Christina School District School Calendar 2026-2027

At a Glance

CSD is a suburban school district with 28 schools. For the 2026-2027 school year, classes begin August 31 and end June 4. This calendar includes 9 professional development days — useful to know when planning childcare. Standardized testing windows: High School Exams (January 25–January 28); Senior Exams (May 26–May 27); High School Exams (June 7–June 10).

Also known as CSD.

Schools in Christina School District

Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School (Elementary)
Douglass School (Other)
Keene (William B.) Elementary School (Elementary)
Delaware School for the Deaf (Other)
Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School (Elementary)
Stubbs Early Education Center (Elementary)
Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School (Elementary)
McVey (Joseph M.) Elementary School (Elementary)
Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School (Elementary)
Leasure (May B.) Elementary School (Elementary)
Pyle (Sarah) Academy
Downes (John R.) Elementary School (Elementary)
Jones (Albert H.) Elementary School (Elementary)
Brookside Elementary School (Elementary)
The Bayard School (Elementary)
The Bancroft School (Other)
Shue-Medill Middle School (Middle)
Kirk (George V.) Middle School (Middle)
Gauger-Cobbs Middle School (Middle)
Newark High School (High)
Glasgow High School (High)
Christiana High School (High)
Brennen School (The) (Other)
Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School (Elementary)
West Park Place Elementary School (Elementary)
Brader (Henry M.) Elementary School (Elementary)
Oberle (William) Elementary School (Elementary)
Christina Early Education Center (Prekindergarten)

