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Updated 2026-08-04

North Franklin School District Calendar 2027-2028

Complete holiday schedule and key dates for North Franklin School District for the 2027-2028 academic year.

Key Dates — Traditional Calendar

Event	Date(s)	Status
First Day of School	August 30, 2027 (Mon)	School Opens
Labor Day	September 6, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Veterans Day	November 11, 2027 (Thu)	No School
Thanksgiving Break	November 25, 2027 - November 26, 2027	No School
Christmas Break	December 20, 2027 - December 31, 2027	No School
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day	January 17, 2028 (Mon)	No School
Presidents' Day	February 21, 2028 (Mon)	No School
Spring Break	April 3, 2028 - April 7, 2028	No School
Memorial Day	May 29, 2028 (Mon)	No School
Last Day of School	June 9, 2028 (Fri)	School Closes

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No-School Periods

Period	Date(s)	Length
Student Holiday Window	Oct 28–Nov 1, 2027Districtwide no-school: Oct 28–29, 2027; Nov 1, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Oct 30–31, 2027	5 days
Thanksgiving Break Window	Nov 25–28, 2027Districtwide no-school: Nov 25–26, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Nov 27–28, 2027	4 days
Christmas Break Window	Dec 18, 2027–Jan 2, 2028Districtwide no-school: Dec 20–31, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Dec 18–19, 2027; Jan 1–2, 2028	16 days
Spring Break Window	Mar 30–Apr 10, 2028Districtwide no-school: Mar 30–31, 2028; Apr 3–7, 2028; Apr 10, 2028 · Adjacent weekend: Apr 1–2, 2028; Apr 8–9, 2028	12 days

Other Important Dates — Traditional Calendar

Event	Date(s)
Afternoon/Evening Conferences - Early Dismissal	Oct 27, 2027
Afternoon/Evening Conferences - No School	Oct 28, 2027
Grade Preparation - Early Dismissal	Jan 21, 2028
Afternoon/Evening Conferences - Early Dismissal	Mar 29, 2028
Afternoon/Evening Conferences - No School	Mar 30, 2028
PJHS Graduation	Jun 1, 2028
CHS Graduation	Jun 2, 2028

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138. North Franklin School District

Basin City, Connell and Mesa each keep an elementary school within North Franklin School District, preserving local identity across a wide irrigated farming region. Students later converge at Olds Junior High School and Connell High School. Long bus routes pass fields, food-processing operations and small settlements before reaching the common secondary schools; Palouse Junction High School provides a smaller setting for students who need a different pace or learning environment.

Language access is part of how this geographically dispersed system holds together. In a bilingual message to families in January 2025, the district affirmed that students are welcome regardless of citizenship or immigration status, that student information is protected and that the district does not ask families for immigration-status information. The statement addressed a practical concern for multilingual and migrant households whose participation depends on trust as well as transportation.

The same commitment reaches career and technical education. North Franklin uses an open-admissions policy for CTE and explicitly states that limited English proficiency cannot block participation in programs at Olds, Connell High or Palouse Junction. Students can develop academic English while entering agriculture, business, technology and other applied courses, then connect that work to dual credit or employment preparation. For North Franklin families, access means reaching the common schools and being able to use the opportunities once they arrive.

Compared With Washington Districts

This comparison uses the default instance shown in statewide summaries: Traditional Calendar.

Later regional startAugust 30, 2027

North Franklin starts on this date; Dayton School District No. 2 (August 24, 2027) and Walla Walla Public Schools (August 17, 2027) use different first-day dates in the related calendar set.

Early-release dates5 items

North Franklin lists 5 early-release or half-day items that may affect pickup times even when school is in session.

Later last dayJune 9, 2028

North Franklin ends on this date; Dayton School District No. 2 (June 7, 2028) and Walla Walla Public Schools (June 2, 2028) close on different dates in the related calendar set.

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Frequently Asked Questions

When does school start in North Franklin School District in 2027-2028?

Grades 1-6, 7, and 9 begin August 30, 2027, with a 30-minute late arrival. Grades 8 and 10-12 begin August 31.

When is the last day of school?

School ends June 9, 2028, with early dismissal.

When are North Franklin conferences?

Afternoon/evening conferences are October 27-28, 2027, and March 29-30, 2028. October 27 and March 29 are early-dismissal days; October 28 and March 30 are no-school days.

When is Thanksgiving Break?

The source names November 24 as Thanksgiving Break but marks it as an early-dismissal instructional day. November 25-26 are full no-school Thanksgiving Break days.

When are late-arrival days?

The source marks 31 dated LA days from August 30 through June 5, when students arrive 30 minutes late. An additional undated LA in the March layout is not treated as a separate date.

When are the district graduations?

PJHS Graduation is June 1, 2028, and CHS Graduation is June 2, 2028.

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