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Meade School District 46-1 Calendar 2026-2027

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2026-2027 Rural School Calendar

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Updated 2026-11-05

First Day Aug 27, 2026

Last Day May 25, 2027

Thanksgiving November 25, 2026 - November 27, 2026

Christmas Vacation December 23, 2026 - January 1, 2027

Key Dates — 2026-2027 Rural School Calendar

Event	Date(s)	Status
First Day of School	August 27, 2026 (Thu)	School Opens
Labor Day	September 4, 2026 (Fri)	No School
Labor Day	September 7, 2026 (Mon)	No School
Native American Day	October 12, 2026 (Mon)	No School
Thanksgiving	November 25, 2026 - November 27, 2026	No School
Christmas Vacation	December 23, 2026 - January 1, 2027	No School
MLK Day	January 18, 2027 (Mon)	No School
President's Day	February 15, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Easter Break	March 26, 2027 (Fri)	No School
Easter Break	March 29, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Last Day of School	May 25, 2027 (Tue)	School Closes

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No-School Periods — 2026-2027 Rural School Calendar

Period	Date(s)	Length
Labor Day Window	Sep 4–7, 2026Districtwide no-school: Sep 4, 2026; Sep 7, 2026 · Adjacent weekend: Sep 5–6, 2026	4 days
Native American Day Window	Oct 9–12, 2026Districtwide no-school: Oct 9, 2026; Oct 12, 2026 · Adjacent weekend: Oct 10–11, 2026	4 days
Thanksgiving Window	Nov 25–29, 2026Districtwide no-school: Nov 25–27, 2026 · Adjacent weekend: Nov 28–29, 2026	5 days
Christmas Vacation Window	Dec 23, 2026–Jan 3, 2027Districtwide no-school: Dec 23, 2026–Jan 1, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Jan 2–3, 2027	12 days
MLK Day Window	Jan 15–18, 2027Districtwide no-school: Jan 15, 2027; Jan 18, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Jan 16–17, 2027	4 days
President's Day Window	Feb 12–15, 2027Districtwide no-school: Feb 12, 2027; Feb 15, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Feb 13–14, 2027	4 days
Easter Break Window	Mar 26–29, 2027Districtwide no-school: Mar 26, 2027; Mar 29, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Mar 27–28, 2027	4 days

Other Important Dates — 2026-2027 Rural School Calendar

Event	Date(s)
Parent-Teacher Conferences (Students following the Rural School Calendar at Elm Springs, Hereford, Opal and Central Meade County School.)	October 19, 2026 - October 23, 2026
First trimester ends (Students following the Rural School Calendar at Elm Springs, Hereford, Opal and Central Meade County School.)	November 20, 2026 (Fri)
Parent-Teacher Conferences (Students following the Rural School Calendar at Elm Springs, Hereford, Opal and Central Meade County School.)	February 22, 2027 - February 26, 2027
Second trimester ends (Students following the Rural School Calendar at Elm Springs, Hereford, Opal and Central Meade County School.)	February 26, 2027 (Fri)
Third trimester ends (Students following the Rural School Calendar at Elm Springs, Hereford, Opal and Central Meade County School.)	May 25, 2027 (Tue)

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2026-2027 School Calendar

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Updated 2026-11-05

First Day Aug 27, 2026

Last Day May 25, 2027

Thanksgiving November 25, 2026 - November 27, 2026

Christmas Vacation December 23, 2026 - January 1, 2027

Key Dates — 2026-2027 School Calendar

Event	Date(s)	Status
First Day of School	August 27, 2026 (Thu)	School Opens
Labor Day	September 4, 2026 (Fri)	No School
Labor Day	September 7, 2026 (Mon)	No School
Native American Day	October 12, 2026 (Mon)	No School
Thanksgiving	November 25, 2026 - November 27, 2026	No School
Christmas Vacation	December 23, 2026 - January 1, 2027	No School
MLK Day	January 18, 2027 (Mon)	No School
President's Day	February 15, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Easter Break	March 26, 2027 (Fri)	No School
Easter Break	March 29, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Last Day of School	May 25, 2027 (Tue)	School Closes

