Putnam County School System Calendar 2026-2027

Cookeville, Tennessee · from the district's official calendar, checked Oct 2, 2026

The 2027-2028 calendar is already published: see the 2027–28 dates.

• Fall Break: Oct 5–19
• Thanksgiving break: Nov 25–27
• Winter break: Dec 21 – Jan 4
• Spring Break / Good Friday: Mar 22–29
• 6 early release days
• 5 possible make-up days

Days off and schedule changes

Every day that changes something for families. Where it says “the district calls it”, that is the district's own wording.

• Jul 29 · WedEarly releaseThe district calls it: “Registration Day ( 10 a.m. dismissal)”
• Jul 30 · ThuNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Work Day (no students)”
• Aug 6 · ThuNo schoolThe district calls it: “Election Day (no students)”
• Sep 7 · MonNo school · Labor DayThe district calls it: “Labor Day (schools closed)”
• Sep 14–15 · MonEarly releaseThe district calls it: “Parent/Teacher Conference (Two (2) half days)”
• Oct 5–16 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Fall Break”
• Oct 19 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Inservice (no students)”
• Nov 3 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “Election Day (no students)”
• Nov 25–27 · WedNo school · Thanksgiving breakThe district calls it: “Thanksgiving Holiday”
• Dec 21–25 · MonNo school · Winter breakThe district calls it: “Winter Break”
• Dec 28–31 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Winter Break”
• Jan 1 · FriNo school · New Year's DayThe district calls it: “Winter Break”
• Jan 4 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Inservice (no students)”
• Jan 18 · MonNo school · Martin Luther King Jr. DayThe district calls it: “Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (schools closed)”
• Feb 8–9 · MonEarly releaseThe district calls it: “Parent/Teacher Conference (Two (2) half days)”
• Feb 15 · MonNo school · Presidents' DayThe district calls it: “Presidents Day Holiday (schools closed)”
• Mar 22–26 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Spring Break / Good Friday”Possible make-up day
• Mar 29 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Inservice (no students)”
• May 27 · ThuNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Work Day (no students)”
• May 28 · FriEarly releaseThe district calls it: “Last Day of School - 10:00 a.m. Dismissal”

The 2026-2027 school year at a glance

Other dates

Dates that do not change the school day: grading periods, report cards, orientations.

• Jul 29First day of schoolThe district calls it: “Registration Day ( 10 a.m. dismissal)”
• Jul 31NoteThe district calls it: “First Full Day of School”
• Oct 2Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of 1st 9 Weeks (45 Days) #45”
• Oct 20Grading period beginsThe district calls it: “Begin 2nd 9 Weeks”
• Dec 18Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of 2nd 9 Weeks (40 Days) #85”
• Jan 5Grading period beginsThe district calls it: “Begin 3rd 9 Weeks”
• Mar 19Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of 3rd 9 Weeks (52 Days) #137”
• Mar 30Grading period beginsThe district calls it: “Begin 4th 9 Weeks”
• May 20–22Graduation · grade 12 onlyThe district calls it: “High School Graduations”
• May 28Last day of schoolThe district calls it: “Last Day of School - 10:00 a.m. Dismissal”
• May 28Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of 4th 9 Weeks (43 Days) #180”

Where these dates come from

Nearby districts

• Robertson County SchoolsFirst day Aug 4, 2026 · last day May 21, 2027
• Jackson-Madison County School SystemFirst day Aug 3, 2026 · last day May 21, 2027
• Maury County Public SchoolsFirst day Aug 3, 2026 · last day May 21, 2027
• Sevier County School SystemFirst day Aug 7, 2026 · last day May 28, 2027
• Sumner County SchoolsFirst day Aug 10, 2026 · last day May 25, 2027
• Clarksville-Montgomery County School SystemFirst day Aug 5, 2026 · last day May 26, 2027

Putnam County School System 2026-2027 · checked Oct 2, 2026 · confirm with the district · source: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jij1ry8V4qXlovB33C-m8zWYaasaYsCS/view