2026-2027 Student Calendar
The 2026-2027 student calendar was approved by the Board of Education on Thursday, October 9, 2025.
A few things to note in the 2026-2027 student calendar:
- The calendar includes an earned day off for staff on October 12th, November 23rd & 24th, and March 26th to compensate for time spent working parent-teacher conferences;
- The calendar includes no school on May 21st and May 28th due to the state track meet hosted at Jefferson City High School, which brings in millions of dollars in economic impact to our community;
- The calendar captures many of the priorities staff have shared in recent years, including: additional PD days; providing an extended winter break; providing a full week for spring break; and ending school earlier (pending weather make-up days).
2026-2027 Calendar Details
AUGUST 24: School Starts
SEPTEMBER 7: Labor Day (no school-district closed)
SEPTEMBER 25: Staff Professional Development (no school for students)
- Staff PD days allow staff to work collaboratively on things such as curriculum, student data and professional development.
OCTOBER 12: Staff Compensation Day (no school-district closed)
- During the course of the school year, staff will work two parent-teacher conference nights and other events. Staff Compensation Days are contractual compensation for those added hours.
NOVEMBER 9: Staff Professional Development (no school for students)
- Staff PD days allow staff to work collaboratively on things such as curriculum, student data and professional development.
NOVEMBER 23-27: Thanksgiving Break (no school-district closed)
- NOVEMBER 23 & 24 are Staff Compensation Days. During the course of the school year, staff will work two parent-teacher conference nights and other events. Staff Compensation Days are contractual compensation for those added hours. Instead of taking time off immediately/shortly after those conference nights, this date was chosen to provide students and staff a full week at Thanksgiving Break.
DECEMBER 22: 3 Hour Early Release for Students
DECEMBER 23 – JANUARY 1: Winter Break (no school-district closed)
- Students and staff return to school on Monday, January 4th.
JANUARY 18: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (no school-district closed)
FEBRUARY 12: Professional Development Day for staff (no school for students)
- Staff PD days allow staff to work collaboratively on things such as curriculum, student data and professional development.
FEBRUARY 15: Presidents’ Day (no school-district closed)
MARCH 22 - MARCH 26: Spring Break (no school-district closed)
- MARCH 26 is a Staff Compensation Day. During the course of the school year, staff will work two parent-teacher conference nights and other events. Staff Compensation Days are contractual compensation for those added hours. Instead of taking time off immediately/shortly after those conference nights, this date was chosen to provide students and staff a full week at Spring Break.
MAY 20: Last Day of School – 3-Hour Early Release for Students
- Schools will dismiss three hours earlier than normal on this last day of school. Staff will work the remainder of the school day. Possible weather make-up day/hours.
MAY 21 & 28: JCHS To Host State Track Meet (no school - these days will not be used as weather make-up dates)
MAY 31: Memorial Day (no school - this day will not be used as a weather make-up date)
WEATHER MAKE-UP DAYS:
State law requires school districts to include 36 hours of weather make-up time on their annual school calendars. New state legislation says that school districts only have to use those hours if they fall below 1,044 hours of student instruction. Weather make-up hours are proposed on the following days (not listed in order of when they will be used):
- May 24 - May 27, June 1 - 2