Christina School District 2026-2027 School Calendar

All schools

2026-07-02 — PK-12 Schools & Offices Closed - Independence Day Observed (closed)
2026-07-06 — Summer Programs Begin (in session)
2026-08-06 — Summer Programs End (in session)
2026-08-13 — Summer Graduation (in session)
2026-08-14 — Bayard & Pritchett Enrichment Ends (in session)
2026-08-18 to 2026-08-20 — New Hire Orientation (closed)
2026-08-24 — PK-12 Schools Closed - Professional Development / Classroom Set Up (Offices Open) (closed)
2026-08-25 to 2026-08-27 — PK-12 Schools Closed - Professional Development (Offices Open) (closed)
2026-08-31 — FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL - Grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, & 9; Grades K-12: Brennen School, DSD and REACH Program (in session)
2026-09-01 — ALL STUDENTS ATTEND SCHOOL, K-12 (except Preschool & Pre-K) (in session)
2026-09-04 — PK-12 Schools Closed (Offices Open) (closed)
2026-09-07 — PK-12 Schools & Offices Closed - Labor Day (closed)
2026-09-08 — FIRST DAY OF PRESCHOOL & PRE-K - CEEC, DSD, Pulaski, Stubbs (in session)
2026-09-11 — No Evening Activities (in session)
2026-09-15 — PK-12 Schools Closed - Primary Elections / Statewide Professional Development Day (Offices Open) (closed)
2026-09-21 — PK-12 Schools Closed - Professional Development / No Evening Activities (Offices Open) (closed)
2026-09-23 — Back to School Night - Elementary (in session)
2026-09-24 — Back to School Night - Middle (in session)
2026-09-30 — Back to School Night - Elementary (in session)
2026-10-01 — Back to School Night - High Schools & Special Programs (in session)
2026-10-08 — College & Career Fair (in session)
2026-10-15 — School Choice Information Night (in session)
2026-10-16 — PK-12 Schools Closed - Professional Development (Offices Open) (closed)
2026-10-06 — Interim Reports Available - MP1 (in session)
2026-10-30 — End of Marking Period 1 (in session)
2026-11-02 — Choice Application Period Begins for 2027-2028 School Year, Grades K-12 (in session)
2026-11-02 — PK-12 Schools Closed - Grading Day / Paraprofessionals OFF (Offices Open) (closed)
2026-11-03 — PK-12 Schools & Offices Closed - Election Day (closed)
2026-11-12 — Report Cards Available - MP1 (in session)
2026-11-11 — PK-12 Schools & Offices Closed - Veterans Day (closed)
2026-11-23 to 2026-11-24 — PK-12 Schools Closed - Parent-Teacher Conferences / Paraprofessionals OFF (Offices Open) (closed)
2026-11-25 — PK-12 Schools Closed (Offices Open) (closed)
2026-11-26 to 2026-11-27 — PK-12 Schools & Offices Closed - Thanksgiving Holiday (closed)
2026-12-18 — Interim Reports Available - MP2 (in session)
2026-12-21 to 2026-12-22 — PK-12 Schools Closed - Professional Development Day (Offices Open) (closed)
2026-12-23 — PK-12 Schools Closed - Professional Development - Trade In Day (Offices Open) (closed)
2026-12-24 to 2026-12-25 — PK-12 Schools & Offices Closed - Winter Break (closed)
2026-12-28 to 2026-12-30 — PK-12 Schools Closed (Offices Open) - Winter Break (closed)
2026-12-31 — PK-12 Schools & Offices Closed - Winter Break (closed)
2027-01-01 — PK-12 Schools & Offices Closed - New Year's Day (closed)
2027-01-04 — Schools Reopen for Students (in session)
2027-01-13 — Deadline for School Choice Applications for 2027-2028 School Year, Grades 1-12 (in session)
2027-01-18 — PK-12 Schools & Offices Closed - Martin Luther King, Jr. (closed)
2027-01-25 to 2027-01-28 — High School Exams (in session)
2027-01-28 — End of Marking Period 2 (in session)
2027-01-29 — PK-12 Schools Closed - Grading Day / Education Support Professional Professional Development (Offices Open) (closed)
2027-02-10 — Report Cards Available - MP2 (in session)
2027-02-12 — PK-12 Schools Closed - Elementary Schools Parent-Teacher Conferences (Offices Open) (closed)
2027-02-12 — PK-12 Schools Closed - Middle & High Schools Professional Development (Offices Open) (closed)
2027-02-15 — PK-12 Schools & Offices Closed - Presidents' Day (closed)
2027-03-09 — No Evening Activities (in session)
2027-03-10 — PK-12 Schools Closed - Professional Development / No Evening Activities (Offices Open) (closed)
2027-03-05 — Interim Reports Available - MP3 (in session)
2027-03-25 — PK-12 Schools Closed - Middle & High Schools Parent-Teacher Conferences (Offices Open) (closed)
2027-03-25 — PK-12 Schools Closed - Elementary Schools Professional Development (Offices Open) (closed)
2027-03-26 — PK-12 Schools & Offices Closed - Spring Break (closed)
2027-03-29 — PK-12 Schools & Offices Closed - Spring Break (closed)
2027-03-30 to 2027-03-31 — PK-12 Schools Closed (Offices Open) - Spring Break (closed)
2027-04-01 to 2027-04-02 — PK-12 Schools Closed (Offices Open) - Spring Break (closed)
2027-04-16 — End of Marking Period 3 (in session)
2027-04-19 — PK-12 Schools Closed - Grading Day / Education Support Professional Professional Development (Offices Open) (closed)
2027-04-27 — Report Cards Available - MP3 (in session)
2027-05-10 to 2027-05-15 — District Spirit Week (in session)
2027-05-14 — Networks School for Employability Skills Recognition Ceremony (in session)
2027-05-20 — Employee Recognition Night (in session)
2027-05-21 — Interim Reports Available - MP4 (in session)
2027-05-26 to 2027-05-27 — Senior Exams (in session)
2027-05-28 — PK-12 Schools Closed - Professional Development - Trade In Day (Offices Open) (closed)
2027-05-31 — PK-12 Schools & Offices Closed - Memorial Day (closed)
2027-06-03 — Graduation - DSD (in session)
2027-06-04 — Graduation - Brennen School (in session)
2027-06-04 — LAST DAY - PRESCHOOL (in session)
2027-06-07 to 2027-06-10 — High School Exams (in session)
2027-06-11 — LAST STUDENT DAY / High School Exams Make Up (in session)
2027-06-11 — End of Marking Period 4 (in session)
2027-06-14 — PK-12 Schools Closed - Grading Day (Offices Open) (closed)
2027-06-15 — PK-12 Schools Closed - Classroom Pack Up Day (Offices Open) (closed)
2027-06-17 — Report Cards Available - MP4 (in session)
2027-06-18 — PK-12 Schools & Offices Closed - Juneteenth Observed (closed)
2027-06-24 — Retirement Celebration (in session)