Northwest ISD families can start planning next school year — and the year after that.
Trustees unanimously approved the district’s 2026-27 and 2027-28 instructional calendars at their Jan. 12 board meeting, locking in the first and last days of school, major holiday breaks and several student holidays that double as teacher work and planning days.
Both calendars closely resemble the district’s current academic calendar, district officials said, and include teacher planning days and student holidays in October and February.
Here are 2026-27 dates to know:
Aug. 12: First day of school
Sept. 7: Labor Day
Oct. 9: No school
Oct. 12: No school
Nov. 2-3: No school
Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
Dec. 18: Fall semester ends
Dec. 21-Jan. 5, 2027: Winter break
Jan. 6, 2027: Spring semester begins
Jan. 18, 2027: No school
Feb. 12, 2027: No school
Feb. 15, 2027: No school
March 15-19, 2027: Spring break
March 22, 2027: No school
March 26, 2027: No school
May 21, 2027: Last day of school
Here are 2027-28 dates to know:
Aug. 18, 2027: First day of school
Sept. 6, 2027: Labor Day
Oct. 8, 2027: No school
Oct. 11, 2027: No school
Nov. 1-2, 2027: No school
Nov. 22-26, 2027: Thanksgiving break
Dec. 17, 2027: Fall semester ends
Dec. 20, 2027-Jan. 4, 2028: Winter break
Jan. 5, 2028: Spring semester begins
Jan. 17, 2028: No school
Feb. 18, 2028: No school
Feb. 21, 2028: No school
March 13-17, 2028: Spring break
March 20-21, 2028: No school
May 25, 2028: Last day of school
Matthew Sgroi is an education reporter for the Fort Worth Report. Contact him at matthew.sgroi@fortworthreport.orgor @matthewsgroi1.
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Matthew Sgroi is an education reporter for Fort Worth Report. He can be reached at matthew.sgroi@fortworthreport.org or (503)-828-4063. Sgroi is a graduate of Texas Christian University and has worked…
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