2025-26 school calendar first drafts

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Taylor is recommending the shorter winter break beginning on Wed. Dec. 24, 2025. Last day of school is June 17, 2026. The board votes on Thursday.

https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DBDRGC6DE899/$file/Approval%202025-2026%20Sch%20Year%20Calendars%20241205.pdf

Ew

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Taylor is recommending the shorter winter break beginning on Wed. Dec. 24, 2025. Last day of school is June 17, 2026. The board votes on Thursday.

https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DBDRGC6DE899/$file/Approval%202025-2026%20Sch%20Year%20Calendars%20241205.pdf

Ew

No school on October 17 or 20 for students? One of those should stay as a PD and the other should have school. Also move the transition day back to Friday yes that's annoying but it would not be every year only in very rare super crowded years like 2025-26. That gets 2 days back to use for Dec. 22/23. Starting the longest in school year break on a Wednesday is strange enough but since that Wednesday is Christmas Eve then many people will start the break the proceeding weekend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Taylor is recommending the shorter winter break beginning on Wed. Dec. 24, 2025. Last day of school is June 17, 2026. The board votes on Thursday.

https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DBDRGC6DE899/$file/Approval%202025-2026%20Sch%20Year%20Calendars%20241205.pdf

Ew

No school on October 17 or 20 for students? One of those should stay as a PD and the other should have school. Also move the transition day back to Friday yes that's annoying but it would not be every year only in very rare super crowded years like 2025-26. That gets 2 days back to use for Dec. 22/23. Starting the longest in school year break on a Wednesday is strange enough but since that Wednesday is Christmas Eve then many people will start the break the proceeding weekend.

Ok one of those two October days is Diwali, which they didn’t give this year and maybe don’t *need* to give since it’s not a daytime holiday, but it sounds like some people wanted to give it next year. The other coincides with a big educator conference so it actually makes sense as PD and the rest of us get a nice little Fall long weekend break, which I personally like.

Having the transition day the Friday before would definitely dilute the number of people who would attend and mediocre attendance would go against the entire point.

I fully understand why *some* families would prefer to have the 22nd and 23rd off, but do realize those aren’t actual holidays and not everyone travels out of town for Christmas and many don’t even celebrate the holiday at all. The travel preferences/wishes of some probably shouldn’t be the first priority over other actual holiday days or operational considerations. And the earlier poster who referenced the SEIU is probably correct that that moved the needle on the decision.

All that said, they should throw folks an early release on the 23rd to soften the choice.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, we're going to miss the last couple of days before winter break. I'm sure we won't be alone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Taylor is recommending the shorter winter break beginning on Wed. Dec. 24, 2025. Last day of school is June 17, 2026. The board votes on Thursday.

https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DBDRGC6DE899/$file/Approval%202025-2026%20Sch%20Year%20Calendars%20241205.pdf

Ew

No school on October 17 or 20 for students? One of those should stay as a PD and the other should have school. Also move the transition day back to Friday yes that's annoying but it would not be every year only in very rare super crowded years like 2025-26. That gets 2 days back to use for Dec. 22/23. Starting the longest in school year break on a Wednesday is strange enough but since that Wednesday is Christmas Eve then many people will start the break the proceeding weekend.

Ok one of those two October days is Diwali, which they didn’t give this year and maybe don’t *need* to give since it’s not a daytime holiday, but it sounds like some people wanted to give it next year. The other coincides with a big educator conference so it actually makes sense as PD and the rest of us get a nice little Fall long weekend break, which I personally like.

Having the transition day the Friday before would definitely dilute the number of people who would attend and mediocre attendance would go against the entire point.

I fully understand why *some* families would prefer to have the 22nd and 23rd off, but do realize those aren’t actual holidays and not everyone travels out of town for Christmas and many don’t even celebrate the holiday at all. The travel preferences/wishes of some probably shouldn’t be the first priority over other actual holiday days or operational considerations. And the earlier poster who referenced the SEIU is probably correct that that moved the needle on the decision.

