CMSD Calendar 2026-27: Winter Break to Jan. 1, Last Day June 3

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) calendar for 2026-27 has no school from Monday, Dec. 21, 2026 through New Year’s Day, Friday, Jan. 1, 2027, and the last student day on the traditional calendar is Thursday, June 3, 2027, according to the district’s “SY26-27 Calendar” PDF. Students return Monday, Jan. 4. The district’s Academic Calendar page links this calendar as “2026-27 Board-Approved Academic Calendar”, yet every page of the PDF carries a grey “Draft” watermark and none prints an approval date, so confirm dates on the district page before booking travel.

CMSD break dates for 2026-27

The PDF is a 12-month grid from July 2026 to June 2027 and is an image with no text layer. The weekday counts below are our reading of it. Dates in August, September and October have passed; the table starts with the breaks still ahead.

Break	Dates	What the PDF shows
Thanksgiving	Wed., Nov. 25 to Fri., Nov. 27, 2026	Nov. 25 “Schools Closed, Facilities Open”; Nov. 26 and 27 facilities closed
Winter break	Mon., Dec. 21, 2026 to Fri., Jan. 1, 2027	A “Winter Break” bar over the weeks of Dec. 21 and Dec. 28; Dec. 24 facilities close at noon; Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 facilities closed
Spring break	The week of Mon., March 29 to Fri., April 2, 2027	A “Spring Break” bar; Good Friday, March 26, facilities closed

Mark winter break on the December 2026 calendar and spring break on the March 2027 calendar. The winter break 2026 roundup and the spring break 2027 roundup compare other districts, and the Columbus City Schools calendar covers another Ohio district.

When do CMSD students return after winter break?

Monday, Jan. 4, 2027. The PDF lists “Teachers Return” and “Students Return” that day. The break covers 10 weekdays, and with weekends students are out from Saturday, Dec. 19 through Sunday, Jan. 3, which is 16 days. Friday, Dec. 18 is the last weekday before the break; the PDF does not mark it as an early release. The second grading period (MP2) ends Friday, Jan. 15.

When is spring break 2027 for CMSD?

The grid shows a “Spring Break” bar for the week of Monday, March 29 through Friday, April 2, 2027, five weekdays. The third grading period ends Thursday, March 25 (“End MP3”) and Friday, March 26 is Good Friday with facilities closed. The fourth grading period starts Monday, April 5.

How do the traditional and 205-day Extended Year dates differ?

The district’s 205-day Extended Year Schools (EYS) start earlier and end later. The PDF marks no separate EYS breaks, so the winter and spring break dates above are the only ones it shows.

Item	Traditional calendar	205-day EYS
Staff start	Mon., Aug. 17, 2026 (teachers start)	Aug. 3-7, 2026 (staff days)
First student day	Mon., Aug. 24, 2026	Mon., Aug. 10, 2026
Last student day	Thu., June 3, 2027	Wed., June 16, 2027
Last teacher day	Fri., June 4, 2027	Tue., June 22, 2027

EYS students start 14 days before the traditional calendar and finish 13 days after it ends.

Which CMSD days off fall outside the named breaks?

The district lists schools closed on some days and facilities closed on others. The table keeps the PDF’s wording; where it says only “Facilities Closed”, the PDF does not say whether students attend.

Date	Weekday	What the PDF lists
Sept. 7, 2026	Monday	Labor Day (Facilities Closed)
Oct. 9, 2026	Friday	Fall Break (Schools Closed, Facilities Open)
Nov. 2, 2026	Monday	Parent Teacher Conferences, 12:30-7:00 (No School for Students)
Nov. 3, 2026	Tuesday	Election Day (No School; Facilities Open)
Nov. 11, 2026	Wednesday	Veterans’ Day (Facilities Closed)
Jan. 18, 2027	Monday	Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Day, printed “MLK Jr. Day” (Facilities Closed)
Feb. 12, 2027	Friday	District Professional Development Day (Schools Closed)
Feb. 15, 2027	Monday	Presidents’ Day (Facilities Closed)
May 31, 2027	Monday	Memorial Day (Facilities Closed)
June 18, 2027	Friday	Juneteenth Holiday Observed (Facilities Closed)

The district’s own calendar list also shows Nov. 3 as “Election Day (No School for Students or Teachers)” and Nov. 11 as “All Facilities Closed”.

Is there a four-day weekend in February 2027?

Thursday, Feb. 11 is conferences with early release for students. Friday, Feb. 12 is a professional development day with schools closed, and Monday, Feb. 15 is Presidents’ Day with facilities closed. That makes Feb. 12-15 a four-day stretch. Other conference days are Wednesday, April 14, also an early release for students.

What no-school days do kindergarten and Pre-K have?

The PDF lists professional development days when only these grades stay home. Mark them next to the all-student days.

Group	No-school Fridays
Kindergarten	Sept. 18, Dec. 4 and April 9
Pre-K	Sept. 25, Oct. 23, Dec. 11, Jan. 29, March 19 and April 23

What are the first and last days of the CMSD year?

Teachers on the traditional calendar start Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, and students in Grades 1-12 start Monday, Aug. 24. Kindergarten starts Friday, Aug. 28; the district’s page says a child must turn 5 by Aug. 28. Pre-K phases in Sept. 1-4, and the first full day is Tuesday, Sept. 8. Pre-K’s last day is Wednesday, June 2, 2027; the traditional student last day is Thursday, June 3, and teachers finish Friday, June 4.

Grading period	Dates
MP1	Aug. 24 to Oct. 23, 2026
MP2	Oct. 26, 2026 to Jan. 15, 2027
MP3	Jan. 19 to March 25, 2027
MP4	April 5 to June 3, 2027

Can the CMSD calendar change?

The calendar page says “Board-Approved”, but every PDF page carries a “Draft” watermark, and the PDF lists no make-up days. The district lists no board approval date, so none is given here. Check the district calendar page for changes before you book.