Seattle Schools' Calendar for 2026-2027

So a friend made an interesting catch on this calendar.

One thing that is different is the first day of school is BEFORE Labor Day. School starts for 1st-12th grade students on Wednesday, September 2nd. It is notated that this will NOT be a Wednesday Early Release Day. 

Labor Day is Monday, September 7th and is a federal holiday so no school that day. 

Tuesday, September 8th will be the first day of school for PK and kindergarten students. 

But the date that my friend sees is that Friday, June 18th which is Juneteenth, another holiday, and yet, the following Monday, June 21st, is the last day of school. 

So the first week of June, 2027,  no school on Monday, May 31st which is Memorial Day so no full week of school.

The next week - June 7th-11th - is a full week.

The week after sees the Friday , June 18th with no school because of Juneteenth and yet everyone will come back Monday, June 21st for the last day of school. 

I'd be willing to bet that June 21st might be a a low attendance day for many parents. 

Thoughts?

Comments

C said…
Check again. The last day of school is listed as wed June 17, 2026. June 21 was last year's date.
2/7/26, 1:24 PM
Melissa Westbrook said…
Check again. I said 2026-2027.
2/7/26, 3:02 PM
Anonymous said…
Wow. For 13 years my kid's first day of class was the Wednesday after Labor Day. I expect absenteeism will be so high they may as well not have bothered. Are there a lot more holidays in the middle of the year or something?

Patrick
2/8/26, 6:55 PM
Seattle Spiral said…
I recall a few times when school started before Labor Day. Namely in 2020.

And it appears that the union contract says that the first day is the first *Wednesday in September,* and not the first Wednesday after Labor Day, which is the policy most of us expect, right?

It would be nice if the 2026-27 schedule weren't buried under the 2025-26 header at the calendar link, https://www.seattleschools.org/news/school-calendar/

"The key dates formula was originally bargained in the 2015-18 CBA as a tool for staff and families so there would be consistency around calendars and dates weren’t arbitrarily set ...
The below dates were negotiated as a part of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).

First day of school: The first Wednesday in September."

2/9/26, 9:30 AM
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