Anoka-Hennepin Schools (Independent School District 11) has released its official K-12 calendar for the 2026-2027 academic year, covering families across Anoka County and Hennepin County, Minnesota. This guide breaks down the Anoka Hennepin School Calendar 26-27 in plain language — first day of school, last day, every break, and every district-closed holiday — so you can plan work, childcare, and family trips well ahead of time.
We verified this directly from Anoka-Hennepin Schools’ official website and its published K-12 calendar PDF (school board approved May 5, 2025; revised December 8, 2025). Every date in this post comes straight from that document. Nothing here is guessed or carried over from an old school year.
This page works as your one-stop Anoka Hennepin School Calendar 26-27 printable reference. Parents bookmark pages like this one because district calendars get buried across multiple PDFs, translated versions, and school-specific pages — having one clean, searchable summary saves you from digging through the district site every time you need a date.
At-A-Glance Summary
Here’s the quick version for parents who just need the essentials.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| First day of school | September 8, 2026 (grades 1-5, 6, and 9). All grades report September 9. Kindergarten Welcome Week runs Sept 8-11 (check your school for the exact schedule). |
| Last day of school | June 10, 2027 |
| Total school days | Approximately 171 student contact days for most grades (170 for elementary students, who have one additional non-student day on October 26). This is our own calculation based on the official calendar’s school and non-school dates — confirm the district’s certified total if you need an exact figure for attendance purposes. |
| Next upcoming holiday (from the start of the year) | Labor Day, September 7, 2026 — district closed |
Key Dates Table — Anoka Hennepin School Calendar 2026 27
This is the core of the Anoka Hennepin School Calendar 26-27 template most parents search for. It pulls together the first day, last day, breaks, holidays, and staff/workshop days families care about most.
| Event | Start Date | End Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| New teacher orientation | Aug 25, 2026 | Aug 27, 2026 | Staff only, no students |
| Workshops / no students | Aug 31, 2026 | Sep 2, 2026 | Staff workshops; Sept 3 also includes Para staff development |
| Labor Day | Sep 7, 2026 | Sep 7, 2026 | District closed, holiday |
| First day of school | Sep 8, 2026 | Sep 8, 2026 | Grades 1-5, 6, and 9 start |
| All grades report | Sep 9, 2026 | Sep 9, 2026 | Remaining grades begin; Kindergarten Welcome Week runs Sept 8-11 |
| Fall break (MEA) | Oct 15, 2026 | Oct 16, 2026 | No school, statewide MEA educator conference |
| Elementary staff/conference day | Oct 26, 2026 | Oct 26, 2026 | No elementary students; elem PLC/conference/staff dev, K-5 para staff dev |
| Staff development day | Nov 3, 2026 | Nov 3, 2026 | No students |
| Thanksgiving break | Nov 25, 2026 | Nov 27, 2026 | Nov 25 is a conference conversion day (no school); Nov 26-27 district closed for the holiday |
| End of trimester one | Dec 3, 2026 | Dec 3, 2026 | Regular school day, marks close of trimester one |
| Staff planning / grading | Dec 4, 2026 | Dec 4, 2026 | No students |
| Staff dev / Para staff dev | Dec 7, 2026 | Dec 7, 2026 | No students, PLC/staff dev |
| Winter break | Dec 24, 2026 | Jan 1, 2027 | Dec 24-25 district closed; Dec 28-31 no school; Jan 1 district closed for New Year’s Day |
| MLK Day | Jan 18, 2027 | Jan 18, 2027 | District closed, holiday |
| Presidents Day | Feb 15, 2027 | Feb 15, 2027 | District closed, holiday |
| Staff/conference day | Feb 16, 2027 | Feb 16, 2027 | No students; elem PLC/conference/staff dev, secondary staff dev |
| Staff dev day | Mar 10, 2027 | Mar 10, 2027 | No students, PLC/staff dev |
| End of trimester two | Mar 12, 2027 | Mar 12, 2027 | Regular school day |
| Staff planning / grading | Mar 15, 2027 | Mar 15, 2027 | No students |
| Spring break | Mar 29, 2027 | Mar 31, 2027 | No school; Apr 1-2 district closed extends the break |
| Spring holiday closure | Apr 1, 2027 | Apr 2, 2027 | District closed, holiday |
| Staff dev day | Apr 30, 2027 | Apr 30, 2027 | No students |
| Memorial Day | May 31, 2027 | May 31, 2027 | District closed, holiday |
| End of trimester three / Last day of school | Jun 10, 2027 | Jun 10, 2027 | Final instructional day |
| Staff planning / grading | Jun 11, 2027 | Jun 11, 2027 | No students |
| Summer closure | Jun 18, 2027 | Jun 18, 2027 | District closed, holiday |
| State testing window | Not listed | Not listed | Anoka-Hennepin does not publish MCA/state testing dates on the K-12 school-year calendar. Check ahschools.us or your school directly for the spring testing window. |
Source: Anoka-Hennepin Schools official 2026-27 K-12 calendar. School board approved May 5, 2025; revised December 8, 2025.
