Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Calendar 2026-2027
Complete holiday schedule and key dates for Evanston/Skokie School District 65 for the 2026-2027 academic year. Official district website
School Year Timeline
Key Dates
| Event | Date(s) | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Day of School | August 24, 2026 (Mon) | School Opens |
| Labor Day | September 7, 2026 (Mon) | No School |
| Non-Attendance Day (Yom Kippur) | September 21, 2026 (Mon) | No School |
| Non-Attendance Day (Indigenous Peoples Day) | October 12, 2026 (Mon) | No School |
| Election Day | November 3, 2026 (Tue) | No School |
| Fall Break | November 23, 2026 - November 27, 2026 | No School |
| Winter Recess | December 21, 2026 - January 1, 2027 | No School |
| MLK Day | January 18, 2027 (Mon) | No School |
| Spring Recess | March 22, 2027 - March 26, 2027 | No School |
| Memorial Day | May 31, 2027 (Mon) | No School |
| Last Day of School | June 4, 2027 (Fri) | School Closes |
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Extended Time Off
| Window | Date(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Non-Attendance Day (Indigenous Peoples Day) Window | Oct 9–12, 2026Districtwide no-school: Oct 9, 2026; Oct 12, 2026 · Adjacent weekend: Oct 10–11, 2026 | 4 days |
| Fall Break Window | Nov 21–29, 2026Districtwide no-school: Nov 23–27, 2026 · Adjacent weekend: Nov 21–22, 2026; Nov 28–29, 2026 | 9 days |
| Winter Recess Window | Dec 19, 2026–Jan 4, 2027Districtwide no-school: Dec 21, 2026–Jan 1, 2027; Jan 4, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Dec 19–20, 2026; Jan 2–3, 2027 | 17 days |
| Spring Recess Window | Mar 20–28, 2027Districtwide no-school: Mar 22–26, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Mar 20–21, 2027; Mar 27–28, 2027 | 9 days |
Other Important Dates
| Event | Date(s) |
|---|---|
| First Trimester Begins | August 24, 2026 (Mon) |
| First Trimester Ends | November 13, 2026 (Fri) |
| Second Trimester Begins | November 16, 2026 (Mon) |
| Second Trimester Ends | March 5, 2027 (Fri) |
| Third Trimester Begins | March 8, 2027 (Mon) |
| Third Trimester Ends | June 4, 2027 (Fri) |
District 65 Calendar 2026-2027 www.illinoisschoolcalendar.com
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About Evanston/Skokie School District 65
Evanston/Skokie School District 65 is entering 2026–27 with a substantially different elementary map. Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies and Kingsley Elementary closed at the end of 2025–26. Foster Elementary, in Evanston’s Fifth Ward, is opening for the new school year under attendance boundaries approved in January 2026.
The closures are complete, but the broader conversion is still active as students, staff, programs, materials, and transportation move into the new arrangement. School-assignment notices and the permissive-transfer process were used to place affected students; those temporary options should not be treated as a permanent system of open enrollment.
Two-Way Immersion is part of the same transition. The former Bessie Rhodes and Willard strands are being consolidated at Foster, and Willard no longer hosts TWI beginning in 2026–27. Program placement may differ from the new neighborhood assignment.
District 65 continues through eighth grade, with K–5 neighborhood schools, three middle schools, and selective or specialized options. High school belongs to the separate Evanston Township High School District 202, which verifies its own residency. An older District 65 map can be wrong for the coming year, and a prior District 65 enrollment record cannot substitute for the later District 202 boundary decision.
Compared With Related Districts
Selected highlights from this district calendar and related district calendar pages.
District 65 uses this Spring Break week, while District 86 (March 26, 2027 - April 2, 2027) and District 89 (March 19, 2027 - March 26, 2027) use different windows in the related calendar set.
District 65 starts on this date; District 64 (August 27, 2026) and District 86 (August 19, 2026) use different first-day dates in the related calendar set.
District 65 lists 6 early-release or half-day items that may affect pickup times even when school is in session.
District 65 ends on this date; District 64 (June 10, 2027) and District 86 (May 28, 2027) close on different dates in the related calendar set.
Compare key dates with nearby districts
Choose one or two related districts to line up major planning dates with District 65.
Frequently Asked Questions
June 7-11 are five conditional emergency days. The district also retains the right to use Presidents' Day after an unscheduled closing.
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