Mansfield ISD Calendar 2026-27: Winter Break Dec. 21-Jan. 6

Mansfield Independent School District (Mansfield ISD) in Texas has no school for students Nov. 23-27, 2026, and from Friday, Dec. 18, 2026 through Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2027, by its 2026-2027 Student & Teacher Calendar. Classes resume Thursday, Jan. 7, 2027, and the last day of school is Thursday, May 20, 2027.

The dates come from the PDF the district posts as its “2026-2027 School Calendar” on its calendars page. The file is named “Option A” and carries no printed date, so this story does not say when or whether the school board adopted it. The district’s page also links a separate “2026-2027 A/B Calendar”, which is not used here.

Mansfield ISD breaks and student holidays in 2026-27

Break	No school for students	Weekdays off	Students return
Thanksgiving Break	Mon., Nov. 23 to Fri., Nov. 27, 2026	5	Mon., Nov. 30
Student Holiday, Winter Holiday and Student Holiday/Professional Learning & Work Days	Fri., Dec. 18, 2026 to Wed., Jan. 6, 2027	14	Thu., Jan. 7, 2027
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day	Mon., Jan. 18, 2027	1	Tue., Jan. 19
Student and Teacher Holidays	Fri., Feb. 12 and Mon., Feb. 15, 2027	2	Tue., Feb. 16
Spring Break	Mon., March 15 to Fri., March 19, 2027	5	Mon., March 22
Student Holiday	Fri., March 26, 2027	1	Mon., March 29

Weekdays off and return days are our count from the district’s dates. Plan the week on the November 2026 calendar.

When is Mansfield ISD’s winter break in 2026-27?

The district labels Dec. 21 to Jan. 1 as Winter Holiday. That is 10 weekdays. It adds a Student Holiday on Friday, Dec. 18, the day after First Semester ends on Thursday, Dec. 17, and “Student Holiday/Professional Learning & Work Days” on Jan. 4-6. Students are out 14 weekdays in a row, Dec. 18 to Jan. 6, and Second Semester begins Thursday, Jan. 7. Dec. 21 to Jan. 6 is 13 of those weekdays.

Sites that give winter break as “Dec. 18 to Jan. 6” are combining three separate labels on the district’s calendar. See other districts in the winter break dates by school district and the neighboring Arlington ISD calendar.

Which Mansfield ISD days are off for students?

Every student no-school day on the calendar, with weekdays from our calendar check. The rows through Oct. 12 are past.

Date	Weekday	What the district lists
Sept. 7, 2026	Monday	Labor Day Holiday (Student & Teacher Holiday)
Sept. 18, 2026	Friday	Student Holiday
Oct. 9, 2026	Friday	Parent-Teacher Conference (legend: Parent/Teacher Conference & Student Holiday)
Oct. 12, 2026	Monday	Columbus Day (Student & Teacher Holiday)
Nov. 23-27, 2026	Monday-Friday	Thanksgiving Break
Dec. 18, 2026	Friday	Student Holiday
Dec. 21, 2026 to Jan. 1, 2027	Monday-Friday	Winter Holiday
Jan. 4-6, 2027	Monday-Wednesday	Student Holiday/Professional Learning & Work Days
Jan. 18, 2027	Monday	Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Student & Teacher Holiday)
Feb. 12, 2027	Friday	Student and Teacher Holiday
Feb. 15, 2027	Monday	Student & Teacher Holiday
March 15-19, 2027	Monday-Friday	Spring Break
March 26, 2027	Friday	Student Holiday

Feb. 12 to Feb. 15 is a four-day weekend, Friday to Monday. Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, is not listed as a holiday.

Which Mansfield ISD holidays can turn into school days?

The calendar lists “Feb. 12: Bad Weather Makeup Day #1” and “March 26: Bad Weather Makeup Day #2”. Friday, Feb. 12 and Friday, March 26, 2027 are student holidays now, and they become school days if the district needs the makeup days. The calendar does not say how families would be told.

When does the Mansfield ISD school year start and end?

Teachers report Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, with professional learning and work days through Aug. 11. The first day of school was Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. The last day is Thursday, May 20, 2027, and Friday, May 21 is a Teacher Workday. Graduation dates are not on the calendar and are not yet announced here.

Grading period	Dates
1	Aug. 12 to Sept. 17, 2026
2	Sept. 21 to Oct. 30, 2026
3	Nov. 2 to Dec. 17, 2026
4	Jan. 7 to Feb. 11, 2027
5	Feb. 16 to April 2, 2027
6	April 5 to May 20, 2027

The calendar notes that “226- and 261-day employees might not be off on some of the noted holidays.” The free printable puts these dates on one page, and our printable school-year calendar page has more layouts. For Thanksgiving week elsewhere, see the Thanksgiving break dates by school district.