Always double-check and verify the calendar from the official district website before finalizing travel, work, or childcare plans, since dates can occasionally shift for board-approved revisions or emergency closings.
Month-By-Month Breakdown
For anyone who prefers to scan by month instead of by event, here’s every date from the official calendar organized chronologically.
| Month | Dates & What They Mean |
|---|---|
| July 2026 | Jul 3 — district closed, holiday |
| August 2026 | Aug 25-27 — new teacher orientation; Aug 31-Sep 2 — no students, workshops |
| September 2026 | Sep 3 — no students, workshops, Para staff dev; Sep 7 — district closed, holiday; Sep 8 — first day of school (grades 1-5, 6, 9); Sep 9 — all grades report |
| October 2026 | Oct 15-16 — no school, MEA; Oct 26 — no elementary students, elem PLC/conference/staff dev, K-5 para staff dev |
| November 2026 | Nov 3 — no students, staff dev; Nov 25 — no school, conference conversion day; Nov 26-27 — district closed, holiday |
| December 2026 | Dec 3 — end of trimester one; Dec 4 — no students, staff planning, grades; Dec 7 — no students, PLC/staff dev, Para staff dev; Dec 24-25 — district closed, holiday; Dec 28-31 — no school, winter break |
| January 2027 | Jan 1 — district closed, holiday; Jan 18 — district closed, holiday |
| February 2027 | Feb 15 — district closed, holiday; Feb 16 — no students, elem PLC/conference/staff dev, secondary staff dev |
| March 2027 | Mar 10 — no students, PLC/staff dev; Mar 12 — end of trimester two; Mar 15 — no students, staff planning, grades; Mar 29-31 — no school, spring break |
| April 2027 | Apr 1-2 — district closed, holiday; Apr 30 — no students, staff dev |
| May 2027 | May 31 — district closed, holiday |
| June 2027 | Jun 10 — end of trimester three, last day of school; Jun 11 — no students, staff planning, grades; Jun 18 — district closed, holiday |
Source: Anoka-Hennepin Schools official 2026-27 K-12 calendar. Last verified: August 2026.
Always double-check and verify the calendar from the official district website, since emergency closings can shift the last day of school later than June 10.
Download the Official Anoka-Hennepin 2026-27 Calendar
If you want the district’s original document instead of (or alongside) this summary, download the official PDF directly from Anoka-Hennepin Schools:
Download the official 2026-27 K-12 Calendar (PDF)
This is the same source we used to verify every date on this page, including the full month grids for July 2026 through June 2027.
See also: Canyons School District Calendar 2026-2027 | Printable PDF
About Anoka-Hennepin Schools
Anoka-Hennepin, officially Independent School District 11, is Minnesota’s largest public school district, serving roughly 38,000 students across communities including Anoka, Blaine, Champlin, Coon Rapids, Andover, and Ramsey. The district runs about three dozen schools spanning elementary, middle, and high school levels, plus alternative and technical programs. Greg Cole, a longtime district administrator who began his career as a classroom teacher in the district in 1995, took over as superintendent effective July 1, 2026, succeeding former superintendent Cory McIntyre. The district uses a trimester grading system for the 2026-27 school year, with terms ending December 3, March 12, and June 10.
