2020 - 2021 School Year

	Date	Details	Days
August	28 (F)	Administrative and Supervisory Personnel Meeting	Pupil: 0 Teacher: 1
	31 (M)	Teachers and School Based Staff on Duty
September	1 (T)	Teacher Classroom Preparation Day	Pupil: 16 Teacher: 21
	2 (W)	Teacher Classroom Preparation Day
	3 (Th)	Systemwide Professional Development Activities
	4 (F)	Orientation for Students Entering Grades 6 and 9
	7 (M)	Labor Day – Schools and Offices Closed
	8 (Tu)	Opening Day for Students; Kindergarten Gradual Entry
	9 (W)	Kindergarten Gradual Entry
	10 (Th)	First Full Day of Kindergarten (Transportation Begins)
	28 (M)	Systemwide Professional Development Day – Schools Closed for Students – Teachers on Duty – Yom Kippur*
October	12 (M)	Columbus Day*	Pupil: 21 Teacher: 22
	16 (F)	Systemwide Professional Development Day/MSEA Convention – Schools Closed for Students – Teachers on Duty or at the Convention
November	3 (T)	Election Day – Schools and Offices Closed	Pupil: 18 Teacher: 18
	11 (W)	Veterans Day*
	13 (F)	First Marking Period Ends - Elementary and Middle Schools Close 3 Hours Early for Students – Grade Reporting and Data Analysis** – High Schools in Session Full Day – Teachers on Duty
	16-20 (M-F)	American Education Week
	26-27 (Th-F)	Thanksgiving Holiday – Schools and Offices Closed
	30 (M)	Report Cards Distributed
December	1 (T)	Preschool-3 and Pre-K Conference Day. No Preschool-3 or Pre-K sessions – Elementary, Middle and High Schools in Session Full Day - Teachers on Duty	Pupil: 16-17 Teacher: 17
	2 (W)	Preschool-3 and Pre-K Conference Day and Elementary Conference Day No Preschool-3 or Pre-K sessions and Schools Closed for Elementary Students - Middle and High Schools in Session Full Day – Teachers on Duty
	23 (W)	Christmas Holiday/Winter Break Begins at the End of the School Day
January	4 (M)	Schools Reopen	Pupil: 19 Teacher: 19
	18 (M)	Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – Schools and Offices Closed
	29 (F)	Second Marking Period Ends – Schools Close 3 Hours Early for All Students – Grade Reporting and Data Analysis **– Teachers on Duty
February	11 (Th)	Report Cards Distributed	Pupil: 19 Teacher: 19
	12 (F)	Lincoln’s Birthday*
	15 (M)	Presidents’ Day; Washington’s Birthday* – Schools and Offices Closed (Emergency Closure Make-up Day – if one or more emergency closures occur prior to February 15, pending Maryland State Board of Education approval, Presidents’ Day becomes a regular school day with all schools and offices open)##
March	25 (Th)	Maryland Day*	Pupil: 20 Teacher: 20
	26 (F)	Spring Break Begins at the End of the School Day
April	5 (M)	State Mandated Holiday – Schools and Offices Closed (Emergency Closure Make-up Day – if two or more emergency closures occur prior to April 5, pending Maryland State Board of Education approval, Easter Monday becomes a regular school day with all schools and offices open)##	Pupil: 19 Teacher: 19
	6 (T)	Schools Reopen
	16 (F)	Third Marking Period Ends – Elementary and Middle Schools Close 3 Hours Early for Students – Grade Reporting and Data Analysis** – High Schools in Session Full Day – Teachers on Duty
	29 (Th)	Report Cards Distributed
	30 (F)	Pre- K Conference Day – No Preschool-3 or Pre-K sessions – Teachers on Duty
May	3(M)	Pre-K and Kindergarten Conference Day – No Preschool-3, Pre-K or Kindergarten Sessions – Teachers on Duty	Pupil: 19 Teacher: 20
	13 (Th)	Systemwide Professional Development Day – Schools Closed for Students – Teachers on Duty – Eid-Al-Fitr*
	21 (F)	Last Day for Seniors
	24-30 (M-Su)	Commencement Exercises
	31 (M)	Memorial Day – Schools and Offices Closed
June	1-4 (T-F)	Commencement Exercises	Pupil: 17 Teacher: 17
	21 (M)	Assessment Day*** – Elementary, Middle, and High Schools in Session Full Day – Last Day of Classes for Preschool-3 and Pre-K##
	22 (T)	Assessment Day*** – Elementary and Middle Schools Close 3 Hours Early for Students – Grade Reporting and Data Analysis** – High Schools in Session Full Day – Teachers on Duty
	23 (W)	Assessment Day*** – Last Day of Classes – Elementary and Middle Schools Close 3 Hours Early for Students – Grade Reporting and Data Analysis** – High Schools in Session Full Day – Teachers on Duty, Last Day for Teachers
July	5 (M)	Independence Day Observed – Schools and Offices Closed
	9 (F)	Summer School Teachers on Duty
	12 (M)	Summer School Begins
August	6 (F)	Summer School Ends

• Total Pupil Days: 184-185
• Total Teacher Days: 193

* Schools open with appropriate exercises OR appropriate exercises to be scheduled on the school day prior.

** GRADE AND Data Recording, Data Analysis – Principals and teachers will have time for grade and data recording, data analysis/progress assessment.

***ASSESSMENT DAY – High schools will have the opportunity to administer traditional final exams or to use alternative assessment procedures.

## Adjustments to the School Calendar

As shown, this calendar includes five (5) emergency closure make-up days.  These five (5) emergency closure make-up days include the Presidents’ Day holiday and the Easter Monday holiday.  If one or more emergency closures occur prior to February 15, 2021, Presidents’ Day and April 5, 2021, Easter Monday, will become school days for students and teachers with all school system offices open.  The re-designation of these holidays as student days is dependent upon Maryland State Board of Education approval. If approval is not given, it may be necessary to add emergency closure make-up days at the end of the school year.

If no emergency closure days occur, the school year will end for students on Friday, June 18, 2021, and the Assessment Days, the last day of classes for Preschool-3 and Pre-K, and the last day for teachers will be re-designated accordingly. 

Should emergency closures occur, the make-up days will be:

Emergency Closure #1 (if one emergency closure occurs prior to February 15, 2021) – Make-up Day will be the Presidents’ Day holiday (pending Maryland State Board of Education approval). If approval is not given, it may be necessary to add emergency closure make-up days at the end of the school year.

Emergency Closure #2 (if two emergency closures occur prior to April 5, 2021) – Make-up Day will be Easter Monday holiday (pending Maryland State Board of Education approval).  If approval is not given, it may be necessary to add emergency closure make-up days at the end of the school year.

Emergency Closure #3 Make-up Day will be Monday, June 21, 2021

Emergency Closure #4 Make-up Day will be Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Emergency Closure #5 Make-up Day will be Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Please note that if more than five (5) emergency closures occur and/or there are a significant number of delayed openings and/or early dismissals used, the school calendar also may be adjusted appropriately in order to meet the minimum required student days AND the required number of student hours. 

These readjustments may include the re-designation of holidays as student days; the adjustment of Spring break; the cancellation of planned early releases; and the extension of the school year beyond June 23, 2021.

Teacher duty days will not exceed 191