Anonymous
01/19/2026 12:31
Subject: Re:26/27 Calendar
It was originally the GP day for an August 31 week start. Since they are starting a week early the GP is now November 2 but November 9 is listed as NI.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Just approved
https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DP9T6T75E2A8/$file/Apprv%202026-2027%20SY%20Calendars%20251211.pdf
It's mostly good except those two wasted off days.
While they are starting two weeks before Labor Day for the first time in history (or decades) I blame that on Maryland law.
Not wasted days. Even people not celebrating appreciate a three day weekend to have a breather.
The first such day is September 11 which is soon after Labor Day. The other day April 21 is a Wednesday so no long weekend there.
Apparently they are making some changes to the calendar they approved last month. Sept 11 is now a school day, and the April 21 non instructional day moves to the 22nd.
https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DQDTXW798FE7/$file/Apprv%20Tech%20Amends%20%202026-2027%20SY%20Calendars%20260122.pdf
At least there is some sanity in the calendar but why is November 9 off?
Probably a union mandated day off for teachers
Anonymous
01/19/2026 12:18
Subject: Re:26/27 Calendar
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Just approved
https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DP9T6T75E2A8/$file/Apprv%202026-2027%20SY%20Calendars%20251211.pdf
It's mostly good except those two wasted off days.
While they are starting two weeks before Labor Day for the first time in history (or decades) I blame that on Maryland law.
Not wasted days. Even people not celebrating appreciate a three day weekend to have a breather.
The first such day is September 11 which is soon after Labor Day. The other day April 21 is a Wednesday so no long weekend there.
Apparently they are making some changes to the calendar they approved last month. Sept 11 is now a school day, and the April 21 non instructional day moves to the 22nd.
https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DQDTXW798FE7/$file/Apprv%20Tech%20Amends%20%202026-2027%20SY%20Calendars%20260122.pdf
At least there is some sanity in the calendar but why is November 9 off?
Probably a union mandated day off for teachers
Anonymous
01/19/2026 12:11
Subject: Re:26/27 Calendar
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Just approved
https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DP9T6T75E2A8/$file/Apprv%202026-2027%20SY%20Calendars%20251211.pdf
It's mostly good except those two wasted off days.
While they are starting two weeks before Labor Day for the first time in history (or decades) I blame that on Maryland law.
Not wasted days. Even people not celebrating appreciate a three day weekend to have a breather.
The first such day is September 11 which is soon after Labor Day. The other day April 21 is a Wednesday so no long weekend there.
Apparently they are making some changes to the calendar they approved last month. Sept 11 is now a school day, and the April 21 non instructional day moves to the 22nd.
https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DQDTXW798FE7/$file/Apprv%20Tech%20Amends%20%202026-2027%20SY%20Calendars%20260122.pdf
At least there is some sanity in the calendar but why is November 9 off?
Anonymous
01/19/2026 11:02
Subject: Re:26/27 Calendar
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Just approved
https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DP9T6T75E2A8/$file/Apprv%202026-2027%20SY%20Calendars%20251211.pdf
It's mostly good except those two wasted off days.
While they are starting two weeks before Labor Day for the first time in history (or decades) I blame that on Maryland law.
Not wasted days. Even people not celebrating appreciate a three day weekend to have a breather.
The first such day is September 11 which is soon after Labor Day. The other day April 21 is a Wednesday so no long weekend there.
Apparently they are making some changes to the calendar they approved last month. Sept 11 is now a school day, and the April 21 non instructional day moves to the 22nd.
https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DQDTXW798FE7/$file/Apprv%20Tech%20Amends%20%202026-2027%20SY%20Calendars%20260122.pdf
They also added a teacher workday on Nov 2, so there's a four day weekend covering Halloween/Election Day.
Is that work day reporting MP1 grades.
Yes
Anonymous
01/19/2026 11:01
Subject: 26/27 Calendar
Anonymous wrote:Looks like they are doing away with most of the religious holidays
They're not doing away with them, just correcting the dates so they're aligned.
Anonymous
01/19/2026 11:00
Subject: Re:26/27 Calendar
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Just approved
https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DP9T6T75E2A8/$file/Apprv%202026-2027%20SY%20Calendars%20251211.pdf
It's mostly good except those two wasted off days.
While they are starting two weeks before Labor Day for the first time in history (or decades) I blame that on Maryland law.
