Williamson County Schools Calendar 2026-27: Fall Break, Winter Break and Spring Break

Williamson County Schools (WCS) students have no school Nov. 23-27, 2026, from Monday, Dec. 21, 2026 to Monday, Jan. 4, 2027, and from Monday, Mar. 15 to Friday, Mar. 19, 2027, according to the district’s 2026-2027 WCS Student School Calendar. Students return Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2027, and the last day for students is Thursday, May 27, 2027. The PDF says “Approval Date: November 17, 2025” and is linked from the district’s calendar page in Franklin, Tennessee.

The next date to know is Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026: the calendar lists Veterans’ Day as “Students in School.” Students in the separate Franklin Special School District follow that district’s own calendar, not this one.

When are the Williamson County Schools breaks in 2026-27?

Weekdays off are our count from the district’s dates; the return days marked “our reading” are the first school day after each break.

Break	Dates	Weekdays off	Students return
Fall break (past)	Mon.-Fri., Oct. 12-16, 2026	5	Mon., Oct. 19 (our reading)
Thanksgiving	Mon.-Fri., Nov. 23-27, 2026	5	Mon., Nov. 30 (our reading)
Winter break	Mon., Dec. 21, 2026 to Mon., Jan. 4, 2027	11	Tue., Jan. 5, 2027 (second semester begins)
Mid-Winter Break	Fri., Feb. 12 to Mon., Feb. 15, 2027	2	Tue., Feb. 16 (our reading)
Spring break	Mon.-Fri., Mar. 15-19, 2027	5	Mon., Mar. 22 (our reading)

The first semester ends Friday, Dec. 18, 2026, a half day for students with 39 grading days. The calendar prints “1st Semester = 83 Instructional Days” and “2nd Semester = 94 Instructional Days,” so 83 plus 94 instructional days. For the weeks around the breaks, see our November 2026 printable calendar.

Which Williamson County Schools days are no-school days?

The calendar uses three labels. “No Students” means “Students do not report to school. Teachers will report for an Admin or PD Day.” (professional development). “No School” means “Students and teachers do not report. Twelve-month employees report to work on this day.” “System Closed” means “All schools and the district offices are closed.”

Date	Weekday	What the district lists	Label
Sept. 7, 2026	Monday	Labor Day	No School, System Closed
Oct. 12, 2026	Monday	Columbus Day, students on fall break	No School
Oct. 12-16, 2026	Monday-Friday	Fall Break	No School; System Closed Oct. 14-16
Nov. 3, 2026	Tuesday	Election Day	No Students
Nov. 23-27, 2026	Monday-Friday	Thanksgiving Holiday	No School, System Closed
Dec. 21, 2026 to Jan. 4, 2027	Monday-Monday	Winter Break	No School
Jan. 18, 2027	Monday	Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) Day	No School, System Closed
Feb. 12-15, 2027	Friday-Monday	Mid-Winter Break; Presidents’ Day	No Students
Mar. 15-19, 2027	Monday-Friday	Spring Break	No School, System Closed
Mar. 26, 2027	Friday	Spring Holiday	No School, System Closed

Presidents’ Day, Mon., Feb. 15, 2027, falls in the Friday-to-Monday Mid-Winter Break, so students are out four days in a row with the weekend.

When does Williamson County school start and end?

Date	What the district lists
Mon., Aug. 10, 2026	Start of School, 1st-12th Grades; students half day
Tue., Aug. 11, 2026	First Full Day of School, 1st-12th Grades
Mon., Aug. 17, 2026	First Full Day for Pre-Kindergarten, Early Childhood and Kindergarten Students
Fri., Oct. 9, 2026	End of First Quarter Grading Period, 44 grading days
Fri., Mar. 12, 2027	End of Third Quarter Grading Period, 46 grading days
Thu., May 27, 2027	Last Day for Students, End of Second Semester, 48 grading days; students half day
Thu.-Sun., May 27-30, 2027	Graduation Window

What are the WCS early release and late start dates?

The calendar prints two schedules. Kindergarten through fifth grade (K-5) has 11 early release dates of 113 minutes; grades 6-12 have 27 late start dates of 45 minutes.

Semester	K-5 early release (113 min.)
First	Aug. 26, Sept. 16, Sept. 30, Oct. 28, Nov. 18, Dec. 9, 2026
Second	Jan. 13, Jan. 27, Feb. 10, Feb. 24, Mar. 10, 2027

Semester	Grades 6-12 late start (45 min.)
First	Aug. 18, 24, 31; Sept. 8, 14, 21, 28; Oct. 5, 19, 26; Nov. 2, 9, 16, 30; Dec. 7, 2026
Second	Jan. 5, 11, 19, 25; Feb. 1, 8, 22; Mar. 1, 8, 22, 29; Apr. 5, 2027

A footnote marks Nov. 18 with an asterisk: “Approval Date for Early Release Change: August 17, 2026 (Change to November 18th from November 11th).” So the K-5 early release is Wednesday, Nov. 18, not Veterans’ Day, Nov. 11.

What happens if Williamson County Schools miss more than 10 weather days?

The calendar says: “Up to ten (10) inclement weather days are accumulated in the school calendar through extended work (stockpile) days and will not be made up.” If more than 10 days are missed, “the Calendar Committee will make a recommendation to the Superintendent of Schools” from this list: Mid-Winter Break; Second Semester Professional Development Day; Spring Holiday; Spring Break days (Monday, then Tuesday, then Wednesday); and additional days at the end of the school year. The calendar does not print the date of the Second Semester Professional Development Day.

How does Williamson County compare with Nashville and Knox County?

The other two Tennessee districts’ dates come from our Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) calendar story and our Knox County Schools (KCS) calendar story, each of which cites that district’s own calendar.

Item	WCS	MNPS	KCS
Thanksgiving break	Nov. 23-27, 2026	Nov. 23-27, 2026	Nov. 25-27, 2026
Winter break	Dec. 21, 2026 to Jan. 4, 2027	Dec. 21, 2026 to Jan. 4, 2027	Dec. 21, 2026 to Jan. 1, 2027
Spring break	Mar. 15-19, 2027	Mar. 22-26, 2027	Mar. 8-12, 2027
Last day for students	Thu., May 27, 2027	Tue., May 25, 2027	Wed., May 26, 2027

See our spring break 2027 roundup for other districts, and use the March 2027 printable calendar to mark the week.

Has Williamson County Schools posted the 2027-28 calendar?

The district’s calendar page links a “2027-2028 Student School Calendar” PDF. We did not read it, so this story gives no 2027-28 dates. The free printable puts the 2026-27 breaks, holidays, K-5 early releases, first day and last day on one page, and our printable school-year calendar page has more layouts.