St. Cloud Area School District 742 School Calendar 2026-2027

At a Glance

ISD is an urban school district with 26 schools. The first day of school is September 1. St. Cloud Area School District 742 runs on a trimester system with 169 instructional days and uses Mid-Winter Break in March as a structural rest point mid-second-trimester. This calendar includes 7 professional development days — useful to know when planning childcare.

Source: St. Cloud Area School District 742

Also known as ISD.

Schools in St. Cloud Area School District 742

APOLLO SENIOR HIGH (High)
CLEARVIEW ELEMENTARY (Elementary)
KENNEDY COMMUNITY SCHOOL (Elementary)
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY (Elementary)
MADISON ELEMENTARY (Elementary)
SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH (Middle)
TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGH (High)
WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY (Elementary)
SPECIAL EDUCATION FACILITIES (Other)
EC Sp Ed at Quarryview Ed Center (Prekindergarten)
NORTH JUNIOR HIGH (Middle)
OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY (Elementary)
TALAHI COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY (Elementary)
DISCOVERY COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY (Elementary)
St. Cloud Area Learning Center (High)
ST. CLOUD HOSPITAL PROGRAMS NON-RES (Other)
Roosevelt Education Center (Other)
St Cloud Hospital Progs-Residential (Other)
Newport Academy (High)
Katherine Johnson Education Center (Other)
ALC - Holdingford (High)
ALC - Kimball (High)
ALC - Sauk Rapids (High)
ALC - Sartell (High)
ALC - Foley (High)
Central Minnesota Virtual Academy (High)

St. Cloud Area School District 742 2026-2027 School Calendar

All schools

2026-08-17 to 2026-08-20 — New Teacher Academy (closed)
2026-08-24 — Professional Development (closed)
2026-08-24 — Teacher Workshop (closed)
2026-08-25 — Teacher Workshop (closed)
2026-08-25 — Professional Development (Early Childhood, Elementary, Kennedy K-8) (closed)
2026-08-25 — Connection Conference (North, South) (closed)
2026-08-25 — Open House (Apollo, Tech, McKinley, KJEC) (in session)
2026-08-26 — Teacher Workshop (Half day) (closed)
2026-08-26 — Professional Development (Secondary only) (closed)
2026-08-26 — Connection Conference (Early Childhood & Elementary) (closed)
2026-08-31 — Teacher Professional Development (closed)
2026-09-01 — First Day of School for 6th Graders at North & South Middle Schools (in session)
2026-09-01 — First Day of School for 9th Graders & Students New to Apollo & Tech High Schools (in session)
2026-09-01 — Connections Conferences (Early Childhood/Elementary, Kennedy — Gr 6-8) (in session)
2026-09-01 — Early Childhood and Elementary Students Not in Session (closed)
2026-09-02 — All Students in Session (in session)
2026-09-07 — No School, Labor Day (closed)
2026-09-21 — No School (closed)
2026-10-15 to 2026-10-16 — No School, MEA Statewide Professional Conference (closed)
2026-11-24 — First Trimester Ends (in session)
2026-11-25 — No School, Teacher Workshop (Half Day – Morning) (closed)
2026-11-26 to 2026-11-27 — No School, Thanksgiving Break (closed)
2026-12-21 to 2027-01-01 — No School, Winter Break (closed)
2027-01-18 — No School, Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (closed)
2027-01-19 — No School, Staff Professional Development (closed)
2027-02-15 — No School, President's Day (closed)
2027-03-05 — Second Trimester Ends (in session)
2027-03-08 to 2027-03-12 — No School, Mid-Winter Break (closed)
2027-03-26 — Spring Break (closed)
2027-04-23 — No School (closed)
2027-05-17 — No School (closed)
2027-05-31 — Memorial Day (closed)
2027-06-02 — Tech Graduation (in session)
2027-06-03 — Apollo Graduation (in session)
2027-06-03 — Third Trimester Ends (in session)
2027-06-04 — Teacher Workshop – (Half Day – Morning) (closed)
2027-06-07 to 2027-06-08 — Weather Make-up if needed (closed)

Quarryview Education Center

2026-11-03 — No School for Quarryview Only - Conference day (closed)
2027-02-02 — No School for Quarryview Only - Conference day (closed)