Calendar Dates & School Start Schedule
2026-2027 Text-Only Academic Calendar
The following is a text-only list of the At-A-Glance calendar for the 2026-2027 school year. It lists important dates for students and/or staff.
August 2026
- August 12-17, 2026: Professional Days for Staff
- August 18, 2026: First Day of School for K-12 Students (Staggered Start)
- August 25, 2026: First Day of School for Ludlow PreK Students
September 2026
- September 7, 2026: Labor Day, All Schools and Offices Closed
- September 21, 2026: Yom Kippur, All Schools and Offices Closed
October 2026
- October 30, 2026: PreK-Grade 12 Conferences, No Classes for Students PreK-Grade 12
November 2026
- November 2, 2026: PreK-Grade 12 Conferences, No Classes for Students PreK-Grade 12
- November 3, 2026: Election Day, Professional Learning for Staff, No Classes for Students PreK-Grade 12
- November 23-25, 2026: Schools Closed, Administrative Offices Open
- November 26-27, 2026: Thanksgiving Break, Schools and Offices Closed
December 2026
- December 21-31, 2026: Winter Break, Schools Closed, Administrative Offices Open (except for Dec. 24, 25 and 31)
January 2027
- January 1, 2027: Winter Break, Schools & Administrative Offices Closed
- January 15, 2027: PreK-Grade 12 Professional / Clerical Day, No Classes for Students
- January 18, 2027: Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Schools and Offices Closed
February 2027
- February 12, 2027: PreK-Grade 12 Conferences, No Classes for Students PreK-Grade 12
- February 15, 2027: Presidents' Day, Schools and Offices Closed
March 2027
- March 19, 2027: PreK-Grade 12 Professional / Clerical Day, No Classes for Students
- March 22-29, 2027: Spring Recess, Schools Closed, Administrative Offices Open
May 2027
- May 21, 2027: Last Day for Ludlow PreK Students
- May 28, 2027: Last Day for K -12 Students
- May 31, 2027: Memorial Day, Offices Closed
June 2027
- June 1-2, 2027: PreK-Grade 12 Professional Day
- June 2, 2027: Last Day for Staff
Note for PreK Families: Additional calendar dates will be provided directly to families.
2026-2027 Staggered Start Schedule
In order to provide for intentional start-of-school orientation time for students, particularly for those students who are transitioning to new buildings or who are new to the District, Shaker Heights Schools is planning to continue the use of a staggered start for the 2026-2027 school year. Students will start the school year as follows:
School Day 1 (Tuesday, August 18, 2026):
- Kindergarten-Grade 5 will have meetings scheduled with each family
- Grade 6 attend all day
- Grade 9 attend all day
- Grades 7-8 and 10-12 do not attend
School Day 2 (Wednesday, August 19, 2026):
- All K-12 students attend all day
Ludlow Early Learning Center:
- Meetings with families on August 21 and 24
- First day of preschool will be August 25