Uplift Education 2026–27 School Calendar

The first regular school day is Tuesday, August 11, 2026. Transition Camp for eligible students is scheduled for Monday, August 10.

Transition Camp is for all students new to Uplift, plus every Pre-K, kindergarten, sixth-grade and ninth-grade student. Returning Uplift students in those grades are included. Check with your campus for the camp schedule and arrival details.

No. August 10 is Transition Camp for the students identified in the academic calendar. Regular classes begin the following day, August 11.

Wednesday, May 26, 2027, is the last regular student day and the end of the fourth quarter. Summer break begins after that school day, with May 27 as the first full day out of school.

The calendar lists August 7 and November 2, 2026, and April 2, 2027. August 7 is before the first regular school day. November 2 and April 2 are conference days with no regular student classes. Contact your campus for appointment details.

Yes. Students have no classes September 4–7, 2026. Friday, September 4, is a staff professional-development day, and Monday, September 7, is a student/staff holiday. Classes resume Tuesday, September 8.

Uplift’s calendar does not label a separate Fall Break, but students have no regular classes October 8–12, 2026. October 8 is a staff-development day, while October 9 and 12 are student/staff holidays. Including the weekend, students have five consecutive days off and return Tuesday, October 13.

No. Thursday, October 8, is reserved for staff professional development, with no student classes. It is a full day off for students, not an early-release day.

No. November 2 is a parent-teacher conference day, and November 3 is a staff professional-development day. Students have no regular classes on either date and return Wednesday, November 4.

Students do not have classes on November 3, 2026. The official calendar identifies that date as staff professional development rather than an Election Day holiday.

Under the published network calendar, Wednesday, November 11, 2026, is a regular school day. It is not marked as a student holiday. Check with your campus for any changes.

Students are off November 23–27, 2026. Including the weekends before and after the holiday week, they have nine consecutive days without classes, November 21–29. School resumes Monday, November 30.

Winter holidays run December 21, 2026, through January 1, 2027. Students also have January 4 off for staff development. The last school day before the break is December 18, and classes resume January 5. Including weekends, students have 17 consecutive days without classes.

Students return Tuesday, January 5, 2027, when the third quarter begins. Monday, January 4, is a staff-development day with no student classes.

Yes. Monday, January 18, 2027, is marked as a student/staff holiday. Classes are scheduled to resume Tuesday, January 19.

Yes. Monday, February 15, 2027, is a student/staff holiday. Students also have Friday, February 12, off for staff development, making February 12–15 a four-day break. Classes resume February 16.

During the regular school year, students have no classes on September 4, October 8 and November 3, 2026, and January 4, February 12 and March 12, 2027. These dates are separate from parent-teacher conferences and student/staff holidays.

Students have no regular classes on either type of day. Staff-development days are set aside for professional development, while student/staff holidays are days off for both students and staff. The academic calendar does not specify whether campus offices remain open.

Spring Break is March 15–19, 2027. Friday, March 12, is also a staff-development day with no student classes. Including weekends, students are off March 12–21 and return Monday, March 22.

No. Friday, March 12, is a staff professional-development day with no student classes. It falls immediately before the March 15–19 spring holidays.

Yes. Friday, March 26, 2027, is marked as a student/staff holiday. That date falls on Good Friday, although the Uplift calendar uses the general holiday label. The following Monday, March 29, is a conditional make-up day, so a four-day weekend is not guaranteed.

March 29 is scheduled as a holiday unless Uplift needs it as a weather make-up school day. If the date is activated for make-up classes, students will attend school as normal. Confirm its status before planning a four-day weekend.

The calendar reserves Monday, March 29, and Monday, April 19, 2027. Both are scheduled holidays that may become regular school days if Uplift needs to make up time lost to bad weather or other extenuating circumstances.

The academic calendar identifies the two possible make-up dates but does not specify how activation will be announced. Check official Uplift Education and campus communications for the final attendance decision.

Yes. Friday, April 2, is a parent-teacher conference day with no regular student classes. Students are scheduled to return Monday, April 5.

April 19 is scheduled as a holiday, but it may become a regular school day if Uplift needs to make up missed instructional time. It should not be treated as a guaranteed day off.

The 2026–27 network academic calendar does not identify a standard Wednesday early-release schedule. It also does not list daily dismissal times. Ask your campus about Wednesday pickup arrangements rather than relying on a previous year's schedule.

The network academic calendar lists school dates, not daily arrival or dismissal times. Check your child's campus for its bell schedule, pickup times and any campus-specific arrangements.

Quarter starts are August 11 and October 13, 2026, and January 5 and March 22, 2027. The published calendar marks quarter ends on October 7, December 18 and May 26. It does not separately identify the third-quarter end date.

The official calendar marks October 7 and December 18, 2026, and May 26, 2027, as quarter-end dates. These markings do not identify early-dismissal times. Check your campus schedule before planning an early pickup.

The last regular school day is Wednesday, May 26, 2027. The network calendar does not specify an early dismissal on that date. Ask your campus for the scheduled pickup time.

The published calendar yields a calculated baseline of 171 regular student attendance days: 207 weekdays between August 11 and May 26, minus 34 confirmed no-class weekdays and two conditional make-up dates currently scheduled as holidays. This is not an official annual total stated in the PDF. Transition Camp is outside this count, and weather-related changes may affect attendance dates.

This is Uplift Education's network academic calendar. It covers the academic dates published by Uplift but does not replace an individual campus's bell schedule, event notices or instructions to families. Check your school for campus-specific information.

Uplift Education publishes its own network academic calendar. Families should use Uplift's 2026–27 calendar rather than assume that Dallas ISD holidays, breaks or school dates apply. Individual Uplift campuses may also provide their own schedules and event information.

Use the official English PDF download link on this page. Uplift Education also provides the calendar through its Accept Offer page. The PDF includes the full academic calendar and a legend explaining student holidays, conferences and possible weather make-up days.

Yes. Uplift Education provides an official Spanish-language 2026–27 academic calendar PDF. You can find it alongside the English version on Uplift's Accept Offer page.