Montgomery County School Calendar For 2026-2027: Key Dates To Know

ROCKVILLE, MD — August may have just started but for many parents and guardians, the month marks a mental shift to the new school year — and the new calendar approved back in May.

An unusually severe winter forced the Montgomery County Public Schools system to go through rounds of scheduling adjustments to make up for snow days during the 2025-2026 school year.

In an effort to prevent similar issues in the upcoming 2026-2027 term, the district revised the calendar and built in six days to account for possible inclement weather.

Those dates include: April 22, May 17 and June 14-17.

As the first day of school on Aug. 24 draws near, Patch has compiled a list of important dates for the upcoming school year.

Important Dates For MCPS Students

• Monday, Aug. 24
  Transition Day/First day of school for kindergarten, first, sixth and ninth graders, and new MCPS students
• Tuesday, Aug. 25
  First day of school for all grades
• Monday, Sept. 7
  No school for Labor Day
• Friday, Sept. 18
  Early release day for grading and planning
• Monday, Sept. 21
  Non-instructional day, no school
• Friday, Oct. 16
  Non-instructional day for educators, no school for students
• Friday, Oct. 30
  End of first marking period
• Monday, Nov. 2
  Non-instructional day for grading, no school for students
• Tuesday, Nov. 3
  Election Day, no school
• Tuesday, Nov. 10
  Report cards distributed on Synergy
• Thursday, Nov. 12
  Report cards distributed
• Tuesday, Nov. 23 - Wednesday, Nov. 25
  Early release days, with the first two days earmarked for parent-teacher conferences
• Thursday, Nov. 26 - Friday, Nov. 27
  Thanksgiving, no school
• Wednesday, Dec. 23
  Early release day
• Thursday, Dec. 24 - Friday, Jan. 1
  Winter Break, no school
• Monday, Jan. 18
  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, no school
• Friday, Jan. 22
  End of second marking period
• Monday, Jan. 25
  Non-instructional day for grading, no school for students
• Monday, Feb. 1
  Report cards distributed on Synergy
• Wednesday, Feb. 3
  Reports cards distributed
• Monday, Feb. 15
  Presidents Day, no school
• Friday, Feb. 26
  Early release day for grading
• Tuesday, March 9
  No school
  Eid al-Fitr, non-instructional day for educators
• Friday, March 26 - Friday, April 2
  Spring break, no school
• Friday, April 9
  End of third marking period
• Monday, April 12
  Non-instruction day for grading, no school for students
• Monday, April 19
  Report cards available on Synergy
• Wednesday, April 21
  Report cards distributed
• Thursday, April 22
  No school
  Passover, non-instruction day
  First make-up day for inclement weather, if needed
• Monday, May 17
  No school
  Eid al-Adha, non-instructional day
  Second make-up day for inclement weather, if needed
• Monday, May 31
  Memorial Day, no school
• Friday, June 11
  Early release day for last day of school
• Monday, June 14 - Thursday, June 17
  Four days of make-up days for inclement weather, if needed
• Monday, June 21
  Report cards available on Synergy
• Wednesday, June 23
  Report cards distributed