School Calendar For 2026-27 In All Skokie Districts: Key Dates To Know

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.

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 »