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Anonymous wrote:You would need to change state law, which requires that Good Friday and Easter Monday be system closures.

We are a state founded by Catholics! Have some respect for history.

Plenty of other states' school districts are able to have a four day weekend around Easter AND have another full week for spring break. It can be done.

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Anonymous wrote:You would need to change state law, which requires that Good Friday and Easter Monday be system closures.

We are a state founded by Catholics! Have some respect for history.

Plenty of other states' school districts are able to have a four day weekend around Easter AND have another full week for spring break. It can be done.

But why? It's better to combine them together.

Not necessarily when the holiday is early-ish

It's never earlier than late March. It's a good time for a break.

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Anonymous wrote:I disagree. I hate having spring break so late. Spring break should be in March, not late April. It’s practically the end of the year by the time it comes along. Weather is already warm so getting away doesn’t feel so necessary and ski season is over at most places.

It should not be tied to Easter. I’d rather be home for Easter and I bet many Jews would also prefer to be home for Passover.

It's never late April but early to mid-April. March can still be winter weather even when it's technically spring. Now in the south most places have spring break in March (Georgia does the 1st full week of April) but school ends in May. The problem is that there usually isn't any 4+ day weekend from January-June except for Easter weekend.
Spring break in March means almost 3 months after the break. Spring break in April means three months or longer without anything above 3-day weekends in January-March unless Easter is in March and spring break were held in April.

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Anonymous wrote:You would need to change state law, which requires that Good Friday and Easter Monday be system closures.

We are a state founded by Catholics! Have some respect for history.

Plenty of other states' school districts are able to have a four day weekend around Easter AND have another full week for spring break. It can be done.

But why? It's better to combine them together.

Not necessarily when the holiday is early-ish

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You would need to change state law, which requires that Good Friday and Easter Monday be system closures.

We are a state founded by Catholics! Have some respect for history.

Plenty of other states' school districts are able to have a four day weekend around Easter AND have another full week for spring break. It can be done.

But why? It's better to combine them together.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You would need to change state law, which requires that Good Friday and Easter Monday be system closures.

We are a state founded by Catholics! Have some respect for history.

Plenty of other states' school districts are able to have a four day weekend around Easter AND have another full week for spring break. It can be done.

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Anonymous wrote:As someone who moved away while my kids were in preschool I'm glad we landed someplace where spring break is always the last week of March. Predictable and in the middle of the semester.

And, this is relevant how?

Anonymous wrote:You would need to change state law, which requires that Good Friday and Easter Monday be system closures.

We are a state founded by Catholics! Have some respect for history.

Anonymous wrote:As someone who moved away while my kids were in preschool I'm glad we landed someplace where spring break is always the last week of March. Predictable and in the middle of the semester.

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Anonymous wrote:One of the weird things with Maryland school calendars is when spring break occurs as it doesn't happen at the same point each year but borders Easter. In 2026 Easter two weeks earlier than 2025 but MoCo and PGCo still chose the week before Easter as spring break. In 2027 Easter is SUPER early so the break should not be the week before Easter. The best thing would be to hold the break either April 5-9 or April 12-16 as long as there is at least 1 fewer holiday off in 2026-27 than 2025-26 to offset the extra day needed by not bordering Easter.
Spring break should NOT be held before the 3rd quarter is over! This post is being made because some DC teachers that live in MoCo or PGCo inflated the responses on to hold spring break based on MoCo and PGC so DC which usually holds spring break in April randomly put it on MARCH 22-26, 2027 despite that MoCo and PGCo have yet to post a 2026-27 calendar.
All three districts MoCo, PGCo and DC need to agree to hold spring break 2027 in the 1st or 2nd full week of April AFTER all 3 have ended the 3rd quarter.

This is one of the dumber proposals I've seen on DCUM. The only saving grace here is that it's very much dead on arrival.

Now now This is one of the BEST proposals! Spring break should be at a similar time ever year. If Easter were at the same time every year, the school year could be timed to have 3rd quarter end right before Easter but since it's not then spring break should be secular based (e.g. end of 3rd quarter). The only exception is if Easter is ONE week before or after spring break then spring break would be delayed in order to prevent a long weekend and spring break from being so close together.

MCPS effectively eliminated quarters with the new grading systems.

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Anonymous wrote:One of the weird things with Maryland school calendars is when spring break occurs as it doesn't happen at the same point each year but borders Easter. In 2026 Easter two weeks earlier than 2025 but MoCo and PGCo still chose the week before Easter as spring break. In 2027 Easter is SUPER early so the break should not be the week before Easter. The best thing would be to hold the break either April 5-9 or April 12-16 as long as there is at least 1 fewer holiday off in 2026-27 than 2025-26 to offset the extra day needed by not bordering Easter.
Spring break should NOT be held before the 3rd quarter is over! This post is being made because some DC teachers that live in MoCo or PGCo inflated the responses on to hold spring break based on MoCo and PGC so DC which usually holds spring break in April randomly put it on MARCH 22-26, 2027 despite that MoCo and PGCo have yet to post a 2026-27 calendar.
All three districts MoCo, PGCo and DC need to agree to hold spring break 2027 in the 1st or 2nd full week of April AFTER all 3 have ended the 3rd quarter.

This is one of the dumber proposals I've seen on DCUM. The only saving grace here is that it's very much dead on arrival.

Now now This is one of the BEST proposals! Spring break should be at a similar time ever year. If Easter were at the same time every year, the school year could be timed to have 3rd quarter end right before Easter but since it's not then spring break should be secular based (e.g. end of 3rd quarter). The only exception is if Easter is ONE week before or after spring break then spring break would be delayed in order to prevent a long weekend and spring break from being so close together.

Anonymous wrote:You would need to change state law, which requires that Good Friday and Easter Monday be system closures.

We are a state founded by Catholics! Have some respect for history.

Anonymous wrote:As a MCPS teacher, I would prefer it continue to be linked to state mandated closures of Good Friday and Easter Monday. I’d be happy to have it fall before or after Easter.

Minimizing interruptions is key. A single 8 day break for Spring Break + Easter is less disruptive than a 5 day break for Spring Break followed at some point by a four day weekend for Easter.