Clayton County Public Schools Calendar 2026-27

The CCPS 2026-27 calendar

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

Add the CCPS 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.

CCPS vacations and holidays, 2026-27

Every day with no school for students, from the first day to the last: eight entries and 33 weekdays in all.

Remote school days

School happens at home on these days. They count as school days, and students learn from home.

• Monday, Aug. 24: ELBC day: students learn at home (virtual instructional day)
• Tuesday, Sept. 8: ELBC day: students learn at home (virtual instructional day)
• Tuesday, Nov. 3: Election Day, ELBC day: students learn at home (virtual instructional day)
• Monday, March 15: ELBC day: students learn at home (virtual instructional day)

CCPS early release days

The CCPS calendar prints no early release or half days. Every school day on it is a full day.

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. 5 to Monday, Sept. 7. Labor Day. Back Tuesday, Sept. 8.
• 9 days off in a row: Saturday, Oct. 10 to Sunday, Oct. 18. Fall break. Back Monday, Oct. 19.
• 9 days off in a row: Saturday, Nov. 21 to Sunday, Nov. 29. Thanksgiving break. Back Monday, Nov. 30.
• 17 days off in a row: Saturday, Dec. 19 to Monday, Jan. 4. Winter holiday break (semester break) and professional learning day. Back Tuesday, Jan. 5.
• 3-day weekend: Saturday, Jan. 16 to Monday, Jan. 18. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Back Tuesday, Jan. 19.
• 9 days off in a row: Saturday, Feb. 13 to Sunday, Feb. 21. February winter break. Back Monday, Feb. 22.
• 9 days off in a row: Saturday, April 3 to Sunday, April 11. Spring break. Back Monday, April 12.

Weeks with fewer than five school days

Four weeks have fewer than five school days, and six weeks have none at all.

Teacher workdays: no school for students

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

• Monday, Jan. 4: professional learning day

Makeup days

The calendar names no makeup days. It says the Board of Education may adjust the calendar for unforeseen circumstances, including weather. If school closes for weather, the district announces how the day is made up.

Also worth knowing

• School is open on a federal holiday: Veterans Day (Wednesday, Nov. 11). Banks, post offices and many offices close; school does not.
• The CCPS calendar prints no parent-teacher conference days. Schools set their own.
• The CCPS calendar prints no testing dates.
• Remote school days: Monday, Aug. 24, Tuesday, Sept. 8, Tuesday, Nov. 3 and Monday, March 15. It counts as a school day, but students learn at home. Plan for a child at home.
• After the last day, the calendar still shows Post-planning days for teachers (May 27), Memorial Day (May 31) and Juneteenth (June 18). Students are already out.

First and last day of school

The first day of school is Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. The last day is Wednesday, May 26, 2027.

Teachers start sooner. Staff days before school run July 20 to 31.

What the district notes

• Extended Learning Beyond the Classroom (ELBC) days, Aug. 24, Sept. 8, Nov. 3 and March 15, are virtual instructional days for students and planning or professional development days for teachers. Students do not go to school buildings but still have school at home.
• The district calls Dec. 21 to Jan. 1 "Semester Break" and Feb. 15 to 19 "Winter Break".
• Progress reports come out Sept. 10, Nov. 17, Feb. 23 and May 4. Report cards come out Oct. 20, Jan. 12, March 25, and May 26 for elementary or June 4 for middle and high school, on the Parent Portal.

How we checked these dates

We read every date off the district's own calendar image twice: once whole, cell by cell against its legend, and once on zoomed crops of each month. Then we checked each one against the CCPS School Year Calendars page and the CCPS report card and progress report release dates.

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