All that said, they should throw folks an early release on the 23rd to soften the choice.

What is SEIU?

[Anonymous]

I still have no idea how the districtwide "Student Transition Day" will be unique or more useful than the historic orientation day that schools have been offering students transitioning in those grades at the middle and high school levels for years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Taylor is recommending the shorter winter break beginning on Wed. Dec. 24, 2025. Last day of school is June 17, 2026. The board votes on Thursday.

https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DBDRGC6DE899/$file/Approval%202025-2026%20Sch%20Year%20Calendars%20241205.pdf

Ew

No school on October 17 or 20 for students? One of those should stay as a PD and the other should have school. Also move the transition day back to Friday yes that's annoying but it would not be every year only in very rare super crowded years like 2025-26. That gets 2 days back to use for Dec. 22/23. Starting the longest in school year break on a Wednesday is strange enough but since that Wednesday is Christmas Eve then many people will start the break the proceeding weekend.

Ok one of those two October days is Diwali, which they didn’t give this year and maybe don’t *need* to give since it’s not a daytime holiday, but it sounds like some people wanted to give it next year. The other coincides with a big educator conference so it actually makes sense as PD and the rest of us get a nice little Fall long weekend break, which I personally like.

Having the transition day the Friday before would definitely dilute the number of people who would attend and mediocre attendance would go against the entire point.

I fully understand why *some* families would prefer to have the 22nd and 23rd off, but do realize those aren’t actual holidays and not everyone travels out of town for Christmas and many don’t even celebrate the holiday at all. The travel preferences/wishes of some probably shouldn’t be the first priority over other actual holiday days or operational considerations. And the earlier poster who referenced the SEIU is probably correct that that moved the needle on the decision.

All that said, they should throw folks an early release on the 23rd to soften the choice.

What is SEIU?

Service Employees International Union Local 500

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yeah, we're going to miss the last couple of days before winter break. I'm sure we won't be alone.

The last REAL day will be Friday, December 19th. The 20th&21st will be on a weekend, the 22nd&23rd will be useless quota days just to count towards 180. Due to how things fall this year and next the break should be two full weeks but some states including Maryland have a hard 180 law which is creating these ridiculous schedules.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I still have no idea how the districtwide "Student Transition Day" will be unique or more useful than the historic orientation day that schools have been offering students transitioning in those grades at the middle and high school levels for years.

Agree. It’s annoying. Just start on Monday for all, keep a 2-week winter break, and end the year on a Friday.

[Anonymous]

The board approved these calendars today:

https://publisher.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/pdf/2025-2026%20Traditional%20and%20Innovative%20School%20Year%20Calendars.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The board approved these calendars today:

https://publisher.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/pdf/2025-2026%20Traditional%20and%20Innovative%20School%20Year%20Calendars.pdf

Lots of absences Dec 22&23 2025.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The board approved these calendars today:

https://publisher.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/pdf/2025-2026%20Traditional%20and%20Innovative%20School%20Year%20Calendars.pdf

Lots of absences Dec 22&23 2025.

Yup. Nothing much will happen those days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I still have no idea how the districtwide "Student Transition Day" will be unique or more useful than the historic orientation day that schools have been offering students transitioning in those grades at the middle and high school levels for years.

Agree. It’s annoying. Just start on Monday for all, keep a 2-week winter break, and end the year on a Friday.

Agree. Announce the date of the orientation/transition early ( as in put it on the calendar as the Thursday/Friday before). If it matters for people to attend they will. If not, they won’t be present on Monday either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I still have no idea how the districtwide "Student Transition Day" will be unique or more useful than the historic orientation day that schools have been offering students transitioning in those grades at the middle and high school levels for years.

That’s what I’m trying to understand. Short of now including K and being a mandate for all schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The board approved these calendars today:

https://publisher.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/pdf/2025-2026%20Traditional%20and%20Innovative%20School%20Year%20Calendars.pdf

Lots of absences Dec 22&23 2025.

So dumb to have school on Dec 22 & 23.