2026-27 JPEC Calendar
Summer is almost here, but the 2026-27 school year at Jackson Preparatory & Early College (JPEC) is just around the corner and it’s shaping up to be an incredible year! Jackson Prep’s tuition-free school for grades 6th-13th located on the Jackson College Campus, has this school year’s important dates all in one place so you can hit the ground running in August!
August
20: JPEC Orientation & Picture Day
20-21: Teacher Planning/Development Days
24-25 Teacher Planning/Development Days
26: First Day of School
September
NWEA Testing - Dates TBD
4 & 7: Labor Day Break - No School
October
Parent/Teacher Conferences - Dates TBD
2: Early College Homecoming
7: Fall Count Day
7 or 8: Picture Retakes
15-16: Fall Break - No School
19: Teacher Planning/Development Days
November
11-13: 6th Grade YMCA Storer Camp (Tentative)
23-27: Thanksgiving Break - No School
December
8: Music Concert
17-31: Holiday Break - No School
January
NWEA Testing - Dates TBD
1-3: Holiday Break Continued - No School
4: Start of Term 2
18: MLK Holiday: No School
February
10: Spring Count day
12 & 15: President's Day Holiday - No School
March
1-5: Mid-Term Break - No School
29-31: Spring Break - No School
April
PSAT/SAT Testing - Dates TBD
MSTEP Testing - Dates TBD
1-2: Spring Break Continued: No School
30: No School
May
3: End of Term Break - No School
4: Start of term 3
8: Prom
13: JPEC Commencement
28 & 31: Memorial Day Holiday Break - No School
June
18: Juneteenth Holiday - No School
23: CP Awards Ceremony
24: Last Day of School
For a complete snapshot of the calendar including early release dates, click here. Check back often for our sports schedule as we finalize events for this Fall.
Ready to make 2026-2027 the best year yet? Contact the Jackson Prep team with any questions, or grab friends and join us for a tour or open house to see our campus in person. We can't wait to see you this fall!
About Jackson Preparatory & Early College (JPEC)
As a public school academy for middle and high school students Jackson Preparatory & Early College (JPEC), Michigan’s only whole school Early College program with a middle school, offers 6th – 13th graders the opportunity to foster independence safely. Founded more than a decade ago and housed at Jackson College, JPEC offers access to world-class facilities which enables us to provide an excellent tuition-free education that includes credit-earning college courses and career-defining certifications. We value competency-based learning -- what you know how to do, not just what you know. Achieve an associate’s degree and a high school diploma simultaneously. Every student can succeed here. Enroll now. Find us at jacksonpec.org. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram.
