Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Veribest Independent school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 12; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break and one more day off December 21 to January 4; spring break March 15–19.
Next time off
Nov 23
Thanksgiving break · November 23–27
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
30
across 11 separate closures
First day of school
August 12
Wednesday
First day of school August 12; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break + 1 more day off December 21 to January 4; Spring break March 15–19;
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
- 5–11Staff day
- 12First day
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
- 18Early release
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
- 2–5No school
- 12Early release
- 30Early release
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
- 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
- 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
- 5Early release
- 15–19Spring break
- 26No 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
- 2Early release
- 23Early release
- 26No 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
- 14Early release
- 17No school
- 20Early release
- 21Graduation
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 + 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 15–19 | 5 | Monday, March 22 | 86 of 150 · Texas spring break 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break + 1 more day off, December 21 to January 4 (11 school days)
- One-day closures
- 7
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 0
- Staff days, no students
- 2: Jan 4, May 21
- Early-release days
- 10: Sep 18, Oct 12, Oct 30, Nov 20, Dec 18, Mar 5 and 4 more
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Same break dates as
- Anson Independent, Athens Independent, Azle Independent, Bartlett 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 and Wall Independent
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 5–11 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Teacher in-service |
| August 12 | First day of school | — | First Day of School (1st 6 weeks) |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | Student/Staff Holiday |
| September 18 | Early release | — | Early Release |
| October 2–5 | No school | 2 school days | Student/Staff Holiday |
| October 12 | Early release | — | Early Release/Teacher In-service |
| October 30 | Early release | — | Early Release |
| November 3 | Testing | — | ACT Test (Juniors/Seniors) |
| November 20 | Early release | — | Early Release |
| November 23–27 | Thanksgiving break | 5 school days | Student/Staff Holiday |
| December 18 | Early release | — | Early Release |
| December 21 to January 1 | Winter break | 10 school days | Student/Staff Holiday |
| January 4 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teacher In-service |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | Student/Staff Holiday |
| February 15 | Presidents Day | 1 school day | Student/Staff Holiday |
| March 5 | Early release | — | Early Release |
| March 15–19 | Spring break | 5 school days | Student/Staff Holiday |
| March 26 | No school | 1 school day | Student/Staff Holiday |
| April 2 | Early release | — | Early Release |
| April 23 | Early release | — | Early Release |
| April 26 | No school | 1 school day | Student/Staff Holiday |
| May 14 | Early release | — | Early Release |
| May 17 | No school | 1 school day | Student/Staff Holiday |
| May 20 | Early release | — | Early Release |
| May 21 | Graduation | — | Graduation |
| May 21 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Teacher In-service |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.veribestisd.net/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.veribestisd.net
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/6057/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.