DoWEA Europe: SY 2026-2027 Regional Calendar
Standard DoWEA Europe School Calendar
Note: Calendar based on 190 day teacher workdays including:
5 Teacher Orientation/Pre-service/Professional Learning Days
4 Professional Learning Days
4 Teacher Workdays
2 District Continuous School Improvement Days (+1 for districts going through accreditation)
Reporting date for non-administrative educator personnel
| Monday, August 10, 2026 | Reporting date for non-administrative educator personnel for professional learning, orientation and classroom preparation (10-14 August) |
School Year 2026-2027 (175 Instructional Days and 190 Teacher Workdays)
| First Semester | (79 Instructional Days) |
| Monday, August 17, 2026 | First Day of School |
| Monday, September 7, 2026 | Labor Day: Federal Holiday |
| Monday, October 12, 2026 | Columbus Day: Federal Holiday |
| Thursday, October 15, 2026 | End of First Quarter (40 Instructional Days) |
| Friday, October 16, 2026 | No School for Students – Teacher Workday |
| Wednesday, November 11, 2026 | Veterans Day: Federal Holiday |
| Wednesday, November 25, 2026 | School Holiday |
| Thursday, November 26, 2026 | Thanksgiving Day: Federal Holiday |
| Friday, November 27, 2026 | School Holiday |
| Thursday, December 17, 2026 | End of Second Quarter and First Semester (39 Instructional Days) |
| Friday, December 18, 2026 | No School for Students – Teacher Workday |
| Monday, December 21, 2026 | Begin Winter Recess (21 December – 2 January) |
| Friday, December 25, 2026 | Christmas: Federal Holiday |
| 2027 | |
| Second Semester | (96 Instructional Days) |
| Friday, January 1, 2027 | New Year’s Day: Federal Holiday |
| Monday, January 4, 2027 | Begin Second semester and Third Quarter |
| Monday, January 18, 2027 | Martin Luther King Day: Federal Holiday |
| Monday, February 15, 2027 | Presidents’ Day: Federal Holiday |
| Thursday, March 25, 2027 | End of Third Quarter (56 Instructional Days) |
| Friday, March 26, 2027 | No School for Students – Teacher Workday |
| Monday, March 29, 2027 | Begin Spring Recess (29 March – 2 April) |
| Monday, May 31, 2027 | Memorial Day: Federal Holiday |
| Wednesday, June 2, 2027 | End of Fourth Quarter and Second Semester (40 Instructional Days) |
| Thursday, June 3, 2027 | No School for Students – Teacher Workday |
