Minnetonka Public School District School Calendar 2026-2027

At a Glance

MDPS is an urban school district with 13 schools. For the 2026-2027 school year, classes begin September 1 and end June 8. The calendar also notes several religious observances (Yom Kippur, Eid al-Fitr, Mawlid (Birthday of the Prophet Mohammed), Ganesh Chaturthi, Rosh Hashanah (begins sunset 9/11/2026, ends nightfall 9/13/2026), Yom Kippur (begins sunset 9/20/2026, ends nightfall 9/21/2026), Mid-Autumn Festival, Sukkot, Indigenous Peoples' Day, Diwali / Deepavali, Veterans Day, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa (First Day), Orthodox Christmas, Lunar New Year, First Day of Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr, Eid al-Fitr+ (begins in evening), Nowruz/Persian New Year, Good Friday / Easter (Western Christian), Qingming Festival, First Day of Passover, Last Day of Passover, Good Friday / Easter (Orthodox), Cinco de Mayo, Dragon Boat Festival, Shavuot) for awareness — school stays in session on these days. This calendar includes 1 professional development day, 2 early-release or half days — useful to know when planning childcare. The last day of school is tentatively set for June 8, but may move if the district needs to use weather makeup days.

Also known as MDPS.

Schools in Minnetonka Public School District

CLEAR SPRINGS ELEMENTARY (Elementary)
DEEPHAVEN ELEMENTARY (Elementary)
EXCELSIOR ELEMENTARY (Elementary)
GROVELAND ELEMENTARY (Elementary)
MINNETONKA EAST MIDDLE (Middle)
MINNETONKA SENIOR HIGH (High)
MINNEWASHTA ELEMENTARY (Elementary)
SCENIC HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY (Elementary)
DEEPHAVEN EDUCATION CENTER (Prekindergarten)
MINNETONKA WEST MIDDLE (Middle)
Tonka Online (High)
Shorewood Education Center (High)
Tonka Online K-5 (Elementary)

Minnetonka Public School District 2026-2027 School Calendar

All schools

2026-08-10 to 2026-08-21 — New Teacher Workshops (tentative) (closed)
2026-08-24 to 2026-08-28 — Teacher Workshop, Planning and Professional Learning (K-12+) (closed)
2026-09-01 — School Begins, Full Day (1-12+) Begin 1st Quarter (in session)
2026-09-01 to 2026-09-02 — Kindergarten Assessments (in session)
2026-09-03 — School Begins, Kindergarten (in session)
2026-09-07 — No School K-12, Labor Day, District Office Closed (closed)
2026-09-21 — No School K-12+, Yom Kippur (closed)
2026-09-25 — Two-Hour Early Release, K-12+, Homecoming (partial)
2026-10-08 — P/T Conferences 4-8pm (in session)
2026-10-09 — No School K-12+, P/T Conferences 8am-4pm; Paraprofessional Professional Learning Day (closed)
2026-10-15 to 2026-10-16 — No School K-12+, Teacher Statewide Meetings (closed)
2026-11-05 — End of 1st Quarter (in session)
2026-11-06 — No School K-12+, Planning and Grading/PLC (closed)
2026-11-09 — Begin 2nd Quarter (in session)
2026-11-25 — No School K-12+ (closed)
2026-11-26 to 2026-11-27 — No School K-12+, District Office Closed – Thanksgiving Break (closed)
2026-12-23 to 2027-01-01 — No School K-12+, Winter Break (closed)
2027-01-01 — District Office Closed, New Year's Day (closed)
2027-01-04 — No School K-12+, Professional Learning (closed)
2027-01-05 — Classes Resume (in session)
2027-01-18 — No School K-12+/District Office Closed, MLK Jr. Day (closed)
2027-01-22 — End of 2nd Quarter, End of 1st Semester (in session)
2027-01-25 — No School K-12+, Planning and Grading/PLC, Paraprofessional Professional Learning Day (closed)
2027-01-26 — Begin 3rd Quarter, Begin 2nd Semester (in session)
2027-02-15 — No School K-12+, District Office Closed, Presidents Day (closed)
2027-03-04 — P/T Conferences, 4-8pm (in session)
2027-03-05 — No School K-12+, P/T Conferences 8am-4pm (closed)
2027-03-10 — No School K-12+, Eid (closed)
2027-03-25 — End 3rd Quarter (in session)
2027-03-26 — No School K-12+, District Office Closed (closed)
2027-03-29 to 2027-04-02 — No School K-12+, Spring Break (closed)
2027-04-05 — No School K-12+, Planning and Grading/PLC (closed)
2027-04-06 — Classes Resume, Begin 4th Quarter (in session)
2027-05-31 — No School K-12+, District Office Closed, Memorial Day (closed)
2027-06-08 — Last Day of School K-12+, Tentative 2-Hour Early-Release, End 4th Quarter, End 2nd Semester (partial)
2027-06-09 — Full Day Teacher Workshop (closed)
2027-06-18 — District Offices Closed, Juneteenth Observed (closed)
2027-07-05 — District Offices Closed, July 4 Observed (closed)
2026-08-25 — Birthday of the Prophet Mohammed (Mawlid) (in session)
2026-09-14 — Ganesh Chaturthi (in session)
2026-09-11 to 2026-09-13 — Rosh Hashanah (begins sunset 9/11/2026, ends nightfall 9/13/2026) (in session)
2026-09-20 to 2026-09-21 — Yom Kippur (begins sunset 9/20/2026, ends nightfall 9/21/2026) (in session)
2026-09-25 — Mid-Autumn Festival (in session)
2026-09-25 to 2026-10-02 — Sukkot (begins sunset 9/25/2026, ends nightfall 10/2/2026) (in session)
2026-10-12 — Indigenous Peoples' Day (in session)
2026-11-08 — Diwali / Deepavali (in session)
2026-11-11 — Veterans Day (in session)
2026-11-26 — Thanksgiving Day (closed)
2026-12-04 to 2026-12-12 — First and Last Day of Hanukkah (begins sunset 12/4/2026, ends nightfall 12/12/2026) (in session)
2026-12-25 — Christmas Day (closed)
2026-12-26 — Kwanzaa, First Day (closed)
2027-01-01 — New Year's Day (closed)
2027-01-07 — Orthodox Christmas (in session)
2027-02-06 — Lunar New Year (in session)
2027-02-07 — First Day of Ramadan (in session)
2027-03-06 — Laylat al-Qadr (in session)
2027-03-09 — Eid al-Fitr+ (begins in evening) (in session)
2027-03-20 — Nowruz/Persian New Year (in session)
2027-03-26 to 2027-03-28 — Good Friday/Easter (Western Christian) (in session)
2027-04-05 — Qingming Festival (closed)
2027-04-21 — First Day of Passover (begins sunset 4/21/2027) (in session)
2027-04-29 — Last Day of Passover (ends nightfall 4/29/2027) (in session)
2027-04-30 to 2027-05-02 — Good Friday/Easter (Orthodox) (in session)
2027-05-05 — Cinco de Mayo – Battle of Puebla Commemoration (in session)
2027-06-09 — Dragon Boat Festival (in session)
2027-06-10 to 2027-06-12 — Shavuot (begins sunset 6/10/2027, ends nightfall 6/12/2027) (in session)