Independence School District Winter Break 2026

Independence School District students are off from Wednesday, December 23, 2026 through Monday, January 4, 2027: 13 days in a row, 6 of them school days (the district also has no school Wed, Dec 23 and Thu, Dec 24 before it and Mon, Jan 4 after it). School resumes Tue, Jan 5, 2027.

winter breakDecember 25, 2026 to January 1, 20276 school days

Last day beforeTue, Dec 22, 2026

School resumesTue, Jan 5, 2027

Days off in a row13Dec 23 to Jan 4

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Planning notes

Christmas Day (Friday, December 25, 2026) and New Year’s Day (Friday, January 1, 2027) both fall inside the break.
Students also have no school on Wed, Dec 23, 2026, Thu, Dec 24, 2026 and Mon, Jan 4, 2027, which makes the time off 13 days long.

Verified against Independence School District’s official 2026-2027 calendar on September 29, 2026. Confidence: Medium.

Source: Independence Public Schools 2026-2027 Calendar - Student Contact / Teacher Contract (PDF) · district calendar page

We fetch this document again every day and compare it with the version we verified; if the district changes it, the dates here are read again.

Note: Read from a color-coded grid; monthly student attendance counts (sum 155) match the reading. Students attend a four-day week: Mondays are no school (yellow Non School / Non Contract) except the listed Student Monday Attendance Days: Aug 24, Aug 31, Nov 2, Nov 23, Dec 14, Dec 21, Mar 22, May 24. Mondays that are no school appear in days_off or in the holiday, teacher workday and make-up fields. Weather make-up days are marked with asterisks on Mondays (Jan 25, Feb 8, Mar 1, Apr 26, May 10) and are no school unless needed; the legend text about make-up days is cut off in the document. Winter break is Dec 25-Jan 1; Dec 23-24 and Jan 4 are teacher work days, so students are out Dec 23 through Jan 4 and return Jan 5. Dec 22 is the last day of the semester before break. Nov 25-27 is the Thanksgiving break; Nov 23 is a student attendance day. Mar 26 is a no-school Friday with no label. No spring break is shown. Oct 20-23 is Parent Teacher Conference Week (light gray), and attendance counts show students in school. Professional development no-school days are Mar 8 and Apr 5. Last day is May 27; Seniors' last day is May 19. Memorial Day and Juneteenth fall after the last day. The document does not say the calendar is board-approved.

Winter break in nearby districts

4 of the other 8 Missouri districts we track have winter break the same week.

District	Winter break	Back to school
Independence School District	December 25, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Liberty Public School District 53	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Shawnee Mission School District	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Kansas City Kansas Public Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Blue Valley Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Olathe Public Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Wed, Jan 6, 2027
Lawrence Public Schools	December 18, 2026 to January 4, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
St. Joseph School District	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027

Frequently asked questions

When does Independence School District winter break start and end?

Winter break starts Friday, December 25, 2026 and ends Friday, January 1, 2027.

When do Independence School District students go back to school after winter break?

Tuesday, January 5, 2027.

How many days off is winter break?

six school days. With the weekends and the no-school days next to it, students are off 13 days in a row (Wed, Dec 23, 2026 to Mon, Jan 4, 2027).

Could Independence School District winter break dates change?

The dates come from the district’s calendar. Districts sometimes revise a calendar after weather closures; we re-check the official document every week and update this page if it changes.

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