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Skokie 68 reviews draft 2026–27 school calendar with religious observances and aligned spring break
Summary
The district proposed a 2026–27 calendar with students slated to start Aug. 24, 2026 and end June 4, 2027, recognizing Yom Kippur, Eid al-Fitr and anticipating Eid al-Adha observance; spring break would align with Niles Township High School District 219.
Superintendent Scott Grens presented a draft school calendar for 2026–27 that proposes Monday, Aug. 24, 2026 as the first student day and Friday, June 4, 2027 as the last student day, assuming no emergency closures. The draft notes observances: Rosh Hashanah (Sept. 11–13, 2026) with no non-attendance day, Yom Kippur observed as a non-attendance day on Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, Eid al-Fitr observed on Wednesday, March 10, 2027 as a non-attendance day, and an anticipated Eid al-Adha observance on Monday, May 17, 2027.
The calendar proposal also aligns spring break with Niles Township High School District 219 (March 22–26, 2027) and schedules Evening Parent‑Teacher Conferences for Oct. 8, 2026 and Feb. 11, 2027 to provide consistent conference evenings across elementary and junior high levels.
