Livingston Public Schools Calendar 2026-27

The LPS 2026-27 calendar

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

Add the LPS calendar to your phone

Pick a file. Each one is an all-day event per day off or half day, 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.

LPS vacations and holidays, 2026-27

Every day with no school for students, from the first day to the last: 13 entries and 29 weekdays in all.

LPS early release days

Thirteen early release days in all. Six are for every school. The other seven are for some schools only.

Calendar notes: what to plan around

Long weekends and breaks

Every stretch of three or more days with no school, counting weekends. A half day next to a weekend adds half a day.

• 3.5-day weekend: Friday, Sept. 4 at early dismissal to Monday, Sept. 7. Friday before Labor Day early release and Labor Day. Back Tuesday, Sept. 8.
• 3-day weekend: Saturday, Sept. 19 to Monday, Sept. 21. Yom Kippur. Back Tuesday, Sept. 22.
• 3-day weekend: Saturday, Oct. 10 to Monday, Oct. 12. Columbus Day, staff professional development. Back Tuesday, Oct. 13.
• 4-day weekend: Thursday, Nov. 5 to Sunday, Nov. 8. NJEA Convention. Back Monday, Nov. 9.
• 4.5-day weekend: Wednesday, Nov. 25 at early dismissal to Sunday, Nov. 29. Day before Thanksgiving early release and Thanksgiving break. Back Monday, Nov. 30.
• 11.5 days off in a row: Wednesday, Dec. 23 at early dismissal to Sunday, Jan. 3. Day before winter break early release 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.
• 9 days off in a row: Saturday, Feb. 13 to Sunday, Feb. 21. February break. Back Monday, Feb. 22.
• 1.5-day weekend: Tuesday, March 9 at early dismissal to Wednesday, March 10. Staff professional development early release and Eid al-Fitr. Back Thursday, March 11.
• 3-day weekend: Friday, March 26 to Sunday, March 28. Good Friday. Back Monday, March 29.
• 9 days off in a row: Saturday, April 17 to Sunday, April 25. Spring break. Back Monday, April 26.
• 3-day weekend: Saturday, May 29 to Monday, May 31. Memorial Day. Back Tuesday, June 1.
• 3.5-day weekend: Friday, June 18 to Sunday, June 20. Juneteenth. Monday, June 21, an early release day.

Weeks with fewer than five school days

Twelve weeks have fewer than five school days, and three 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, Oct. 12: Columbus Day, staff professional development

Makeup days

First extra makeup day (if needed), Monday, April 19 (only if more than the three inclement weather days are needed), Second extra makeup day (if needed), Tuesday, April 20 (only if more than the three inclement weather days are needed) and Third extra makeup day (if needed), Wednesday, April 21 (only if more than the three inclement weather days are needed).

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 calendar prints no testing dates.
• Some days off may change: spring break, April 19 to 23 (If more than the three inclement weather days are needed, April 19, 20 and 21 become school days, in that order).

First and last day of school

The first day of school is Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. The last day is Tuesday, June 22, 2027, with early dismissal.

Teachers start sooner. Staff days before school run Aug. 26 to 27.

Grading periods

Grades 1-5 and middle schools

Grades 1-5 and the two middle schools (Mount Pleasant Middle and Heritage) use three marking periods. Report cards post on the parent portal.

Kindergarten and high school

Kindergarten and Livingston High School use two marking periods, ending Jan. 22 and June 22. The second starts Jan. 25, the first school day after Jan. 22. Kindergarten report cards post Jan. 29; high school report cards post Feb. 5.

What the district notes

• The calendar allows for 183 student days, three of them inclement weather days. If they are not needed, June 1, March 29 and May 28 come off the calendar as days off, in that order.
• Students start late on three staff development mornings: Tuesday, Sept. 22, Monday, Nov. 30, and Tuesday, Jan. 19. School opens at 9:55 a.m. at elementary schools, 10:35 a.m. at Mount Pleasant Middle, 10:20 a.m. at Heritage Middle and 9:50 a.m. at Livingston High School.
• Livingston High School graduation is the last day, Tuesday, June 22, 2027.
• The calendar also marks Rosh Hashanah (Sept. 12 and 13), Diwali (Nov. 8) and Lunar New Year (Feb. 6), all on a weekend. Passover closes district offices April 23, during spring break.

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 2026-2027 reporting dates and the district's Calendar page and LPS District Calendar.

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