Howard County Public School System school calendar
Next day off: Friday, October 16 (No school for students); next break: Thanksgiving break, November 25 to 27.
Official district PDF
2026–27 calendar
2026–27 at a glance
The dates families usually look for first.
- First day
- Aug 24
- October days off
- Oct 16
- Thanksgiving
- Nov 25–27
- Spring break
- Mar 22–29
- Last day
- Jun 8
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Howard County Public School System school calendar
First day of school: K–12
Howard County Public School System 2026–27 · Read-only
First day of school: Pre-K/recc
Howard County Public School System 2026–27 · Read-only
Labor Day
Howard County Public School System 2026–27 · Read-only
Yom Kippur
Howard County Public School System 2026–27 · Read-only
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Includes 2026–27. We add each new school year after Howard County Public School System publishes it.
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Current and upcoming Howard County Public School System dates
Staff-only summer work days are left out. Student holidays caused by staff development are included because they change the family schedule.
Current calendar
2026–27 student dates
- School date
First day of school: K–12
First day for K–12 students.
- School date
First day of school: Pre-K/recc
First day for Pre-K/recc students; K–12 students are already in session.
- No school
Labor Day
No school for students; Labor Day.
- No school
Yom Kippur
No school for students; Yom Kippur.
- Early release
Three-hour early release
Schools close three hours early; no half-day Pre-K/recc. Staff professional learning/workday is also scheduled.
- No school
No school for students
No school for students; staff workday.
- No school
No school for students
No school for students; staff professional learning/workday.
- No school
Election Day
No school for students; Election Day.
- Early release
Three-hour early release
Schools close three hours early; no half-day Pre-K/recc. ES/MS parent-teacher conferences and an HS staff professional day are also scheduled.
- Early release
Three-hour early release
Schools close three hours early; no half-day Pre-K/recc. Parent-teacher conferences are scheduled for all levels.
- No school
Thanksgiving break
No school for students; parent-teacher conferences are scheduled for all levels.
- Early release
Three-hour early release
Schools close three hours early; no half-day Pre-K/recc. Staff professional learning/workday is also scheduled.
- No school
Winter break
No school for students during winter break.
- No school
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
No school for students; Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
- No school
No school for students
No school for students; staff professional workday.
- No school
No school for students
No school for students; staff professional learning day.
- Early release
Elementary three-hour early release
Elementary schools only close three hours early; no half-day Pre-K/recc. Elementary parent-teacher conferences are scheduled.
- Early release
Elementary three-hour early release
Elementary schools only close three hours early; no half-day Pre-K/recc. Elementary parent-teacher conferences are scheduled.
- No school
Presidents Day
No school for students; Presidents Day.
- No school
Eid al Fitr
No school for students; Eid al Fitr and staff professional learning/workday.
- No school
Spring break
No school for students during spring break.
- Early release
Three-hour early release
Schools close three hours early; no half-day Pre-K/recc. Staff professional learning/workday is also scheduled.
- Early release
Three-hour early release
Schools close three hours early; no half-day Pre-K/recc. Staff professional learning/workday is also scheduled.
- No school
Memorial Day
No school for students; Memorial Day.
- Early release
Three-hour early release
Schools close three hours early; no half-day Pre-K/recc. Staff professional learning/workday is also scheduled.
- Early release
Three-hour early release
Schools close three hours early; no half-day Pre-K/recc. The staff professional workday may be affected if inclement-weather days are used.
- School date
Last day of school
Last scheduled student day; schools close three hours early and there is no half-day Pre-K/recc. If inclement-weather days are used, the day may become a full day.
- School date
Inclement-weather day may be used
This date may be used as an inclement-weather day.
- School date
Inclement-weather day may be used
This date may be used as an inclement-weather day.
- School date
Inclement-weather day may be used
This date may be used as an inclement-weather day.
- School date
Inclement-weather day may be used
This date may be used as an inclement-weather day.
- School date
Inclement-weather day may be used
This date may be used as an inclement-weather day.
- School date
Inclement-weather day may be used
This date may be used as an inclement-weather day.
- No school
Juneteenth observed: schools closed
No school for students; Juneteenth observed.
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Includes 2026–27. We add each new school year after Howard County Public School System publishes it.