Miami-Dade Juvenile Justice Center Calendar 2026-2027

Miami-Dade County Public Schools' Juvenile Justice Center begins Summer 1 July 2, 2026; Summer 2 ends June 29, 2027. This year-round calendar includes 15 scheduled Saturday school dates.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools' Juvenile Justice Center follows its own year-round calendar, with two summer grading periods, scheduled Saturday classes and separate student holidays. Unlike regular Miami-Dade schools, November 23-24 remain scheduled class days.

Official calendar checked Oct 19, 2026Official district source

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Key Dates

Key dates for Miami-Dade County Public Schools 2026-2027 school calendar
Event	Date(s)	Status
Calendar Start	Jul 2, 2026 (Thu)
Independence Day Observed	Jul 3, 2026 (Fri)
Teacher Planning Day - No Student Classes	Aug 10, 2026 (Mon)
District-wide Professional Learning Day - No Student Classes	Aug 11, 2026 (Tue)
Teacher Planning Day - No Student Classes	Aug 12, 2026 (Wed)
Labor Day	Sep 7, 2026 (Mon)
Teacher Planning Day - No Student Classes	Sep 21, 2026 (Mon)
District-wide Professional Learning Day - No Student Classes	Nov 3, 2026 (Tue)
Veterans Day	Nov 11, 2026 (Wed)
Teacher Planning Day - No Student Classes	Nov 25, 2026 (Wed)
Thanksgiving Day	Nov 26, 2026 (Thu)
Friday After Thanksgiving — Recess Day	Nov 27, 2026 (Fri)
Teacher Planning Day - No Student Classes	Dec 18, 2026 (Fri)
Winter Recess	Dec 21, 2026 –Jan 1, 2027
Teacher Planning Day - No Student Classes	Jan 15, 2027 (Fri)
Martin Luther King Jr. Day	Jan 18, 2027 (Mon)
All Presidents Day	Feb 15, 2027 (Mon)
Teacher Planning Day - No Student Classes	Mar 10, 2027 (Wed)
Spring Recess	Mar 22, 2027 –Mar 26, 2027
Teacher Planning Day - No Student Classes	Mar 29, 2027 (Mon)
Memorial Day	May 31, 2027 (Mon)
Juneteenth Observed	Jun 18, 2027 (Fri)
Calendar End	Jun 29, 2027 (Tue)

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Extended Time Off

Extended no-school periods for Miami-Dade County Public Schools 2026-2027
Period	Date(s)	Length
Teacher Planning Day - No Student Classes Window	Aug 8 – 12, 2026Scheduled no school: Aug 10 – 12, 2026Adjacent weekends: Aug 8 – 9, 2026	5 days
Thanksgiving holiday and planning day Window	Nov 25 – 29, 2026Scheduled no school: Nov 25 – 27, 2026Adjacent weekends: Nov 28 – 29, 2026	5 days
Winter recess and December planning day Window	Dec 18, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027Scheduled no school: Dec 18, 2026; Dec 21 – 25, 2026; Dec 28, 2026 – Jan 1, 2027Adjacent weekends: Dec 19 – 20, 2026; Dec 26 – 27, 2026; Jan 2 – 3, 2027	17 days
Teacher Planning Day - No Student Classes Window	Jan 15 – 18, 2027Scheduled no school: Jan 15, 2027; Jan 18, 2027Adjacent weekends: Jan 16 – 17, 2027	4 days
Spring recess and March planning day Window	Mar 20 – 29, 2027Scheduled no school: Mar 22 – 26, 2027; Mar 29, 2027Adjacent weekends: Mar 20 – 21, 2027; Mar 27 – 28, 2027	10 days

