Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Clay County school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 20; Thanksgiving break November 22–27; winter break December 17 to January 5; February break February 16–17; spring break and two more days off March 25 to April 2; last day of school May 26–27.
Next time off
Nov 2
No school · November 2–3
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
38
across 10 separate closures
Last day of school
May 26
Wednesday
First day of school August 20; Thanksgiving break November 22–27; Winter break December 17 to January 5; February break February 16–17; Spring break + 2 more days off March 25 to April 2; Last day of school May 26–27;
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: 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
- 16–17CCHS Open House
- 18CES Open House
- 19–20First day for some grades
- 26CES First Day for Preschool
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
- 6–7Labor Day
- 8First Day of AfterSchool
- 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
- 6–7No school
- 20–21Report Cards
- 22BOES - 1st Nine Weeks Report Card
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
- 2–3No school
- 10–11Veterans Day
- 22–27Thanksgiving 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
- 17 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
- 17–18MLK Day
- 21–22Report Cards
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
- 16–17February break
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
- 23–24Report Cards
- 25–26Staff day
- 28 onSpring 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
- to 2Spring break
- 27–28No 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
- 18–19Last Day for Preschool Students
- 26–27Last day
- 27–28Staff day
- 30–31Memorial 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 West Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school | August 20 | — | — | 3 of 11 · West Virginia first day of school 2026, by district |
| Thanksgiving break | November 22–27 | 5 | Monday, November 30 | 1 of 11 · West Virginia Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break | December 17 to January 5 | 14 | Wednesday, January 6 | 1 of 11 · West Virginia winter break 2026–27, by district |
| February break | February 16–17 | 2 | Thursday, February 18 | 1 of 1 |
| Spring break + 2 more days off | March 25 to April 2 | 7 | Monday, April 5 | 1 of 11 · West Virginia spring break 2027, by district |
| Last day of school | May 26–27 | — | — | 1 of 11 · West Virginia last day of school 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break, December 17 to January 5 (14 school days)
- One-day closures
- 2
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 6
- Staff days, no students
- 2: Jan 3, Mar 25
- Early-release days
- 1: Sep 18
- Most days off in one month
- December, 11 school days
- Months with no day off
- August and May
- Longest run of school days
- 25, February 18 to March 24
Longest winter break of the 11 West Virginia districts we read: 14 school days, December 17 to January 5.
Most school days off of the 11 West Virginia districts we read with a complete calendar: 38.
The only one of the 11 West Virginia districts we read with a complete calendar that takes a February break.
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 16–17 | CCHS Open House | — | CCHS Open House |
| August 18 | CES Open House | — | CES Open House |
| August 18 | Open House | — | Open House |
| August 19–20 | First day for some grades | — | CCHS Students First Day Back |
| August 20 | First day of school | — | First Day for Students in Grades: K-6th |
| August 26 | CES First Day for Preschool | — | CES First Day for Preschool |
| August 26 | First day for some grades | — | First Day for Students in Pre-K |
| September 6–7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | Labor Day - No School |
| September 8 | First Day of AfterSchool | — | First Day of AfterSchool |
| September 18 | Early release | — | 3HR Early Out |
| October 6–7 | No school | 2 school days | Full Day Faculty Senate - No School for Students |
| October 20–21 | Report Cards | — | Report Cards |
| October 22 | BOES - 1st Nine Weeks Report Card | — | BOES - 1st Nine Weeks Report Card |
| November 2–3 | No school | 2 school days | No School - Election Day |
| November 10–11 | Veterans Day | 2 school days | No School - Veteran's Day |
| November 22–27 | Thanksgiving break | 5 school days | No School - Thanksgiving Break |
| December 17 to January 5 | Winter break | 14 school days | No School - Winter Break; Dec 17–18: Full Day Faculty Senate - No School for Students; Jan 4–5: Students Return from Winter Break |
| January 3–4 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School for Students - Professional Learning Day |
| January 17–18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | No School - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
| January 21–22 | Report Cards | — | Report Cards |
| February 16–17 | February break | 2 school days | Full Day Faculty Senate - No School for Students |
| March 23–24 | Report Cards | — | Report Cards |
| March 25–26 | Teacher work day, no students | 2 school days | No School for Students - Professional Learning Day |
| March 28 to April 2 | Spring break | 5 school days | Spring Break - No School for Students |
| April 27–28 | No school | 2 school days | Full Day Faculty Senate - No School for Students |
| May 18–19 | Last Day for Preschool Students | — | Last Day for Preschool Students |
| May 26–27 | Last day of school | — | Last Day for Students Grades K-12 |
| May 27–28 | Teacher work day, no students | — | Professional Learning Day - No School for Students |
| May 27–28 | Report Cards | — | Report Cards |
| May 30–31 | Memorial Day | — | No School - Memorial Day |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://claycountyschools.org/events (the source)
- District website: https://claycountyschools.org
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/28595/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.