Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Shepherd Independent school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 12; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break December 18 to January 5; spring break March 8–12; last day of school May 27.
Next time off
Oct 9
No school · October 9–12
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
34
across 11 separate closures
Last day of school
May 27
Thursday
First day of school August 12; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break December 18 to January 5; Spring break March 8–12; Last day of school May 27;
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
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
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23
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25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
- 20Substitute Orientation
- 28Registration Help Day
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
- 3–11Staff day
- 12First day
- 24Substitute Orientation
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
- 25No school
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
- 9–12No 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
- 3Testing
- 11Veterans Day
- 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
- 18 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 5Winter break
- 15No school
- 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
2
3
4
5
6
- 15Presidents Day
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
- 2Texas Independence Day
- 8–12Spring break
- 26–29No 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
- 16No 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
- 27Last day
- 28No school
- 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 12 | — | — | 65 of 133 · Texas first day of school 2026, by district |
| Thanksgiving break | November 23–27 | 5 | Monday, November 30 | 129 of 148 · Texas Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break | December 18 to January 5 | 13 | Wednesday, January 6 | 4 of 151 · Texas winter break 2026–27, by district |
| Spring break | March 8–12 | 5 | Monday, March 15 | 38 of 150 · Texas spring break 2027, by district |
| Last day of school | May 27 | — | — | 33 of 105 · Texas last day of school 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break, December 18 to January 5 (13 school days)
- One-day closures
- 5
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 1
- Staff days, no students
- none published
- Early-release days
- none published
- Most days off in one month
- December, 10 school days
- Months with no day off
- August and May
- Longest run of school days
- 29, April 19 to May 27
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 20 | Substitute Orientation | — | Substitute Orientation |
| July 28 | Registration Help Day | — | Registration Help Day |
| August 3–11 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Professional Development |
| August 12 | First day of school | — | First Day of School |
| August 24 | Substitute Orientation | — | Substitute Orientation |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | Holiday: Labor Day |
| September 25 | No school | 1 school day | Holiday: SJC Fair |
| October 9–12 | No school | 2 school days | Holiday: Students & Staff |
| November 3 | Testing | — | SAT @SHS |
| November 11 | Veterans Day | 1 school day | Veterans Day |
| November 23–27 | Thanksgiving break | 5 school days | Thanksgiving Break |
| December 18 to January 5 | Winter break | 13 school days | Christmas Break; Dec 18–Jan 5: Student Holiday |
| January 15 | No school | 1 school day | Holiday: Students & Staff |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | MLK Holiday: Students & Staff |
| February 15 | Presidents Day | 1 school day | Holiday: Students & Staff |
| March 2 | Texas Independence Day | — | Texas Independence Day |
| March 8–12 | Spring break | 5 school days | Spring Break |
| March 26–29 | No school | 2 school days | Holiday: Good Friday; Mar 29: Student Holiday |
| April 16 | No school | 1 school day | Holiday: Students & Staff |
| May 27 | Last day of school | — | Last Day of School |
| May 28 | No school | — | Student Holiday |
| May 31 | Memorial Day | — | Holiday: Memorial Day |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.shepherdisd.net/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.shepherdisd.net
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/19593/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.