Other Important Dates

Other important dates for Miami-Dade County Public Schools 2026-2027
Event	Date(s)
Grading Period Starts July 2 begins Summer 1, the opening student period on this year-round program calendar.	Jul 2, 2026 (Thu)
End of Summer 1 Grading Period	Aug 18, 2026 (Tue)
Beginning of First Grading Period and First Semester	Aug 19, 2026 (Wed)
Saturday School Students in the Juvenile Justice Center programScheduled Saturday classes for the Juvenile Justice Center program.	Aug 22, 2026 (Sat)
Saturday School Students in the Juvenile Justice Center programScheduled Saturday classes for the Juvenile Justice Center program.	Sep 12, 2026 (Sat)
Saturday School Students in the Juvenile Justice Center programScheduled Saturday classes for the Juvenile Justice Center program.	Sep 26, 2026 (Sat)
Saturday School Students in the Juvenile Justice Center programScheduled Saturday classes for the Juvenile Justice Center program.	Oct 10, 2026 (Sat)
End of First Grading Period	Oct 16, 2026 (Fri)
Beginning of Second Grading Period	Oct 19, 2026 (Mon)
Saturday School Students in the Juvenile Justice Center programScheduled Saturday classes for the Juvenile Justice Center program.	Oct 24, 2026 (Sat)
Saturday School Students in the Juvenile Justice Center programScheduled Saturday classes for the Juvenile Justice Center program.	Nov 7, 2026 (Sat)
Saturday School Students in the Juvenile Justice Center programScheduled Saturday classes for the Juvenile Justice Center program.	Dec 12, 2026 (Sat)
End of Second Grading Period and First Semester	Dec 17, 2026 (Thu)
Beginning of Third Grading Period and Second Semester	Jan 4, 2027 (Mon)
Saturday School Students in the Juvenile Justice Center programScheduled Saturday classes for the Juvenile Justice Center program.	Jan 9, 2027 (Sat)
Saturday School Students in the Juvenile Justice Center programScheduled Saturday classes for the Juvenile Justice Center program.	Jan 23, 2027 (Sat)
Saturday School Students in the Juvenile Justice Center programScheduled Saturday classes for the Juvenile Justice Center program.	Feb 6, 2027 (Sat)
Saturday School Students in the Juvenile Justice Center programScheduled Saturday classes for the Juvenile Justice Center program.	Feb 27, 2027 (Sat)
End of Third Grading Period	Mar 5, 2027 (Fri)
Beginning of Fourth Grading Period	Mar 8, 2027 (Mon)
Saturday School Students in the Juvenile Justice Center programScheduled Saturday classes for the Juvenile Justice Center program.	Mar 13, 2027 (Sat)
Saturday School Students in the Juvenile Justice Center programScheduled Saturday classes for the Juvenile Justice Center program.	Apr 10, 2027 (Sat)
Saturday School Students in the Juvenile Justice Center programScheduled Saturday classes for the Juvenile Justice Center program.	Apr 24, 2027 (Sat)
Saturday School Students in the Juvenile Justice Center programScheduled Saturday classes for the Juvenile Justice Center program.	May 8, 2027 (Sat)
End of Fourth Grading Period and Second Semester	May 14, 2027 (Fri)
Beginning of Summer 2 Grading Period	May 17, 2027 (Mon)
Grading Period Ends June 29 ends Summer 2, the final student period on this calendar. June 30 is a teacher planning day with no students.	Jun 29, 2027 (Tue)

Month by month

Monthly Calendar

Highlighted dates follow the published calendar; grouped or inferred entries are labelled. Today is determined in Eastern Time (America/New_York).

School Day
Weekend
Holiday (No School)
School Break
First / Last Day
Important Date

July 2026

Miami-Dade County Public Schools calendar for July 2026
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31

Jul 2 Beginning of Summer 1 Grading Period
Jul 3 Independence Day Observed

August 2026

Miami-Dade County Public Schools calendar for August 2026
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31

Aug 10 Teacher Planning Day - No Student Classes
Aug 11 District-wide Professional Learning Day - No Student Classes
Aug 12 Teacher Planning Day - No Student Classes

September 2026

Sep 7 Labor Day
Sep 21 Teacher Planning Day - No Student Classes

October 2026

Miami-Dade County Public Schools calendar for October 2026
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

November 2026

Miami-Dade County Public Schools calendar for November 2026
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30

Nov 3 District-wide Professional Learning Day - No Student Classes
Nov 11 Veterans Day
Nov 25 Teacher Planning Day - No Student Classes
Nov 26 Thanksgiving Day
Nov 27 Friday After Thanksgiving — Recess Day

December 2026

Miami-Dade County Public Schools calendar for December 2026
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12Saturday School — Dec 12. Scheduled Saturday classes for the Juvenile Justice Center program.	13
14	15	16	17End of Second Grading Period and First Semester — Dec 17	18Teacher Planning Day - No Student Classes — Dec 18	19	20
21Winter Recess — Dec 21 – Jan 1	22Winter Recess — Dec 21 – Jan 1	23Winter Recess — Dec 21 – Jan 1	24Winter Recess — Dec 21 – Jan 1	25Winter Recess — Dec 21 – Jan 1	26Winter Recess — Dec 21 – Jan 1	27Winter Recess — Dec 21 – Jan 1
28Winter Recess — Dec 21 – Jan 1	29Winter Recess — Dec 21 – Jan 1	30Winter Recess — Dec 21 – Jan 1	31Winter Recess — Dec 21 – Jan 1

