 school day | No school |
| March 5 | No school | 1 school day | No school |
| March 12–19 | Spring break | 6 school days | Spring Break; Mar 12: No school |
| April 2 | No school | 1 school day | No school |
| April 9 | No school | 1 school day | No school |
| April 16 | No school | 1 school day | No school |
| April 23 | No school | 1 school day | No school |
| April 30 | No school | 1 school day | No school |
| May 7 | No school | 1 school day | No school |
| May 14 | No school | 1 school day | No school |
| May 20 | Last day of school | — | LAST DAY OF SCHOOL - EARLY RELEASE |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.rotan.org/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.rotan.org
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/12315/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.