Salem-Keizer Schools Calendar 2026-27: Winter Break Dec. 21-Jan. 1, Last Days June 16-17

Salem-Keizer Public Schools (SKPS) lists no school Wednesday, Nov. 25 through Friday, Nov. 27, 2026 for Thanksgiving break, Monday, Dec. 21, 2026 through Friday, Jan. 1, 2027 for winter break, and Monday, March 22 through Friday, March 26, 2027 for spring break, according to the district’s 2026-27 key dates. The last day is June 16, 2027 for kindergarten through fifth grade (K-5) and June 17, 2027 for grades 6-11.

The staff calendar cover says it was adopted in January 2026, and the families PDF is revised June 2026. Below are the weekday and the weekdays off for every remaining no-school day (weekday counts are our arithmetic throughout), the run of days before spring break that other calendars split up, and a printable school-year calendar.

Salem-Keizer 2026-27 breaks at a glance

The key dates list “Nov. 25-27: No school - Thanksgiving break”, “Dec. 21-Jan. 1: No school - Winter break” and “Mar. 22-26: No school - Spring break”.

Break	District’s dates	Weekdays off
Thanksgiving break	Wed., Nov. 25 to Fri., Nov. 27, 2026	3
Winter break	Mon., Dec. 21, 2026 to Fri., Jan. 1, 2027	10
Spring break	Mon., March 22 to Fri., March 26, 2027	5

The district’s Calendar page agrees: Nov. 26 and 27 read “No School - District Offices Closed”, Dec. 21-23 and 28-31 read “No School - Winter Break”, and Dec. 24-25 read “No School - Winter Break - District Offices Closed”. The December 2026 printable calendar shows the weeks around winter break.

Are Salem-Keizer students off March 17 to 26, 2027?

Yes, by the district’s own list. Spring break is “Mar. 22-26”, and the three days before it are also no-school days: “Mar. 17: No school - Grading day/Staff development”, “Mar. 18: No school - Spring conferences” and “Mar. 19: No school”. Students are therefore off from Wednesday, March 17 through Friday, March 26, 2027. That is 8 weekdays, longer than the 5 days a reader sees if they look only at “Spring break”.

The district lists Mar. 29 as the start of trimester three for middle schools. Families planning a trip can use the March 2027 printable calendar to mark the full stretch. For other districts, our spring break 2027 school districts story lists more dates.

What are the Nov. 30 and Jan. 4 “Professional Development” dates?

The key dates list “Nov. 30: Professional Development/District Directed” and “Jan. 4: Professional Development/District Directed”. The Calendar page labels Jan. 4 “Professional Development Day”. Neither entry uses the words “No school”, so we do not say whether students attend those days or when they return after winter break. Check with your child’s school.

Every remaining Salem-Keizer no-school day, with weekdays

The table lists the no-school days still ahead as of Nov. 8, 2026, in the district’s words.

Date	What the district lists	Weekdays off
Wed., Nov. 11, 2026	No school, district offices are closed	1
Wed., Nov. 25 to Fri., Nov. 27, 2026	No school - Thanksgiving break	3
Fri., Dec. 11, 2026	No school - Grading day/Staff development	1
Mon., Dec. 21, 2026 to Fri., Jan. 1, 2027	No school - Winter break	10
Mon., Jan. 18, 2027	No school, district offices are closed	1
Fri., Feb. 5, 2027	No school - Grading day/Staff development	1
Mon., Feb. 15, 2027	No school	1
Wed., March 17 to Fri., March 19, 2027	Grading day, spring conferences, no school	3
Mon., March 22 to Fri., March 26, 2027	No school - Spring break	5
Fri., May 7, 2027	No school - Grading day/Staff development	1
Mon., May 31, 2027	No school, district offices are closed	1
Mon., June 21, 2027	No school - Grading day/Staff development	1

Those rows add up to 29 weekdays; it is not a count of student days. The district does not name the holidays behind Nov. 11, Jan. 18, Feb. 15 or May 31, but they fall on Veterans Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day and Memorial Day. Earlier this fall the district listed no school on Sept. 7 and Oct. 9, on Oct. 28-29 for fall conferences and on Oct. 30.

When is the last day of school at Salem-Keizer in 2027?

The last day depends on grade. The key dates list “June 16: Last day for K-5 grade students” and “June 17: Last day for 6-11 grade students”. Those are a Wednesday and a Thursday. The calendar lists high school graduation on June 9-11 and does not print a last day for grade 12.

The district also lists “June 18: District offices are closed” and “June 21: No school - Grading day/Staff development”. The calendar does not give a student-day count.

When did the 2026-27 school year start in Salem-Keizer?

The year began in September. The key dates list “Sept. 8: First day for grades 6 & 9” and “Sept. 9: First day for grades 1-5, 7, 8, 10-12”. Kindergarten transition ran Sept. 14-15, and “Sept. 16: First day for all kindergarten students”.

Print the Salem-Keizer school-year calendar

The printable puts the district’s breaks, no-school days, first days and last days on a 10-month sheet from September 2026 to June 2027, with space for notes. Our printable school-year calendar has a blank layout for other schools. Our Seattle Public Schools and Washoe County School District stories cover two other western districts.