During their October 13th business meeting, the Board of Education approved the 2026-2027 Academic Calendar and Early College calendars.  The approved calendars may be viewed on our district website at the links below.  Both the Traditional Academic Calendar and Early College calendars are also attached to this post as print-ready PDFs. 
 

2026-2027 School Year:

• 2026-2027 CCS Academic Calendar
• 2026-2027 Early College Academic Calendar

 

🎓 Key Dates

• First Day of School for All: Wednesday, Aug 12, 2026
• Last Day of School for Early Colleges: Thursday, May 13, 2027
• Last Day of School for traditional students: Wednesday, May 26, 2027

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🏖️ Breaks & Holidays (Traditional Calendar Students)

• Labor Day: Monday, September 7, 2026
• Staff Development Day: Friday, September 25, 2026 (capped for staff)
• Staff Development Days: October 12, 2026 (uncapped for staff) and October 13, 2026 (capped for staff)
• Election Day: Tuesday, November 3, 2026 (uncapped for staff)
• Veterans Day: Wednesday, November 11, 2026
• Thanksgiving Break: November 25-27, 2026
• Staff Development Days: December 21 and 22, 2026 (uncapped for staff)
• Winter Break: December 23, 2026 - Jan 1, 2027
• Staff Development Day: Monday, Jan 4, 2027 (capped for staff)
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day: January 18, 2027
• Staff Development Days: February 15, 2027 (uncapped for staff) and February, 16, 2027 (capped for staff)
• Spring Break: March 8-12, 2027
• Good Friday: March 26, 2027
• Staff Development Day: Monday, March 29, 2027 (uncapped for staff)
• Staff Development Days: Friday, April 16, 2027 (uncapped for staff) and Monday, April 19, 2027 (capped for staff)
• Memorial Day: May 31, 2027

*Capped/Uncapped designations for staff only.  Students are out of school on all staff development days.

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📚 Grading Periods & Early Dismissals (Traditional Calendar Students)

• Quarter 1 Ends: October 9, 2026
• Quarter 2 Ends: December 18, 2026
• Quarter 3 Ends: March 19, 2027
• Quarter 4 / School Year Ends: May 26, 2027

Each end-of-quarter day includes early dismissal (capped for staff).

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🎓 Graduation Dates

• Early College Graduation Ceremonies: Saturday, May 15 at West Cabarrus High School
• Traditional High School Graduation Ceremonies: May 26, 27, and 28, 2027 at Cabarrus Arena & Events Center

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💡 Other Notes

• Traditional High School Exams: Dec 14-18, 2026; and May 20,21 and 24-26, 2027