Champaign Unit 4 School District School Calendar 2026-2027
Champaign Unit 4 School District School Calendar Includes all holidays, breaks, half days, and important dates from August 2026 through May 2027. Dates are manually collected and screened from district-published calendar materials. Printable PDF and Google/Apple Calendar sync options are available below.
Key dates for Champaign Unit 4 School District 2026-2027 school calendar
Event
Date(s)
Status
First Day of School — Grades 1–6 and 9
School opens
First Day of School — Remaining Grades 7–8 and 10–12
School opens
First Day for All Kindergarten Students
School opens
Labor Day
No classes
Fall Break
– through
No school
Thanksgiving Break
– through
No school
Winter Break
– through
No school
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
No classes
Presidents’ Day
No classes
Spring Break
– through
No school
Spring Holiday
No classes
Scheduled Last Day of School & Early Dismissal
Last day / early dismissal
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Extended Time Off
Extended no-school periods for Champaign Unit 4 School District 2026-2027
Continuous planning windows, including adjacent weekends
Period
Date(s)
Length
Fall Break Window
Oct 8 – 18, 2026
Districtwide no-school: Oct 8 – 9, 2026 · Oct 12 – 16, 2026
Adjacent weekend: Oct 10 – 11, 2026 · Oct 17 – 18, 2026
11 days
Thanksgiving Break Window
Nov 25 – 29, 2026
Districtwide no-school: Nov 25 – 27, 2026
Adjacent weekend: Nov 28 – 29, 2026
5 days
Winter Break Window
Dec 19, 2026 – Jan 4, 2027
Districtwide no-school: Dec 21, 2026 – Jan 1, 2027 · Jan 4, 2027
Adjacent weekend: Dec 19 – 20, 2026 · Jan 2 – 3, 2027
17 days
Spring Break Window
Mar 10 – 21, 2027
Districtwide no-school: Mar 10 – 12, 2027 · Mar 15 – 19, 2027
Adjacent weekend: Mar 13 – 14, 2027 · Mar 20 – 21, 2027
12 days
Planning windows include weekends; they are not counts of school days missed. Conditional and grade-specific closures are excluded.
For students and families
Other Important Dates
Other important dates for Champaign Unit 4 School District 2026-2027
Event
Date(s)
Kindergarten Parent-Teacher Conferences
Kindergarten Staggered Start — Assigned Group
Kindergarten Staggered Start — Assigned Group
End of Quarter 1
School Improvement Day / Parent-Teacher Conferences
Parent-Teacher Conferences
End of Quarter 2 / End of Semester 1
End of Quarter 3
School Improvement Day / Parent-Teacher Conferences
Parent-Teacher Conferences
End of Quarter 4 / End of Semester 2
Month by month
Monthly Calendar
Highlighted dates follow the published calendar; grouped or inferred entries are labelled. Today is determined in Central Time (America/Chicago).
School Day
Weekend
Holiday (No School)
School Break
First / Last Day
August 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
— First Day of School — Grades 1–6 and 9
— Kindergarten Parent-Teacher Conferences
— First Day of School — Remaining Grades 7–8 and 10–12
— Kindergarten Staggered Start — Assigned Group
— Kindergarten Staggered Start — Assigned Group
— First Day for All Kindergarten Students
September 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
— Labor Day
— School Improvement Day - No School
October 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
— End of Quarter 1
— School Improvement Day / Parent-Teacher Conferences
— Parent-Teacher Conferences
— Fall Break
November 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
— Thanksgiving Break
December 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
— Early Dismissal & High School Exams (Schedule D)
— End of Quarter 2 / End of Semester 1
— Winter Break
January 2027
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
— Winter Break
— Institute Day - No School
— Martin Luther King Jr. Day
February 2027
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
— Presidents’ Day
March 2027
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
— End of Quarter 3
— School Improvement Day - No School
— School Improvement Day / Parent-Teacher Conferences
— Parent-Teacher Conferences
— Spring Break
— Spring Holiday
April 2027
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
— School Improvement Day - No School
May 2027
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
— Early Dismissal & High School Exams (Schedule D)
— End of Quarter 4 / End of Semester 2
— Scheduled Last Day of School & Early Dismissal
About Champaign Unit 4 School District
Champaign Unit 4 starts the school year by grade and school. Grades 1–6 and 9, plus Garden Hills and International Prep Academy grades 1–8, begin August 13, 2026. Remaining grades 7–8 and 10–12 begin August 14. Kindergarten families have conferences August 13 and assigned group attendance August 14 or 17; all kindergarten students attend August 18.
Conferences and school improvement days extend the time off around fall and spring breaks: students have no classes October 8–18 and March 10–21, including weekends. Thanksgiving break is November 25–27. Winter break and the January 4 institute day keep students out of class until January 5, 2027.
Schedule D early dismissal and high school exams fall on December 17–18 and May 21 and 24. Dismissal times vary by school, and some Pre-K programs keep regular hours. May 24 is the scheduled last day; emergency closures may change the final attendance date.
Compared With Related Districts
Selected highlights from this district calendar and related district calendar pages.
Fall Break Planning WindowOct 12 – 16, 2026
Champaign Unit 4 lists Fall Break as 5 weekdays off. Keep this block in mind for childcare, appointments and travel.
Early-Release Dates4 dates
Champaign Unit 4 lists 4 early-release or half-day dates that may affect pickup times. Check the applicable grade and school schedule.
Student-Only Planning Days8 dates
Teacher, planning and conference days without districtwide student classes, outside the headline holiday and break periods.
Related Districts Spring BreakMar 15 – 19, 2027
Champaign Unit 4 uses this Spring Break window. Decatur Public Schools lists Mar 29 – Apr 2, 2027, a different window.
Compare key dates with nearby districts
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