MCPS Classes Start Before Labor Day Next Year

ROCKVILLE, MD — Students in Montgomery County Public Schools will return to classes a bit earlier next year.

The county school board unanimously voted Tuesday to approve the 2020-2021 school calendar, which means classes will begin on Aug. 31 and end June 16.

Maryland's most populous county hasn't started school before Labor Day since 2016, when Republican Gov. Larry Hogan issued an executive order to start classes after the September holiday. Since then, the Maryland General Assembly has overturned the executive order.

Other important calendar information:

• The academic year will include 182 instructional days
• One non-instructional day is scheduled to coincide with Rosh Hashanah (Monday, Sept. 28, 2020)
• Two early release days for parent-teacher conferences are scheduled to coincide with Veterans Day (Wednesday, Nov. 11, and Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020)
• Schools are scheduled to be open on Inauguration Day (Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021)
• Spring break will last 10 days and include two weekends
• Students will be off on Lunar New Year (Friday, Feb. 12, 2021) and on Eid al-Fitr (Thursday, May 13, 2021)

Click here to learn more about MCPS' 2020-2021 school year calendar.