Dec 18 Teacher Planning Day - No Student Classes
Dec 21 – Jan 1 Winter Recess

January 2027

Miami-Dade County Public Schools calendar for January 2027
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
				1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31

Jan 15 Teacher Planning Day - No Student Classes
Jan 18 Martin Luther King Jr. Day

February 2027

Miami-Dade County Public Schools calendar for February 2027
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28

Feb 15 All Presidents Day

March 2027

Miami-Dade County Public Schools calendar for March 2027
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

Mar 10 Teacher Planning Day - No Student Classes
Mar 22–26 Spring Recess
Mar 29 Teacher Planning Day - No Student Classes

April 2027

Miami-Dade County Public Schools calendar for April 2027
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30

May 2027

Miami-Dade County Public Schools calendar for May 2027
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31

May 31 Memorial Day

June 2027

Jun 18 Juneteenth Observed
Jun 29 End of Summer 2 Grading Period

About Miami-Dade County Public Schools

Miami-Dade County Public Schools publishes a separate year-round calendar for its Juvenile Justice Center. Summer 1 begins July 2, 2026, and ends August 18, followed by the first semester beginning August 19. After the fourth grading period ends May 14, 2027, Summer 2 runs from May 17 through June 29. The district lists 240 student days across these six grading periods.

Saturday school is part of this calendar, but not every Saturday is a class day. The district lists 15 specific Saturday school dates between August 22, 2026, and May 8, 2027. Students and families should check the published dates and confirm individual attendance arrangements with the center.

Thanksgiving differs from the regular district school calendar. November 23 and 24 remain scheduled class days, followed by no classes November 25-27. Winter Recess is December 21-January 1, with December 18 also a teacher planning day and classes resuming January 4. Spring Recess is March 22-26; the March 29 planning day makes Tuesday, March 30, the next scheduled weekday for classes.

Common questions

FAQs

When does the Miami-Dade Juvenile Justice Center 2026-2027 calendar start and end?

The first student period, Summer 1, begins Thursday, July 2, 2026. The final period, Summer 2, ends Tuesday, June 29, 2027. These are the beginning and ending dates of the published year-round program calendar.

Does the Juvenile Justice Center have the full Thanksgiving week off?

No. November 23 and 24, 2026, are not marked as recess days on this calendar. Students have no classes November 25 for teacher planning, November 26 for Thanksgiving and November 27 for recess. The published schedule resumes Monday, November 30.

When is winter break for the Miami-Dade Juvenile Justice Center?

Winter Recess runs December 21, 2026, through January 1, 2027. December 18 is also a teacher planning day with no student classes. The third grading period and second semester begin Monday, January 4.

When is spring break for the Juvenile Justice Center in 2027?

Spring Recess is March 22-26, 2027. Monday, March 29, is a teacher planning day with no students, and the published schedule resumes Tuesday, March 30.

Does the Wednesday early-release rule apply to the Juvenile Justice Center?

No such one-hour Wednesday rule appears on the Juvenile Justice Center calendar. The district's recurring Wednesday early release belongs to specified elementary and K-8 grades on a separate calendar. Confirm daily class times with the center.

Does the Miami-Dade Juvenile Justice Center have school on Saturdays?

Yes. The calendar lists 15 Saturday school dates: August 22; September 12 and 26; October 10 and 24; November 7; and December 12, 2026. In 2027, the dates are January 9 and 23; February 6 and 27; March 13; April 10 and 24; and May 8. Confirm individual attendance arrangements with the center.

What are Summer 1 and Summer 2 on the Juvenile Justice Center calendar?

Summer 1 runs July 2-August 18, 2026, and Summer 2 runs May 17-June 29, 2027. The district lists 30 student days for each summer grading period. Holidays and teacher planning days interrupt these date ranges.

How many school days are on the Juvenile Justice Center calendar?

The official calendar lists 240 student days across six grading periods: 30, 45, 42, 46, 47 and 30 days. The published schedule includes the two summer periods and the specified Saturday school dates.

About This Calendar

Data source & handling: The district-published 2026-2027 Juvenile Justice Center calendar supplies the dates and program scope. Its two pages include the monthly grid, date explanations and scheduling footnotes. The official PDF is linked above alongside the district calendar page. Dates are collected from district materials and organized into key dates, monthly calendars and calendar subscriptions. Visit Miami-Dade Schools’s official website.

Disclaimer: Use the calendar for the student’s own school or program. Building access, transportation, childcare and individual course meeting times should be confirmed with the school.

Last updated: 2026-10-28