Depending on which of Niles Township's 10 districts you attend, the first day of school may be as early as Aug. 11 or as late as Aug. 26.
Jul 30, 2026 12:51 PM CDT
SKOKIE, IL — Back-to-school planning is already underway in Skokie, with calendars now available to help parents prepare for the first day of classes.
In Skokie, nine public elementary school districts feed into a single high school district — that makes for 10 superintendents, administrative teams, school boards.
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But they do not all follow the same calendar.
Some take school off for Rosh Hashanah or Eid al-Fitr, some do not.
Some still call Oct. 12 Columbus Day, while others call it Indigenous Peoples' Day — in line with the state law that swapped them in 2021.
All districts begin school next month, with most starting their first day on Aug. 24.
In addition to annual federal holidays, here are some of the non-attendance days to get on the calendar ahead of the start of the 2026-27 school year in Niles Township's 10 public school districts:
Niles Township High School District 219 First Day: Aug. 11, 2026 Indigenous Peoples' Day: Oct. 12, 2026 Teacher Institute Day: Oct. 23, 2026 Thanksgiving Break: Nov. 25 through Nov. 27, 2026 Winter Break: Dec. 21, 2026 through Jan. 1, 2027 Teacher Institute Day: March 12, 2027 Spring Break: March 22 to March 26, 2027 Last Day: May 21, 2027 Full schedule PDF » Golf Elementary School District 67 First Day: Aug. 24, 2026 Non-Attendance Day: Sept. 21, 2026 Parent-Teacher Conferences: Oct. 8 through Oct. 9, 2026 Indigenous Peoples' Day: Oct. 12, 2026 Teacher Institute Day: Nov. 2, 2026 Thanksgiving Break: Nov. 23 through Nov. 27, 2026 Winter Break: Dec. 21, 2026 through Jan. 1, 2027 Parent Teacher Conferences: Feb. 11 through Feb. 13, 2027 Non-Attendance Day: March 9, 2027 Spring Break: March 22 to March 26, 2027 Non-Attendance Day: May 17, 2027 Last Day: June 8, 2027 Full schedule PDF » Skokie School District 68 First Day: Aug. 24, 2026 Yom Kippur: Sept. 21, 2026 Teacher Institute Day: Oct. 2, 2026 Parent Teacher Conferences: Oct. 8 through Oct.9, 2026 Indigenous Peoples' Day: Oct. 12, 2026 Thanksgiving Break: Nov. 26 through Nov. 27, 2026 Winter Break: Dec. 21, 2026 through Jan. 1, 2027 Teacher Institute Day: Jan. 4, 2027 Parent Teacher Conferences: Feb. 11 through Feb. 12, 2027 Eid al-Fitr: March 10, 2027 Eid al-Adha: May 17, 2027 Spring Break: March 22 to March 26, 2027 Last Day: June 4, 2027 Full schedule PDF » Skokie School District 69 First Day: Aug. 24, 2026 No School: Sept. 7, 2026 Yom Kippur: Sept. 21, 2026 Indigenous Peoples' Day: Oct. 12, 2026 No School: Oct. 16, 2026 No School: Nov. 3, 2026 Teacher Institute Day: Nov. 13, 2026 Fall Break: Nov. 23 through Nov. 27, 2026 Winter Break: Dec. 21, 2026 through Jan. 4, 2027 Teacher Institute Day: Feb. 12, 2027 No School: March 10, 2027 Spring Break: March 22 through March 26, 2027 Last Day: June 9, 2027 Full schedule PDF » Morton Grove School District 70 First Day: Aug. 24, 2026 Columbus Day: Oct. 12, 2026 Parent Teacher Conferences: Oct. 22 and Oct. 23, 2026 Non-Attendance Day: Nov. 3, 2026 Fall Break: Nov. 23 through Nov. 27, 2026 Winter Break: Dec. 21, 2026 through Jan. 1, 2027 Teacher Institute Day: Jan. 4, 2027 Teacher Institute Day: March 12, 2027 Spring Break: March 22 through March 26, 2027 Last Day: June 3, 2027 Full schedule PDF » Niles Elementary School District 71 First Day: Aug. 20, 2026 Teacher Institute Day: Sept. 25, 2026 Indigenous Peoples' Day: Oct. 12, 2026 Parent Teacher Conferences: Nov. 2 through Nov 3, 2026 Thanksgiving Break: Nov. 23 through Nov. 27, 2026 Winter Break: Dec. 21, 2026 through Jan. 1, 2027 Parent Teacher Conferences: Feb. 16, 2027 Spring Break: March 22 to March 26, 2027 Last Day: June 3, 2027 Monthly schedule HTML » Fairview School District 72 First Day: Aug. 24, 2026 Teacher Institute Date: Oct. 9, 2026 Indigenous Peoples' Day: Oct. 13, 2026 Parent Teacher Conferences: Nov. 23, 2026 Thanksgiving Recess: Nov. 24 through Nov. 27, 2026 Winter Break: Dec. 21, 2026 through Jan. 4, 2027 Parent Teacher Conferences: March 18, 2027 No School: March 19, 2027 Spring Break: March 22 through March 26, 2027 Institute Day: April 30, 2027 Teacher Institute Day: May 28, 2027 Last Day: June 4, 2027 Full schedule PDF » East Prairie School District 73 First Day: Aug. 24, 2026 No School: Sept. 21, 2026 Teacher Institute Date: Oct. 2, 2026 Indigenous Peoples' Day: Oct. 12, 2026 Parent Teacher Conferences: Nov. 2, 2026 No School: Nov. 3, 2026 Thanksgiving Break: Nov. 25 through Nov. 29, 2026 Winter Break: Dec. 19, 2026 through Jan. 3, 2027 Parent Teacher Conferences: March 4, 2027 Teacher Institute Date: March 5, 2027 No school: March 10, 2027 Spring Break: March 20 to March 28, 2027 Last Day: June 3, 2027 Full schedule PDF » Skokie School District 73.5 First Day: Aug. 24, 2026 Parent Teacher Conferences: Oct. 8 through Oct. 9, 2026 Indigenous Peoples' Day: Oct. 12, 2026 Teacher Institute Date: Oct. 30, 2026 Thanksgiving Break: Nov. 23 through Nov. 27, 2026 Winter Break: Dec. 21, 2026 through Jan. 1, 2027 Parent Teacher Conferences: Feb. 11 through Feb. 12, 2027 Teacher Institute Date: Feb. 26, 2027 Spring Break: March 22 to March 26, 2027 Last Day: June 3, 2027 Monthly schedule HTML » Lincolnwood School District 74 First Day: Aug. 26, 2026 Columbus Day: Oct. 12, 2026 Teacher Institute Date: Oct. 13, 2026 Thanksgiving Break: Nov. 23 through Nov. 27, 2026 Winter Break: Dec. 21, 2026 through Jan. 1, 2027 Pulaski Day: March 1, 2027 Spring Break: March 22 to March 26, 2027 Teacher Institute Day: May 3, 2027 Last Day: June 10, 2027 Full schedule PDF »