Plano ISD Calendar 2026-27: Thanksgiving, Winter Break, Spring Break and Last Day

Plano Independent School District (ISD) in Texas has no school for students Nov. 23-27, 2026, for Thanksgiving Break, and Winter Break runs Dec. 21, 2026 to Jan. 1, 2027, by its 2026-2027 Academic Calendar. Spring Break is Monday-Friday, March 15-19, 2027, and the last day of classes is Friday, May 21, 2027. The district’s calendar PDF is dated April 20, 2026.

The calendar is linked from the district’s Calendar page. The next break is Thanksgiving, which starts Monday, Nov. 23; the Nov. 3 staff development day has passed.

Plano ISD school breaks in 2026-27

Weekdays off are our count from the district’s dates. Return days are inferred from the calendar, which shows no closure on Nov. 30 or March 22.

Break	No school for students	Weekdays off	Classes resume
Thanksgiving Break	Mon., Nov. 23 to Fri., Nov. 27, 2026	5	Mon., Nov. 30, 2026
Winter Break	Mon., Dec. 21, 2026 to Fri., Jan. 1, 2027, plus Mon., Jan. 4	11	Tue., Jan. 5, 2027
Spring Break	Mon., March 15 to Fri., March 19, 2027	5	Mon., March 22, 2027

Every Plano ISD day off and early release

The calendar’s labels are quoted. “Student and Teacher Holiday” means no school for either group. “Student Holiday l Staff Development l Work Day” means students stay home while staff work.

Date	Weekday	What the district lists
Aug. 11, 2026	Tuesday	First Day of Classes for Students
Sept. 7, 2026	Monday	Student and Teacher Holiday
Oct. 12-14, 2026	Monday-Wednesday	Student and Teacher Holiday
Oct. 15-16, 2026	Thursday-Friday	Student Holiday, Staff Development, Work Day
Nov. 3, 2026	Tuesday	Student Holiday, Staff Development, Work Day
Nov. 23-27, 2026	Monday-Friday	Thanksgiving Break
Dec. 18, 2026	Friday	Last Day of First Semester, early release
Dec. 21, 2026 to Jan. 1, 2027	Monday-Friday	Winter Break
Jan. 4, 2027	Monday	Student Holiday, Staff Development, Work Day
Jan. 5, 2027	Tuesday	Classes Resume, Start of Second Semester
Jan. 18, 2027	Monday	Student and Teacher Holiday
Feb. 15-16, 2027	Monday-Tuesday	Student Holiday, Staff Development, Work Day
March 15-19, 2027	Monday-Friday	Spring Break
March 26, 2027	Friday	Student and Teacher Holiday
March 29, 2027	Monday	Student Holiday, Staff Development, Work Day
May 21, 2027	Friday	Last Day of Classes for Students, early release

Students were out the whole week of Oct. 12-16, 2026. Jan. 18 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day by law; the calendar labels it only as a student and teacher holiday, and it does not name Sept. 7 either. Plan the first break on the November 2026 calendar.

Plano ISD winter break 2026 and the return day

Winter Break covers Monday, Dec. 21, 2026 to Friday, Jan. 1, 2027. Students get one more day: Monday, Jan. 4 is a student holiday and staff development and work day. Classes resume Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2027, the start of the second semester. The last day of the first semester, Friday, Dec. 18, is an early release day.

Plano ISD spring break 2027

Spring Break is March 15-19, 2027, labeled a student and teacher holiday. Two weeks later students have another long weekend: Friday, March 26 is a student and teacher holiday and Monday, March 29 is a student holiday and staff development and work day. Easter Sunday falls on March 28, 2027 (our computation), so students are out four days in a row. Other Texas districts are compared in our Dallas ISD calendar story, the Fort Worth ISD story and the spring break 2027 roundup.

When do Plano ISD classes start and end?

Classes began Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. The last day for students is Friday, May 21, 2027, an early release day. Dallas ISD’s calendar, in our Dallas ISD story, puts its last day on Wednesday, May 26, five days after Plano’s.

The calendar’s early release note sets elementary schools to release at 12 noon and early childhood schools at 11:55 a.m. High school and senior high schools release at 1:10 p.m., and Academy High School releases at 1:30 p.m. Middle schools release at 12:40 p.m. on the last day of exams only. The calendar does not list the exam dates.

Does the Plano ISD calendar include bad-weather make-up days?

The 2026-2027 calendar PDF lists none, and it shows no board approval date.

When does the 2027-28 Plano ISD school year start?

The district has posted a 2027-28 text calendar. Classes start Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2027, and the last day is Wednesday, May 24, 2028, an early release day. Spring Break is March 13-17, 2028. Winter Break is Dec. 20-31, 2027, and students are also off Jan. 3-4, 2028.

Our printable school-year calendar page has more layouts, and the free printable for this story puts the district’s dates on one page.