Calendar Details

2026-2027 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
IMPORTANT DATES

July 28-30 New Teacher Orientation
August 3-7;10-11 Teacher Staff Day
August 12 First Day of School
September 7 Labor Day Holiday/District Closed
September 17 End of 1st Six Weeks
September 18 No School/Teacher Staff Day
October 12 Columbus Day/District Closed
October 29 End of 2nd Six Weeks
October 30 No School/Teacher Staff Day
Nov 23-27 Thanksgiving Break/District Closed
December 18 End of 3rd Six Weeks
Dec 21 - Jan 1 Christmas Break/District Closed
January 4 No School/Teacher Staff Day
January 18 MLK, Jr. Day/District Closed
February 11 End of 4th Six Weeks
February 12 No School/Teacher Staff Day
February 15 President's Day/District Closed
March 1 No School/Teacher Flex Day
March 8 No School/Teacher Flex Day
March 15-19 Spring Break/District Closed
March 26 Good Friday/District Closed
March 29 No School/Teacher Flex Day
April 1 End of 5th Six Weeks
April 2 No School/Teacher Staff Day
April 5 Bad Weather Makeup/District Closed
April 12 No School/Teacher Staff Day
April 19 No School/Teacher Flex Day
April 26 No School/Teacher Flex Day
May 3 No School/Teacher Flex Day
May 10 Bad Weather Makeup/District Closed
May 17 No School/Teacher Flex Day
May 24 No School/Teacher Flex Day
May 27 Last Day of School
May 28 Teacher Staff Day

CALENDARIO ACADÉMICO 2026-2027
FECHAS IMPORTANTES

28-30 de julio Orientación para nuevos profesores
3-7;10-11 de agosto Día del personal educativo
12 de agosto Primer día de clases
7 de septiembre Día del Trabajo/Distrito cerrado
17 de septiembre Fin de las primeras seis semanas
18 de septiembre Día sin clases/sin personal educativo
12 de octubre Día de Colón/Distrito cerrado
29 de octubre Fin de las segunda seis semanas
30 de octubre Día sin clases/sin personal educativo
23-27 de noviembre Vacaciones de Acción de Gracias/Distrito cerrado
18 de diciembre Fin de las tercera seis semanas
21 de diciembre - 1 de enero Vacaciones de Navidad/Distrito cerrado
4 de enero Día sin clases/sin personal educativo
18 de enero Día de MLK, Jr./Distrito cerrado
11 de febrero Fin de las quatro seis semanas
12 de febrero Día sin clases/sin personal educativo
15 de febrero Día del Presidente/Distrito Cerrado
1 de marzo Día sin clases/Día flexible para maestros
8 de marzo Día sin clases/Día flexible para maestros
15-19 de marzo Vacaciones de primavera/Distrito cerrado
26 de marzo Viernes Santo/Distrito Cerrado
29 de marzo Día sin clases/Día flexible para maestros
1 de abril Fin de las quinta seis semanas
2 de abril Día sin clases/sin personal educativo
5 de abril Dia de recuperacion por el mal tiempo
12 de abril Día sin clases/sin personal educativo
19 de abril Día sin clases/Día flexible para maestros
26 de abril Día sin clases/Día flexible para maestros
3 de mayo Día sin clases/Día flexible para maestros
10 de mayo Dia de recuperacion por el mal tiempo
17 de mayo Día sin clases/Día flexible para maestros
24 de mayo Día sin clases/Día flexible para maestros
27 de mayo Último día
28 de mayo Día del personal educativo

Gainesville ISD will observe the following appreciation/awareness days for the 2026-2027 school year. Dates with an asterisk are Texas required days.

August 2026
26: Women's Independence Day*

September 2026
Hispanic Heritage Month
Hydrocephalus Awareness Month*
Attendance Awareness Month
7: Labor Day
11: Texas First Responders Day*
13: National Grandparents’ Day
14-18: Celebrate Freedom Week*
15: IT Professionals Day
17: Constitution Day*

October 2026
National Principals Month
Head Start Awareness Month
National Bullying Prevention Month
2: Custodian Appreciation Day
4-10: Fire Prevention Week
5: Texas Teachers Day
6: Curriculum/Instructional Coaches Day
8: National School HR Day
12: Columbus Day
26-30: Red Ribbon Week

November 2026
3: Father of Texas Day*
8: National STEM/STEAM Day
11: Veterans Day*
16-20: Generation Texas Week*
20: Substitute teachers Day
16-20: American Education Week

December 2026
2: Special Services Day

January 2027
School Board Recognition Month
6: Sam Rayburn Day*
18: Martin Luther King Jr. Day*
25-29: Holocaust Remembrance Week*

February 2027
CTE Month
Black History Month*
1-5: National School Counseling Week
2: Texas Military Heroes Day*
15: National SRO Appreciation Day
15: Presidents Day
19: State of Texas Anniversary Remembrance Day*
20-27: National FFA Week\
24: Texas School Business & Operations Professionals Day

March 2027
Texas History Month*
1: Texas Girls in STEM Day*
1-5: Read Across America Week*
1-5: Communities In Schools Appreciation Week
5: Maintenance Worker Appreciation Day
21: World Down Syndrome Day

April 2027
Child Abuse Prevention Month
2: Texas Fruit & Vegetable Day*
4: School Librarian Appreciation Day
5-9: Gifted and Talented Week*
5-9: National Assistant Principals Week
7: Paraprofessional Day*
9: Go Blue Day
19-23: National Volunteer Week
21: Administrative Professionals Day
27: School Bus Driver Appreciation Day

May 2027
3-7: Teacher Appreciation Week
7: School Lunch Hero Day
12: School Nurse Day
14: School Communicators Day
31: Memorial Day