The Niskayuna Central School District’s 2026-27 school calendar is now available. It was approved by the Board of Education on Tuesday, March 10.
The calendar sets school holidays, vacation weeks and days off for students due to staff development days. Once school and district events and activities are scheduled for the new school year, that information will be added to the district’s website calendar, which is the most up-to-date resource for families and community members.
2026-27 school calendar
Aug. 18-19: Regents Testing
Sept. 2: Teacher Classroom Day
Sept. 3: Welcome Back – All District Staff and Faculty
Sept. 7: Offices Closed – Labor Day
Sept. 8: Classes begin for Grades 1-8, Kindergarten and 9th grade orientation
Sept. 9: Niskayuna High School classes begin, first full day of Kindergarten
Sept. 21: No Classes – Yom Kippur, Superintendent’s Conference Day
Oct. 9: Emergency Early Release Day Drill
Oct. 12: No Classes, Offices Closed – Columbus/Indigenous Peoples Day
Oct. 23: Conference Day, early dismissal (Grades K-5)
Oct. 28: Conference Day, early dismissal (Grades K-6)
Nov. 3: No Classes – Election Day, Superintendent’s Conference Day
Nov. 5: Conference Day, early dismissal (Grades K-8)
Nov. 9: Conference Day, early dismissal (Grades K-5)
Nov. 11: No Classes, Offices Closed – Veterans Day
Nov. 25-27: No Classes, Offices Closed – Thanksgiving Holiday
Dec. 24-25: No Classes, Offices Closed – Christmas Observed
Dec. 28-31: Offices Open – Winter Holiday Recess
Jan. 1: No Classes, Offices Closed – New Year’s Day
Jan. 4: Classes Resume
Jan. 18: No Classes, Offices Closed – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Jan. 26-29: Regents Testing
Jan. 29: No Classes (Niskayuna High School), 8th Grade Orientation, Rating Day
Feb. 15: No Classes, Offices – Presidents Day
Feb. 16-19: Offices Open – Winter Recess
March 3: Conference Day Early Dismissal (Grades K-6)
March 9: Conference Day Early Dismissal (Grades K-8)
March 10: No Classes – Superintendent’s Conference Day (Eid al Fitr)
March 26: No Classes, Offices Closed – Good Friday
March 29-April 2: Offices Open – Spring Recess
May 18: School Budget Vote and Board Election
May 31: No Classes, Offices Closed – Memorial Day
June 15-17, 21-25: Regents Testing
June 10: Last Regularly Schedule Day at Niskayuna High School
June 11, 14: High School Local Exams
June 22: Half-day for students K-5
June 23: Last day of school, half-day for students K-8
June 23: Graduation (tentative)
June 25: Regents Rating Day