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No school days in November and December 2026 for Tri-Cities families

Thanksgiving breaks differ across St. Charles D303, Geneva D304 and Batavia D101. Here are the verified days off, early-release reminders and winter-break start dates from their official calendars.

St. Charles Geneva Batavia

By Word Round Town Staff·Published Oct 25, 2026

Front entrance of St. Charles East High School beneath a blue sky — The front of St. Charles East High School, photographed in April 2016. Photo: Ahsagitarius / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). Resized.

Key takeaways

D303 and Geneva D304: no student attendance Nov. 23-27, 2026.
Batavia D101: no school Nov. 25-27, 2026.
All three districts begin winter non-attendance days Dec. 21, 2026.

Updated Nov. 13, 2026: Past dates were removed.

Thanksgiving week does not look the same across the Tri-Cities school districts. St. Charles D303 and Geneva D304 have no student attendance Nov. 23-27. Batavia D101's break begins Wednesday, Nov. 25.

Winter break is easier to line up: all three official 2026-27 calendars mark Monday, Dec. 21 as a no-school day. Here are the dates to put on the family calendar, including the shorter school days that can change pickup plans.

St. Charles D303

Monday, Nov. 23 through Wednesday, Nov. 25: Non-attendance days. District offices are open.
Thursday, Nov. 26 and Friday, Nov. 27: Thanksgiving break.
Friday, Dec. 18: Last day of school in 2026.
Monday, Dec. 21 through Friday, Jan. 1: Winter break.

The calendar also marks Wednesday, Nov. 18 as an early-release day for all grades, PreK-12. High school and middle school early release runs every Wednesday when school is in session. For the rest of 2026, those dates are Nov. 18 and Dec. 2, 9 and 16. Nov. 18 is already included in the all-grades reminder.

School resumes Tuesday, Jan. 5. Monday, Jan. 4 is a K-12 teacher work day and PreK institute day, with no students. The annual calendar does not give early-release dismissal times, so check your school's notice before arranging pickup.

Geneva D304

Students have no school Monday, Nov. 23 through Friday, Nov. 27. Winter non-attendance days begin Monday, Dec. 21 and continue through Friday, Jan. 1. The K-12 calendar shows classes back on Monday, Jan. 4.

These are the district's K-12 dates. Families in the Geneva Early Learning Program should use the separate GELP schedule linked on the district calendar page rather than assume every date matches.

Batavia D101

Wednesday, Nov. 25 through Friday, Nov. 27: No school.
Monday, Dec. 21 through Friday, Jan. 1: No school for winter break.
Monday, Jan. 4: Teachers and staff only. Students return Tuesday, Jan. 5.

The district's annual academic calendar does not mark any half days in November or December. Use your school's communications for building-specific schedules.