Des Moines Public Schools school calendar
Next day off and break: PD Days, Thursday, October 22 to Friday, October 23.
Official district PDF
2026–27 calendar
2026–27 at a glance
The dates families usually look for first.
- First day
- Aug 24
- October days off
- Oct 22–23
- Thanksgiving
- Nov 26–27
- Spring break
- Mar 15–19
- Last day
- Jun 2
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One read-only school calendar that rolls forward each year.
Create your free account, name your family home, and add this school calendar. Mavo opens the next school date so you can add who’s handling it. When Des Moines Public Schools publishes another school year, it appears in the same linked calendar.
The source controls the schedule, so synced dates stay read-only. You can still add the family details Mavo knows about—who’s handling it, attendance, place, notes, and a clearer title.
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Your school dates in Mavo
Des Moines Public Schools school calendar
First Day of School for K–12 Students
Des Moines Public Schools 2026–27 · Read-only
First Day of Preschool
Des Moines Public Schools 2026–27 · Read-only
Labor Day
Des Moines Public Schools 2026–27 · Read-only
PD Day
Des Moines Public Schools 2026–27 · Read-only
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Includes 2026–27. We add each new school year after Des Moines Public Schools publishes it.
Full district calendar
Current and upcoming Des Moines Public Schools dates
Staff-only summer work days are left out. Student holidays caused by staff development are included because they change the family schedule.
Current calendar
2026–27 student dates
- School date
First Day of School for K–12 Students
First day of school for K–12 students.
- School date
First Day of Preschool
First day of preschool.
- No school
Labor Day
No classes for students; Labor Day.
- No school
PD Day
No classes for students; PD day.
- No school
Yom Kippur
No classes for students; Yom Kippur.
- No school
PD Days
No classes for students; PD days.
- No school
PD Day
No classes for students; PD day.
- No school
Election Day
No classes for students; Election Day.
- No school
Conference Compensation Day
No classes for students; Conference Compensation Day.
- No school
Thanksgiving Break
Thanksgiving Break; students are off school.
- No school
Winter Break
Winter Break; students are off school.
- No school
PD Days
No classes for students; PD days.
- No school
MLK Jr. Day
No classes for students; MLK Jr. Day.
- No school
PD Day
No classes for students; PD day.
- No school
Eid al-Fitr
No classes for students; Eid al-Fitr.
- No school
PD Days
No classes for students; PD days.
- No school
Spring Break
Spring Break; students are off school.
- No school
Good Friday
No classes for students; Good Friday.
- No school
Conference Compensation Day
No classes for students; Conference Compensation Day.
- No school
No Classes
No classes for students.
- No school
Memorial Day
No classes for students; Memorial Day.
- School date
Last Day of Preschool
Last day of preschool.
- Early release
Last Day of School for K–12 Students (Early Dismissal)
Last day of school for K–12 students; early dismissal.
- No school
PD Day
PD day; no classes for students, according to the calendar legend.
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This page is an independent convenience copy. Des Moines Public Schools's PDFs remain the source of truth, and dates can change after publication.
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Includes 2026–27. We add each new school year after Des Moines Public Schools publishes it.