Howard County Public School System To Start School Aug. 25, 2020

ELLICOTT CITY, MD — All 77 schools in the Howard County Public School System will be starting the 2020-2021 school year before Labor Day. The Howard County board of education approved the 2020–2021 academic calendar during its regularly scheduled meeting Nov. 7.

The next school year will begin on Tuesday, August 25, 2020, for students and on Monday, August 17, 2020, for school staff. Winter break will be Dec. 24–Jan. 1, with schools reopening on Jan. 4, 2021. Spring break will run from April 2–9, 2021. The last day of school is scheduled for June 10, 2021. Six days at the end of the school year are designated for potential use if needed to make up inclement weather closing days.