Academic Calendar
2026-2027 School Year
Families can view important school dates below or open a printable PDF copy of the approved Grant Parish Public Schools academic calendar.
How to read this calendar
Green and blue dates are student school days. Gray dates are no-school days. Holidays, teacher workdays, parent conferences, report cards, and grading-period dates are color-coded and listed below each month.
Instructional time
Calculations are based on school hours of 7:40 AM-3:45 PM, or 430 instructional minutes per full school day. Two weather/emergency dismissal days are built into the calendar.
School Day (Tue-Fri)
Monday School Day
Student Return / First Day
Teacher Workday
Teacher PD Day
Workday / Parent Conference
End of 9 Weeks / Semester
Report Cards
Holiday / No School
No School
Monthly Calendar
Dates are shown by month with important notes listed directly under each calendar.
August
2026
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
- Aug 3-6 Teacher Workdays
- Aug 7 Student 1st Day - 1st Semester Begins
- Aug 10 School Day
September
2026
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
- Sep 21 Teacher Workday (10 am-12 pm); Parent Conference (1-6 pm)
October
2026
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
- Oct 9 End of 1st 9 Weeks
- Oct 12 Half Day PD (8-12)
- Oct 16 Report Cards
November
2026
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
- Nov 2 School Day for Pecan Fest
- Nov 6 Pecan Festival Holiday
- Nov 24-27 Thanksgiving Holidays
December
2026
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
- Dec 14 School Day
- Dec 18 End of 2nd 9 Weeks - End of 1st Semester
- Dec 22-31 Christmas Holidays
January
2027
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
- Jan 1-4 New Year's Holiday
- Jan 5-6 Teacher Workdays
- Jan 7 Students Return - 2nd Semester Begins
- Jan 15 Report Cards
February
2027
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
- Feb 9 Mardi Gras Holiday
- Feb 15 Teacher Workday (10 am-12 pm); Parent Conference (1-6 pm)
March
2027
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
- Mar 12 End of 3rd 9 Weeks
- Mar 19 Report Cards
- Mar 26 Good Friday
- Mar 30-31 Easter Holidays
April
2027
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
- Apr 1-2 Easter Holidays
- Apr 12 School Day for State Testing
May
2027
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
- May 12 Senior's Last Day
- May 19 Last Day PK, K
- May 24 School Day
- May 26 Student Last Day - End of 4th 9 Weeks
- May 27 Teacher Workday / PTC
Important Dates by Semester
This quick-reference list mirrors the monthly calendar above.
First Semester
- Aug 3-6Teacher Workdays
- Aug 7Student 1st Day - 1st Semester Begins
- Aug 10School Day
- Sep 21Teacher Workday (10 am-12 pm); Parent Conference (1-6 pm)
- Oct 9End of 1st 9 Weeks
- Oct 12Half Day PD (8-12)
- Oct 16Report Cards
- Nov 2School Day for Pecan Fest
- Nov 6Pecan Festival Holiday
- Nov 24-27Thanksgiving Holidays
- Dec 14School Day
- Dec 18End of 2nd 9 Weeks - End of 1st Semester
- Dec 22-31Christmas Holidays
Second Semester
- Jan 1-4New Year's Holiday
- Jan 5-6Teacher Workdays
- Jan 7Students Return - 2nd Semester Begins
- Jan 15Report Cards
- Feb 9Mardi Gras Holiday
- Feb 15Teacher Workday (10 am-12 pm); Parent Conference (1-6 pm)
- Mar 12End of 3rd 9 Weeks
- Mar 19Report Cards
- Mar 26Good Friday
- Mar 30-31Easter Holidays
- Apr 1-2Easter Holidays
- Apr 12School Day for State Testing
- May 12Senior's Last Day
- May 19Last Day PK, K
- May 24School Day
- May 26Student Last Day - End of 4th 9 Weeks
- May 27Teacher Workday / PTC