Volusia County Schools Calendar 2027-28

The VCS 2027-28 calendar

This is the district's own calendar, as VCS publishes it. Tap it to open the full-size image.

Add the VCS calendar to your phone

Pick a file. Each one is an all-day event per day off, and a break is one event across all its days.

On an iPhone

Tap a file above, then tap Add All. The dates go into the calendar you choose.

In Google Calendar

On a computer, open Google Calendar, then Settings, then Import & export. Choose the file and the calendar to add it to. The dates show up on your Android phone too.

In Outlook

Open the downloaded file, or in Outlook on the web go to Add calendar, then Upload from file.

These files are a copy of the calendar today. If the district changes a date, download the file again.

VCS vacations and holidays, 2027-28

Every day with no school for students, from the first day to the last: 11 entries and 28 weekdays in all.

VCS early release days

The 2027-28 calendar lists no early release days.

Schools can still send their own early dismissal notices, so watch for those.

Calendar notes: what to plan around

Long weekends and breaks

Every stretch of three or more days with no school, counting weekends.

• 3-day weekend: Saturday, Sept. 4 to Monday, Sept. 6. Labor Day. Back Tuesday, Sept. 7.
• 3-day weekend: Saturday, Sept. 18 to Monday, Sept. 20. Professional learning day (no school for students). Back Tuesday, Sept. 21.
• 3-day weekend: Saturday, Oct. 9 to Monday, Oct. 11. Teacher duty day (student holiday). Back Tuesday, Oct. 12.
• 9 days off in a row: Saturday, Nov. 20 to Sunday, Nov. 28. Thanksgiving break. Back Monday, Nov. 29.
• 17 days off in a row: Saturday, Dec. 18 to Monday, Jan. 3. Winter break and teacher duty day (student holiday). Back Tuesday, Jan. 4.
• 3-day weekend: Saturday, Jan. 15 to Monday, Jan. 17. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Back Tuesday, Jan. 18.
• 3-day weekend: Saturday, Feb. 19 to Monday, Feb. 21. Presidents Day. Back Tuesday, Feb. 22.
• 10 days off in a row: Saturday, March 11 to Monday, March 20. Spring break and teacher duty day (student holiday). Back Tuesday, March 21.

Weeks with fewer than five school days

Ten weeks have fewer than five school days, and four weeks have none at all.

Teacher workdays: no school for students

Four of the days off are staff days. Teachers work; students stay home. Plan child care as you would for a holiday.

• Monday, Sept. 20: professional learning day (no school for students)
• Monday, Oct. 11: teacher duty day (student holiday)
• Monday, Jan. 3: teacher duty day (student holiday)
• Monday, March 20: teacher duty day (student holiday)

Makeup days

Inclement weather makeup day (if needed), Monday, Sept. 20 (only if a makeup day for inclement weather is needed).

Also worth knowing

• The calendar prints no parent-teacher conference days. Schools set their own.
• The calendar prints no testing dates.
• Some days off may change: professional learning day (no school for students), Sept. 20 (Becomes a school day if a makeup day for inclement weather is needed).
• After the last day, the calendar still shows Memorial Day (May 29) and Teachers' last day (May 30). Students are already out.

First and last day of school

The first day of school is Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2027. The last day is Thursday, May 25, 2028.

Teachers start sooner. Staff days before school run Aug. 4 to 9.

The district prints 180 instructional days across the quarters. Our count of the calendar matches.

Grading periods

What the district notes

• The week of Thanksgiving will not be used for inclement weather makeup days.
• Winter and spring break each end with a teacher duty day: students return Tuesday, Jan. 4 and Tuesday, March 21.
• Memorial Day (May 29) falls after the last day of school; teachers finish Tuesday, May 30.

How we checked these dates

We read every date off the district's own calendar twice: once from the PDF's text and once from the image, line by line. Then we checked our count of every school day against the day counts the district prints. They match.

Every weekday on this page matches its date. If the district changes its calendar, its page is the final word.