No-School Periods — 2026-2027 School Calendar

Period	Date(s)	Length
Labor Day Window	Sep 4–7, 2026Districtwide no-school: Sep 4, 2026; Sep 7, 2026 · Adjacent weekend: Sep 5–6, 2026	4 days
Native American Day Window	Oct 9–12, 2026Districtwide no-school: Oct 9, 2026; Oct 12, 2026 · Adjacent weekend: Oct 10–11, 2026	4 days
Thanksgiving Window	Nov 25–29, 2026Districtwide no-school: Nov 25–27, 2026 · Adjacent weekend: Nov 28–29, 2026	5 days
Christmas Vacation Window	Dec 23, 2026–Jan 3, 2027Districtwide no-school: Dec 23, 2026–Jan 1, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Jan 2–3, 2027	12 days
President's Day Window	Feb 12–15, 2027Districtwide no-school: Feb 12, 2027; Feb 15, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Feb 13–14, 2027	4 days
Easter Break Window	Mar 26–29, 2027Districtwide no-school: Mar 26, 2027; Mar 29, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Mar 27–28, 2027	4 days

Other Important Dates — 2026-2027 School Calendar

Event	Date(s)
Parent-Teacher Conferences (4:00 - 6:30pm) (Sturgis Brown High School)	October 5, 2026 (Mon)
Parent-Teacher Conferences (3:30 - 6:30pm) (Stagebarn Middle School)	October 6, 2026 (Tue), October 8, 2026 (Thu)
Parent-Teacher Conferences (4:00 - 7:00pm) (Sturgis Williams Middle School)	October 6, 2026 (Tue), October 8, 2026 (Thu)
Parent-Teacher Conferences (Elementary students following the School Calendar (Sturgis Elementary, Piedmont Valley Elementary and Whitewood Elementary))	October 19, 2026 - October 23, 2026
Early Release; First trimester ends (Students at Sturgis Brown High School, Sturgis Williams Middle School, Sturgis Elementary, Piedmont Valley Elementary, Stagebarn Middle School and Whitewood Elementary; rural schools use the separate Rural School Calendar.)	November 20, 2026 (Fri)
Parent-Teacher Conferences (4:00 - 6:30pm) (Sturgis Brown High School)	January 11, 2027 (Mon)
Parent-Teacher Conferences (3:30 - 6:30pm) (Stagebarn Middle School)	February 11, 2027 (Thu)
Parent-Teacher Conferences (4:00 - 7:00pm) (Sturgis Williams Middle School)	February 11, 2027 (Thu)
Parent-Teacher Conferences (Elementary students following the School Calendar (Sturgis Elementary, Piedmont Valley Elementary and Whitewood Elementary))	February 22, 2027 - February 26, 2027
Early Release; Second trimester ends (Students at Sturgis Brown High School, Sturgis Williams Middle School, Sturgis Elementary, Piedmont Valley Elementary, Stagebarn Middle School and Whitewood Elementary; rural schools use the separate Rural School Calendar.)	February 26, 2027 (Fri)
Parent-Teacher Conferences (4:00 - 6:30pm) (Sturgis Brown High School)	April 5, 2027 (Mon)
Graduation (Sturgis Brown High School graduating students)	May 23, 2027 (Sun)
Third trimester ends (Students at Sturgis Brown High School, Sturgis Williams Middle School, Sturgis Elementary, Piedmont Valley Elementary, Stagebarn Middle School and Whitewood Elementary; rural schools use the separate Rural School Calendar.)	May 25, 2027 (Tue)

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Meade School District 46-1

Meade School District 46-1 serves town and rural communities in the Sturgis area through Sturgis, Piedmont Valley, and Whitewood elementary schools, rural multi-grade campuses, Sturgis Williams and Stagebarn middle schools, and Sturgis Brown High School.

Rural school facilities operate at Elm Springs, Hereford, Opal, and Central Meade County. The district coordinates centralized busing across vast geographic areas, managing student records and cafeteria accounts through Infinite Campus.

Compared With Related Districts

This comparison uses the default instance shown in statewide summaries: 2026-2027 Rural School Calendar.

Later regional startAugust 27, 2026

Meade School District 46-1 starts on this date; Madison Central School District 39-2 (August 19, 2026) and Milbank School District 25-4 (August 18, 2026) use different first-day dates in the related calendar set.

Early-release dates3 items

Meade School District 46-1 lists 3 early-release or half-day items that may affect pickup times even when school is in session.

Student-only planning days21 items

Meade School District 46-1 lists 21 teacher, planning, or student-holiday items beyond the headline break periods.

Later last dayMay 25, 2027

Meade School District 46-1 ends on this date; Madison Central School District 39-2 (May 18, 2027) and Lennox School District 41-4 (May 20, 2027) close on different dates in the related calendar set.

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