Poway Unified Calendar 2026-27: Winter Recess Dec. 21-Jan. 1

Poway Unified School District (PUSD) in California starts the 2026-27 year on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, has winter recess from Monday, Dec. 21 through Friday, Jan. 1, and ends the year on Thursday, June 3, 2027, according to its “2026-27 Student Calendar,” which is headed “180 Student Days.” Classes resume Monday, Jan. 4, 2027. Every no-school weekday is counted to 180 below, with the full February recess week and a printable school-year calendar.

PUSD calendar 2026-27 at a glance

The PDF’s “Important Dates” list gives the main dates. Its header reads “Revised 02/26/26.”

Date	What the calendar says	Weekday
Aug. 13, 2026	“First Day of School”	Thursday
Dec. 21, 2026 to Jan. 1, 2027	“District Recess”	Monday to Friday, two weeks
Jan. 4, 2027	Classes resume after winter recess	Monday
Feb. 15-19, 2027	“District Recess”	Monday to Friday
April 12-16, 2027	“District Recess”	Monday to Friday
June 3, 2027	“Last Day of School”	Thursday

Did the PUSD first day change to Aug. 13?

Yes. On Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, the district says, the Board of Education approved a revised 2026-27 student calendar. The district’s news item lists three changes: it “moves the first day of school from August 12 to August 13,” reschedules the Professional Growth Day on Sept. 28 to Aug. 10, and moves the high school only non-student day from Oct. 26 to Nov. 16. The calendar page repeats the shift of the first day to Aug. 13 and the Aug. 10 Professional Growth Day. Older copies of the calendar list Aug. 12, so check the date against the district’s PDF.

Aug. 10 is a Professional Growth Day for staff, and it falls before the first day of school.

Poway Unified no-school days, counted to 180

Between Aug. 13, 2026 and June 3, 2027 there are 211 weekdays. The calendar’s list of holidays and recesses takes out 31 of them. Weekends are not counted, and Christmas Day and New Year’s Day fall inside winter recess, so they add nothing extra.

Dates	Weekdays off	What the calendar calls it
Mon., Sept. 7, 2026	1	“Labor Day”
Wed., Nov. 11, 2026	1	“Veterans Day”
Mon., Nov. 16, 2026	1	“Non-Student Day”
Mon.-Fri., Nov. 23-27, 2026	5	“District Recess”
Mon., Dec. 21, 2026 to Fri., Jan. 1, 2027	10	“District Recess”
Mon., Jan. 18, 2027	1	“Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day”
Mon., Jan. 25, 2027	1	“Non-Student Day”
Mon.-Fri., Feb. 15-19, 2027	5	“District Recess”
Mon.-Fri., April 12-16, 2027	5	“District Recess”
Mon., May 31, 2027	1	“Memorial Day”
Total no-school weekdays	31

211 weekdays minus 31 gives 180, which matches the “180 Student Days” printed on the calendar. The count treats Nov. 16 as a non-student day, as the PDF shows. The PDF prints no grade limit for it, while the district’s Feb. 26 news item calls the moved day “High School Only Non-Student Day.” Families of elementary and middle school students can ask their school whether Nov. 16 applies to them.

When is Poway Unified winter break 2026?

“District Recess” runs Dec. 21 through Jan. 1, ten weekdays. The calendar marks “Christmas Day” on Friday, Dec. 25 and “New Year’s Day” on Friday, Jan. 1 inside it. Classes resume on Monday, Jan. 4, 2027. The weeks sit on the December 2026 calendar.

When is Poway Unified Thanksgiving recess 2026?

“District Recess” is Nov. 23-27, Monday to Friday. Within it the calendar marks “Admission Day” on Nov. 25 and “Thanksgiving Day” on Nov. 26. The non-student day on Monday, Nov. 16 comes one week before the recess starts.

Is there a full week off in February at Poway Unified?

Yes. “District Recess” is Feb. 15-19, 2027, five weekdays, with “Washington Day” on Monday, Feb. 15 and “Lincoln Day (Observed)” on Friday, Feb. 19 marked inside it. Students are back Monday, Feb. 22. In January, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 18 and a “Non-Student Day” on Monday, Jan. 25 come first. See the February 2027 calendar to place them.

When is Poway Unified spring break 2027?

“District Recess” is April 12-16, 2027, Monday to Friday, and classes resume Monday, April 19. After that the calendar lists “Memorial Day” on Monday, May 31 and the “Last Day of School” on Thursday, June 3. Neighboring districts publish their own dates: see the San Diego Unified calendar, the Capistrano Unified calendar and the Riverside Unified calendar.

Poway Unified calendar changes and the 2027-28 year

The calendar lists no minimum days, grading periods or other early-release dates, so none are given here. The district had not posted a 2027-28 calendar as of Nov. 11, 2026. A separate “2026-27 Abraxas Calendar” is on the district’s Work Year Calendar page for that school. The board can revise dates again, as it did in February, so check the district’s 2026-27 calendar page before booking travel.

Print the Poway Unified calendar

The free printable school-year calendar puts the Aug. 13 first day, the four recesses, the holidays, both non-student days and the June 3 last day on one page, with room for conferences and back-to-school night. Use the printable school-year calendar for your own planning.