Perry Hall School Calendar 2019–2020: First Day, More

PERRY HALL, MD — Students enrolled in Baltimore County Public Schools start classes Tuesday, Sept. 3, the day after Labor Day. To help you begin planning, we've rounded up a list of important Baltimore County Public Schools dates for the coming school year. The calendar includes vacations, early dismissals and more.

The calendar has five makeup days allotted in the event of inclement weather that will be added should any closings occur. There is more information about inclement weather at the end of the article.

Here is the full list of dates to know for this school year:

August

8/21: New educators report to Perry Hall High School

8/22: Rally for Educators at White Marsh Mall, Towson Town Center

8/23: Administrative and supervisory personnel meeting

8/24: BCPSfest at White Marsh Mall

8/28: Systemwide professional development activities. Kindergarten back to school night at Chapel Hill Elementary.

8/29: Teacher Classroom Preparation Day. Joppa View Elementary and Chapel Hill Elementary back to school night grades 1 to 5. Perry Hall Middle School grade 6 back to school night.

8/30: Orientation for students entering grades 6 and 9

September

9/2: Labor Day. Schools and offices closed.

9/3: Opening day for students

9/4: Perry Hall Middle School grades 7 and 8 back to school night.

9/5: Back to school night at Perry Hall High School.

9/12: Back to school night at Perry Hall Elementary; grades pre-K, kindergarten, 2 and 4.

9/14: Back to school night at Perry Hall Elementary; grades 1, 3, and 5.

9/27: Perry Hall High School Homecoming

9/28: Perry Hall High School Homecoming Dance

9/30: Professional development day/Rosh Hashanah. Schools closed for students. Teachers on duty.

October

10/9: Professional development day and Yom Kippur. Schools closed for students. Teachers on duty.

10/14: Columbus Day

10/18: Professional development day: MSEA Convention. Schools closed for students. Teachers on duty or at the convention

November

11/8: First marking period ends. Elementary and middle schools close three hours early for students. High school full day. Teachers on duty. Principals and teachers will have time for grade and data recording, data analysis/progress assessment.

11/11: Veterans Day. Schools open.

11/21: Report cards distributed

11/18-22: American Education Week

11/22: No preschool, for preschool-3 and pre-K for Conference Day. Middle and high schools in session for full day. Teachers on duty.

11/25: No preschool, for preschool-3 and pre-K for Conference Day. Elementary, middle and high schools in session full day. Teachers on duty.

11/28-29: Thanksgiving holiday. Schools and offices closed.

December

12/20: Christmas holiday. Winter break starts at the end of the school day.

January

1/2: Schools reopen.

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

1/24: Second marking period ends. Schools close three hours early for all students. Grade reporting and data analysis. Teachers on duty.

February

2/6: Report cards distributed.

2/17: Presidents Day. Schools and offices closed. (Emergency closure make-up day: If one or more emergency closures occur before Feb. 17, Presidents’ Day becomes a regular school day with all schools and offices open.)

March

3/25: SAT grade 11.

April

4/3: Third marking period ends. Spring break starts at the end of the school day. Elementary and middle schools close three hours early for students. Grade reporting and data analysis. High schools in session full day. Teachers on duty.

4/13: State-mandated holiday; schools and offices closed. (This is an emergency closure make-up day, so if two or more emergency closures occur before April 13, Easter Monday becomes a regular school day with all schools and offices open.)

4/14: Schools reopen.

4/23: Report cards distributed.

4/28: Maryland Presidential Primary Election. Schools and offices closed.

May

5/4: No preschool-3, pre-K or kindergarten for Conference Day. Teachers on duty.

5/5: No preschool-3 and pre-K for pre-K Conference Day. Teachers on duty.

5/22: Last day for seniors

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

5/26-31: Commencement exercises.

June

6/17: Assessment Day. Elementary, middle and high schools in session full day. Last day for preschool-3 and pre-K.

6/18: Assessment Day. Elementary and middle schools close three hours early for students. Grade reporting and data analysis in progress. High schools in session full day. Teachers on duty.

6/19: Last day of classes. Elementary and middle schools close three hours early for students. Grade reporting and data analysis. High schools in session full day. Teachers on duty; last day for teachers.

July

7/2: Summer school teachers on duty.

7/3: Independence Day; schools and offices closed.

7/6: Summer school begins.

7/31: Summer school ends.

Inclement Weather/Make-Up Days

Five inclement weather days are included in the calendar. Presidents Day and Easter Monday are listed as holidays but could be re-designated as school days. Three additional days are tacked on at the end of the school year. If there are no emergency closures, school will end June 16.

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

Emergency closure #1 (if emergency closure occurs before Feb. 17, 2020): Make-up day will be the Presidents Day holiday (pending Maryland State Board of Education approval).

Emergency closure #2 (if two emergency closures occur before April 13, 2020): Make-up day will be Easter Monday holiday (pending Maryland State Board of Education approval).

Emergency closure #3: Make-up day will be June 17, 2020.

Emergency closure #4: Make-up day will be June 18, 2020.
Emergency closure #5: Make-up day will be June 19, 2020.

If more than five emergency closures occur and/or there are a significant number of delayed openings and/or early dismissals used, the school calendar may be adjusted to meet the state-mandated minimum required student days and the required number of student hours. That could include re-designating holidays or professional development days as school days, adjusting spring break, cancelling early dismissals and extending the school year.