Columbia Board of Education approves 2026-27 school calendar

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The Columbia Board of Education on Monday evening approved the calendar for next school year.

The first day of the 2026-27 school year will be Tuesday, Aug. 25. Winter break for students begins on Dec. 23, 2026, and students would return to class on Jan. 5, 2027, the calendar shows.

Spring break begins on March 29 and students return to class on April 5, the calendar shows. The tentative last day of school is scheduled for May 27, 2027.

Douglass High School and Rock Bridge High School will have its graduations scheduled for May 21, 2027, while Hickman and Battle high schools will have its graduations on May 22, 2027. The summer session is scheduled to begin June 3, 2027.

The board also approved a contract to install security film “on an as-needed basis throughout the District” with Iron Badger Defense in Jefferson City. The contract runs through June 30, 2026.