School Year 2026–2027 Academic Calendar

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DateEvent
July 15-24, 2026Back-to-School Bootcamp
July 29 – August 18, 2026Student Holiday / Teacher In-Service
August 19, 2026First Day of School
August 28, 2026All-TOPS Field Trip
September 2, 2026New student S1 cohort 2 begins
September 7, 2026Labor Day
September 8, 2026Limited Student CCs
September 16, 2026New student S1 cohort 3 begins (MS/HS)
September 20, 20261st Six Weeks Lock Date (MS only)
September 24, 2026All-TOPS Field Trip (participation optional)
September 30, 2026New student S1 cohort 4 begins (MS/HS)
October 12, 2026Columbus Day (Student/Staff Holiday)
October 14, 2026New student S1 cohort 5 begins (grades 6-11 only)
October 19, 2026Mid-Semester Lock Date (HS only)
October 21, 2026All-TOPS Field Trip (participation optional)
October 28, 2026New student S1 cohort 6 begins (MS only)
November 1, 20262nd Six Weeks Lock Date (MS only)
November 2-6, 2026EOC Interim 1 Assessments
November 12-18, 2026TSIA Testing
November 20, 2026All-TOPS Field Trip (participation optional)
November 23-27, 2026Thanksgiving Break (Student/Staff Holiday)
December 7-11, 2026STAAR EOC Re-testing (HS only)
December 13, 20263rd Six Weeks Lock Date (MS only)
December 14, 2026Semester 1 Lock Date (HS only)
December 17, 2026Last day of Semester 1 for Students
December 18, 2026Student Holiday, Teacher In-Service
December 21, 2026 – January 1, 2027Winter Break (Student/Staff Holiday)
January 4-5, 2027Student Holiday, Teacher In-Service
January 6, 2027First Day of Semester 2 for Returning Students
New student S2 cohort 1 begins (HS only)
January 8, 2027All-TOPS Field Trip (participation optional)
January 15, 2027Limited Student CCs for Teacher In-Service
January 18, 2027MLK, Jr. Day (Student/Staff Holiday)
January 20, 2027New student S2 cohort 2 begins (HS only)
February 2, 2027All-TOPS Field Trip (participation optional)
February 3, 2027New student S2 cohort 3 begins (HS only)
February 7, 20274th Six Weeks Lock Date (MS only)
February 8-12, 2027EOC Interim 2 Assessments
February 15, 2027President’s Day (Student/Staff Holiday)
February 16, 2027Limited Student CCs for Teacher In-Service
February 17, 2027New student S2 cohort 4 begins (HS only)
February 22 – March 5, 2027TELPAS Testing Week 1 & 2
March 12, 2027All-TOPS Field Trip (participation optional)
March 15 – 19, 2027Spring Break (Student/Staff Holiday)
March 22-25, 2027TELPAS Testing Make-Up Week
March 26, 2027Good Friday (Student/Staff Holiday)
March 29, 2027Mid-Semester Lock Date (HS only)
April 4, 20275th Six Weeks Lock Date (MS only)
April 5-30, 2027In-Person STAAR/EOC Testing
May 5-11, 2027TSIA Testing
May 16, 20276th Six Weeks Lock Date (MS only)
May 17, 2027Semester 2 Lock Date (HS only)
May 19, 2027All-TOPS Field Trip (participation optional)
May 20, 2027Last day of Semester 2 for Students

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