2026-27 Academic Calendar

Key dates, holidays, and events for Belle Morris Elementary.

School at a Glance
Upcoming events & academic holidays
2026-27 Academic Year

SEP

7

No School
Labor Day – Holiday (Knox County Schools Closed)

SEP

9

End 4 1/2-weeks Grading Period

SEP

16

Half-Day for Students

SEP

17

Constitution Day (Knox County Schools Open)

OCT

5

Fall Break

OCT

9

Fall Break

OCT

16

End First 9-weeks Grading Period

NOV

3

Systemwide In-Service Day (Pre-K-12)(Student Holiday)

NOV

17

End 4 1/2-weeks Grading Period

NOV

18

Half-Day for Students

NOV

25

No School
Thanksgiving Holidays (Knox County Schools Closed)

NOV

26

No School
Thanksgiving Holidays (Knox County Schools Closed)

NOV

27

No School
Thanksgiving Holidays (Knox County Schools Closed)

DEC

18

Half-Day for Students; End Second 9-weeks Grading Period; End First Semester

DEC

21

Winter Break

JAN

4

Systemwide In-Service Day (Half-Day School-based); Administrative Day (Half-Day Teacher Work Day)

JAN

5

First Day for Students after Winter Break (Full Day)

JAN

18

No School
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – Holiday (Knox County Schools Closed)

JAN

27

Half-Day for Students

FEB

5

End 4 1/2-weeks Grading Period

FEB

15

Systemwide In-Service Day (Student Holiday)

MAR

8

Spring Break

MAR

10

Spring Break

MAR

12

Spring Break

MAR

19

End Third 9-weeks Grading Period

MAR

24

Half-Day for Students

MAR

26

No School
Holiday (Knox County Schools Closed)

MAR

29

No School
Holiday (Knox County Schools Closed)

APR

7

Systemwide In-Service Day (School-based) (PreK-12) (Student Holiday)

APR

23

End 4 1/2-weeks Grading Period

MAY

26

Last Day for Students (Half-Day); End Fourth 9-weeks Grading Period; End Second Semester

MAY

27

Administrative Day (Teacher Work Day) – Last Day for Teachers

JUN

18

No School
Juneteenth - Holiday (Knox County Schools Closed)
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