Baltimore City Public Schools Calendar 2019–2020: Holidays & More

BALTIMORE, MD — Students enrolled in Baltimore City Public Schools start classes Tuesday, Sept. 3, the day after Labor Day. To help you plan, we've rounded up a list of important Baltimore City Public Schools dates for the coming school year.

The calendar includes vacations, early dismissals and more.

August

8/27–8/30: Professional Development for Staff: schools closed for students

8/28: Arlington Elementary School ribbon cutting ceremony

September

9/2: Labor Day. Schools closed

9/3: First day for students. First quarter starts

9/16: Citywide back to school night

October

10/2: Early dismissal

10/17–10/18: Professional development for staff. Schools closed for students.

November

11/4: Parent-teacher conferences

11/7: First quarter ends

11/8: Second quarter starts

11/28–11/29: Thanksgiving. Schools and offices closed.

December

12/4: Early dismissal

12/23–12/31: Winter holiday (offices closed 12/24 and 12/25)

January

1/1: Schools and offices closed

1/8: Early dismissal

1/20: Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Schools and offices closed.

1/24: Professional development. Schools closed for students.

1/27: Second quarter ends

1/28: Third quarter starts

February

2/4: More than 70 schools closed for special election.

2/5: Early dismissal

2/17: Presidents Day. Schools and offices closed.

March

3/4: Early dismissal

3/13: Parent-teacher conferences and professional development for staff. Schools closed for students.

3/25: In-school SAT for juniors

April

4/1: Early dismissal. Third quarter ends.

4/2: Fourth quarter starts

4/6–4/13: Spring break. Schools closed. (Offices closed 4/9–4/13.)

4/28: Primary election day. Schools closed.

May

5/6: Early dismissal.

5/25: Memorial Day. Schools and offices closed.

June

6/15: Last day of school for students. Fourth quarter ends.

6/16: Professional development day.

6/16, 6/17, 6/18, 6/19, 6/22: Inclement weather make-up days