Westfield Public Schools Calendar 2026-27

The WPS 2026-27 calendar

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

Add the WPS 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.

WPS vacations and holidays, 2026-27

Every day with no school for students, from the first day to the last: 11 entries and 23 weekdays in all.

WPS early release days

Nine early release days in all. Seven are for every school. The other two 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. Early dismissal 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 in-service (no school for students). Back Tuesday, Oct. 13.
• 4.5-day weekend: Wednesday, Nov. 4 at early dismissal to Sunday, Nov. 8. Early dismissal, staff in-service and November days off. Back Monday, Nov. 9.
• 4.5-day weekend: Wednesday, Nov. 25 at early dismissal to Sunday, Nov. 29. Early dismissal before Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving break. Back Monday, Nov. 30.
• 11.5 days off in a row: Wednesday, Dec. 23 at early dismissal to Sunday, Jan. 3. Early dismissal before winter break 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. Back Tuesday, Feb. 16.
• 9 days off in a row: Saturday, March 20 to Sunday, March 28. Spring break. Back Monday, March 29.
• 2.5-day weekend: Friday, April 16 at early dismissal to Sunday, April 18. Early dismissal, staff in-service. Back Monday, April 19.
• 3-day weekend: Saturday, May 29 to Monday, May 31. Memorial Day. Back Tuesday, June 1.

One early release on a Friday or Monday makes a 2.5-day weekend.

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

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 in-service (no school for students)

Makeup days

First emergency makeup day (if needed), Monday, March 22 (only if more than the three built-in emergency days are needed), Second emergency makeup day (if needed), Tuesday, March 23 (only if more than the three built-in emergency days are needed) and Third emergency makeup day (if needed), Wednesday, March 24 (only if more than the three built-in emergency 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.
• Some days off may change: spring break, March 22 to 26 (If more than the three built-in emergency days are needed, March 22, 23 and 24 become school days, in that order).
• The last day can move. June 16 with all three built-in emergency days used; if they are not needed, schools may close May 28, June 16 and June 15 in that order, so the last day can be as early as June 14. The planned last day is Wednesday, June 16; it can fall from Monday, June 14 to Wednesday, June 16.

First and last day of school

The first day of school is Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. The last day is Wednesday, June 16, 2027, with early dismissal, as planned. It can fall anywhere from Monday, June 14 to Wednesday, June 16: June 16 with all three built-in emergency days used; if they are not needed, schools may close May 28, June 16 and June 15 in that order, so the last day can be as early as June 14.

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

The district prints 184 instructional days across the kindergarten marking periods. Our count of the calendar matches.

Grading periods

Kindergarten marking periods

Grades 1-5 marking periods

Grades 6-12 marking periods

The intermediate schools (grades 6-8) and Westfield High School use the same marking periods.

What the district notes

• The calendar schedules 184 student days, including three "inclement weather days". If those days are not needed, schools may close Friday, May 28, then June 16, then June 15.
• Early dismissal times by school level: high school 12 p.m., intermediate schools 12:25 p.m., elementary schools 12:45 p.m. At Lincoln, full-day pre-K leaves at 12:30 p.m. and full-day kindergarten at 1 p.m.; half-day programs have their own times.
• Westfield High School graduation is Wednesday, June 16, the last day. If no snow days are used, high school final exams move earlier, to June 4 to 9.
• The district's web events calendar also lists Friday, Feb. 12 as "Schools Closed". The revised calendar PDF does not: it shades only Feb. 15 and counts 19 February school days, and the academic calendar's marking period counts include Feb. 12. This page follows the PDF; check with the district before planning around Feb. 12.
• The academic calendar lists CoGAT testing for grades 2 to 4 on March 9 to 11, but March 9 is a day off on the school calendar.
• Page 3 of the calendar lists federal, state, religious and cultural observances. School is open on those days unless the calendar closes it.

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 Calendars - Academic & Holiday page, the district's 2026-2027 Academic Calendar and the district's events calendar.

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.