Stillwater Area Public Schools Calendar 2026-27

The SAPS 2026-27 calendar

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

Add the SAPS 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.

SAPS vacations and holidays, 2026-27

Every day with no school for students, from the first day to the last: 16 entries and 28 weekdays in all.

SAPS early release days

The family and staff calendars print no early release 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.

• 4-day weekend: Friday, Sept. 4 to Monday, Sept. 7. No school (teacher non-duty day) and Labor Day. Back Tuesday, Sept. 8.
• 3-day weekend: Saturday, Sept. 26 to Monday, Sept. 28. Professional development day (no school). Back Tuesday, Sept. 29.
• 6 days off in a row: Thursday, Oct. 15 to Tuesday, Oct. 20. MEA break, teacher workshop and grading day (no school) and professional development day (no school). Back Wednesday, Oct. 21.
• 5-day weekend: Wednesday, Nov. 25 to Sunday, Nov. 29. Professional development day (no school) and Thanksgiving break. Back Monday, Nov. 30.
• 12 days off in a row: Wednesday, Dec. 23 to Sunday, Jan. 3. Teacher workshop and grading day (no school) and winter break. Back Monday, Jan. 4.
• 3-day weekend: Saturday, Jan. 16 to Monday, Jan. 18. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Back Tuesday, Jan. 19.
• 3-day weekend: Saturday, Feb. 13 to Monday, Feb. 15. Presidents Day: professional development day (no school). Back Tuesday, Feb. 16.
• 10 days off in a row: Friday, March 5 to Sunday, March 14. Teacher workshop and grading day (no school) and spring break. Back Monday, March 15.
• 3-day weekend: Friday, March 26 to Sunday, March 28. Professional development day (no school). Back Monday, March 29.
• 3-day weekend: Friday, April 9 to Sunday, April 11. Professional development day (no school). Back Monday, April 12.

Weeks with fewer than five school days

Twelve weeks have fewer than five school days, and two weeks have none at all.

Teacher workdays: no school for students

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

• Monday, Sept. 28: professional development day (no school)
• Monday, Oct. 19: teacher workshop and grading day (no school)
• Tuesday, Oct. 20: professional development day (no school)
• Wednesday, Nov. 25: professional development day (no school)
• Wednesday, Dec. 23: teacher workshop and grading day (no school)
• Monday, Feb. 15: Presidents Day: professional development day (no school)
• Friday, March 5: teacher workshop and grading day (no school)
• Friday, March 26: professional development day (no school)
• Friday, April 9: professional development day (no school)

Makeup days

The district calendars name no makeup days. If school closes for weather, the district announces how the day is made up.

Also worth knowing

• School is open on some federal holidays: Columbus Day (Monday, Oct. 12) and Veterans Day (Wednesday, Nov. 11). Banks, post offices and many offices close; school does not.
• The district calendars print no testing dates.
• After the last day, the calendar still shows teacher workshop and grading day (May 24). Students are already out.

First and last day of school

The first day of school is Monday, Aug. 17, 2026 for grades 6 and 9 and Tuesday, Aug. 18 for grades 7-8 and 10-12 and Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026 for elementary students, K-5. The last day is Friday, May 21, 2027.

Teachers start sooner. Staff days before school run Aug. 4 to 14.

The district prints 172 instructional days across the quarters. Our count of the calendar matches.

Grading periods

What the district notes

• The first days are staggered: grades 6 and 9 start Monday, Aug. 17 (an orientation day), grades 7-8 and 10-12 start Tuesday, Aug. 18, and elementary students (K-5) start Thursday, Aug. 20. K-5 families have Ready, Set, Go conferences Aug. 17-19.
• The district also posts elementary 6-day rotation, middle school A/B day and high school block calendars, and separate preschool and early childhood calendars, on its Calendars page.

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, cell by cell against its legend. Then we checked each one against the district's 2026-27 Staff Calendar PDF and the Stillwater Area Public Schools Calendars page.

Every weekday on this page matches its date. The district's printed day counts match our own count of its calendar. If the district changes its calendar, its page is the final word.