2026-2027
Updated 2026-08-18

Gary Community School Corporation Calendar 2026-2027

Complete holiday schedule and key dates for Gary Community School Corporation for the 2026-2027 academic year. Official district website

District draft: dates may change before approval. Learn more.

First Day Aug 6, 2026
Last Day May 27, 2027
Thanksgiving Break Nov 23-27
Winter Break Dec 21-Jan 1
Spring Break Mar 15-19

Key Dates

Event Date(s) Status
First Day of School August 6, 2026 (Thu) School Opens
Labor Day September 7, 2026 (Mon) No School
Fall Break October 23, 2026 - October 26, 2026 No School
Thanksgiving Break November 23, 2026 - November 27, 2026 No School
Winter Break December 21, 2026 - January 1, 2027 No School
Martin Luther King Jr. Day January 18, 2027 (Mon) No School
President's Day February 15, 2027 (Mon) No School
Spring Break March 15, 2027 - March 19, 2027 No School
Good Friday March 26, 2027 (Fri) No School
Easter Monday March 29, 2027 (Mon) No School
Last Day of School May 27, 2027 (Thu) School Closes

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Extended Time Off

Window Date(s) Length
Thanksgiving Break Window Nov 21–29, 2026Districtwide no-school: Nov 23–27, 2026 · Adjacent weekend: Nov 21–22, 2026; Nov 28–29, 2026 9 days
Winter Break Window Dec 19, 2026–Jan 3, 2027Districtwide no-school: Dec 21, 2026–Jan 1, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Dec 19–20, 2026; Jan 2–3, 2027 16 days
Spring Break Window Mar 13–21, 2027Districtwide no-school: Mar 15–19, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Mar 13–14, 2027; Mar 20–21, 2027 9 days
Good Friday Window Mar 26–29, 2027Districtwide no-school: Mar 26, 2027; Mar 29, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Mar 27–28, 2027 4 days

Other Important Dates

EventDate(s)
First Grading Period BeginsAugust 6, 2026 (Thu)
First Grading Period EndsOctober 8, 2026 (Thu)
Second Grading Period BeginsOctober 12, 2026 (Mon)
Parent-Teacher ConferencesOctober 16, 2026 (Fri)
Second Grading Period EndsDecember 17, 2026 (Thu)
Third Grading Period and Second Semester BeginJanuary 4, 2027 (Mon)
Third Grading Period EndsMarch 11, 2027 (Thu)
Fourth Grading Period BeginsMarch 22, 2027 (Mon)
Parent-Teacher ConferencesApril 2, 2027 (Fri)
Fourth Grading Period EndsMay 27, 2027 (Thu)
High School GraduationJune 6, 2027 (Sun)

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Gary Community School Corporation

Gary Community School Corporation currently separates its physical route into early childhood, five elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school. Bethune serves early childhood. Banneker at Marquette, Beveridge, Glen Park Academy, McCullough Academy, and Williams Elementary cover the elementary years. Sixth grade begins at either Bailly STEM Academy or Gary Middle School, and both routes continue to West Side Leadership Academy for grades nine through twelve.

Gary Virtual Academy provides a complete K–12 online school setting. District teachers, courses, attendance rules, and grade-level support are organized through the academy, so virtual enrollment establishes the student’s primary school environment.

Gary Area Career Center adds career exploration and technical study, beginning as early as seventh grade and expanding through high school. Students can use specialized facilities and courses while remaining connected to West Side or another approved sending school. The physical route sets the home campus, virtual enrollment changes the main delivery format, and career-center participation changes selected courses and part of the day.

Compared With Related Districts

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Draft calendar status Draft

Gary Schools is marked draft, so dates may change before board approval or final district publication.

Indiana Spring Break split March 15, 2027 - March 19, 2027

Gary Schools uses this Spring Break week, while GCCS (March 22, 2027 - March 26, 2027) and FCSC (March 26, 2027 - April 2, 2027) use different windows in the related calendar set.

Fall Break planning window October 23, 2026 - October 26, 2026

Gary Schools lists Fall Break as 2 weekdays off. This named block is worth tracking separately for childcare, appointments, travel, and shared household calendars.

Later last day May 27, 2027

Gary Schools ends on this date; FWCS (May 25, 2027) and GCCS (May 19, 2027) close on different dates in the related calendar set.

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About This Calendar

Data Source: Gary Community School Corporation 2026-2027 District Calendar (Draft 1) How we verify dates

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