What Parents in Anoka and Hennepin Counties Should Know This Year
A couple of things stand out on this year’s calendar. First, spring break itself is only three school days (March 29-31), but the district also closes for two additional holiday days right after it (April 1-2). Put together, students get five weekday off in a row, so it functions like a longer break even though “spring break” on paper looks short. Second, Thanksgiving week gives students three days off in a row — a conference conversion day on November 25, then the official holiday closure November 26-27 — so plan travel around a Wednesday departure rather than waiting for Thursday. Third, winter break is generous this year, running from December 24 through January 1, which lines up nicely with most workplace holiday schedules.
How Anoka-Hennepin Compares to Neighboring Districts
Anoka-Hennepin starts the year on September 8, the day after Labor Day, which is a common pattern among north-metro Minnesota districts. Nearby Elk River Area Schools (ISD 728), just northwest of Anoka-Hennepin, has publicly noted that its 2026-27 calendar actually starts before Labor Day this year — a shift from its usual post-Labor Day pattern. That makes Anoka-Hennepin’s later start date, combined with its two full days of pre-Labor Day staff workshops, a small but real point of difference for families who live near district boundary lines or have kids in different districts. Fall break timing around MEA (Minnesota Educator Academy) in mid-October, on the other hand, tends to be consistent across most Minnesota districts, since that break follows a statewide educator conference rather than an individual district’s calendar choice.
Planning A Family Trip? Best Times to Travel
If you’re weighing flight prices against the school calendar, winter break is your longest stretch — Anoka-Hennepin students are off from December 24 through January 1, nine straight calendar days once you count the surrounding weekends. Spring break plus the adjoining holiday closure (March 29-April 2) is the second-best option, giving you five weekdays without needing to pull kids out of class. Thanksgiving week is shorter but still useful for a quick trip, since school lets out after a half-week starting November 25.
See also: School Holiday List 2026–2027 USA: Complete Guide for Every Family
School Closings History in Anoka-Hennepin
The official calendar itself addresses this directly: if instructional days are lost to emergency closings (like severe winter weather), the district can convert already-scheduled non-school days into instructional days, or extend the school year past June 10. This is standard practice across Minnesota districts and is written right into the calendar’s footnote rather than being a rare exception, so treat June 10 as a target last day rather than a guarantee until closer to spring.
FAQs
Q: When does school start in Anoka-Hennepin for 2026-2027?
A: School starts Tuesday, September 8, 2026, for students in grades 1-5, 6, and 9. All remaining grades, including kindergarten, report by September 9, 2026, with Kindergarten Welcome Week running September 8-11.
Q: When is the last day of school for Anoka-Hennepin?
A: The last day of school is Thursday, June 10, 2027. This also marks the end of trimester three. Keep in mind the district can extend this date if snow days or other emergency closings use up built-in flexibility.
Q: When is spring break for Anoka-Hennepin in 2027?
A: Spring break runs March 29-31, 2027, with no school those three days. The district is also closed April 1-2, 2027, for a holiday, which extends the actual time off to five weekdays in a row.
Q: How many school days does Anoka-Hennepin have this year?
A: Based on our own count of the official calendar, most grades have approximately 171 student contact days between September 8, 2026, and June 10, 2027. Elementary students have one fewer day, since October 26, 2026, is a no-school day for elementary only.
Q: Are there any school closings or delays I should know about?
A: No emergency closings have happened yet, since this is a forward-looking calendar. The district’s official calendar notes that any instructional days lost to emergency closings during the year may be made up by converting non-school days or extending the school year beyond June 10.
Bookmark This Page
Keep this page bookmarked as your go-to Anoka Hennepin School Calendar 26-27 printable reference through the school year. For real-time closings, delays, or last-minute schedule changes, always check Anoka-Hennepin Schools’ official website directly, since districts update those pages faster than any third-party calendar page can. If you’re specifically watching for spring break planning, check back in March — that’s when families search hardest for exact spring break dates and start locking in travel plans.
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