Not wasted days. Even people not celebrating appreciate a three day weekend to have a breather.
The first such day is September 11 which is soon after Labor Day. The other day April 21 is a Wednesday so no long weekend there.
Apparently they are making some changes to the calendar they approved last month. Sept 11 is now a school day, and the April 21 non instructional day moves to the 22nd.
https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DQDTXW798FE7/$file/Apprv%20Tech%20Amends%20%202026-2027%20SY%20Calendars%20260122.pdf
They also added a teacher workday on Nov 2, so there's a four day weekend covering Halloween/Election Day.
Is that work day reporting MP1 grades.
Anonymous
01/19/2026 10:59
Subject: 26/27 Calendar
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:4/21/27 is passover
4/21 may be pesach but there’s no need to have the day off of school. The Seders are in the evening.
People travel.
Anonymous
01/19/2026 10:58
Subject: 26/27 Calendar
Looks like they are doing away with most of the religious holidays
Anonymous
01/19/2026 10:55
Subject: Re:26/27 Calendar
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Just approved
https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DP9T6T75E2A8/$file/Apprv%202026-2027%20SY%20Calendars%20251211.pdf
It's mostly good except those two wasted off days.
While they are starting two weeks before Labor Day for the first time in history (or decades) I blame that on Maryland law.
Not wasted days. Even people not celebrating appreciate a three day weekend to have a breather.
The first such day is September 11 which is soon after Labor Day. The other day April 21 is a Wednesday so no long weekend there.
Apparently they are making some changes to the calendar they approved last month. Sept 11 is now a school day, and the April 21 non instructional day moves to the 22nd.
https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DQDTXW798FE7/$file/Apprv%20Tech%20Amends%20%202026-2027%20SY%20Calendars%20260122.pdf
They also added a teacher workday on Nov 2, so there's a four day weekend covering Halloween/Election Day.
Anonymous
01/19/2026 10:42
Subject: Re:26/27 Calendar
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Just approved
https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DP9T6T75E2A8/$file/Apprv%202026-2027%20SY%20Calendars%20251211.pdf
It's mostly good except those two wasted off days.
While they are starting two weeks before Labor Day for the first time in history (or decades) I blame that on Maryland law.
Not wasted days. Even people not celebrating appreciate a three day weekend to have a breather.
The first such day is September 11 which is soon after Labor Day. The other day April 21 is a Wednesday so no long weekend there.
Apparently they are making some changes to the calendar they approved last month. Sept 11 is now a school day, and the April 21 non instructional day moves to the 22nd.
https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DQDTXW798FE7/$file/Apprv%20Tech%20Amends%20%202026-2027%20SY%20Calendars%20260122.pdf
Anonymous
12/13/2025 21:18
Subject: 26/27 Calendar
What about late July?Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I thought we could take one last family vacation. MCPS manages to screw me again. Sigh.
What about summer?
It’s really hard with kids in college and HS. My college kid needs to do internships that usually run the first part of the summer, but my youngest needs to be back weeks before school starts due to fall sports tryouts bring in early August. So we really can’t take a summer vacation all thirteen. When my oldest got into college, I had looked at the four years of her spring break and was excited that one year would line up with McPS. I’m surprised that after decades of doing spring break the week before Easter, McPS is changing to after Easter for 2027.
Anonymous
12/13/2025 13:48
Subject: Re:26/27 Calendar
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Just approved
https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/DP9T6T75E2A8/$file/Apprv%202026-2027%20SY%20Calendars%20251211.pdf
It's mostly good except those two wasted off days.
While they are starting two weeks before Labor Day for the first time in history (or decades) I blame that on Maryland law.
Not wasted days. Even people not celebrating appreciate a three day weekend to have a breather.
The first such day is September 11 which is soon after Labor Day. The other day April 21 is a Wednesday so no long weekend there.
Anonymous
12/13/2025 10:50
Subject: 26/27 Calendar
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I oppose any calendar that only has one snow day built in. This is ridiculous. We need at least 4 built in.
Get Maryland to drop the 180 calendar day requirement! With more religious holidays, hours is the remedy to have them and not extend the year!
Maryland requires 1080 hours at ES,MS 1170 hours at HS AND 180 separate calendar days. Keep the former which is ~half and hour for ES/MS, ~a full hour per day longer than other states and drop the latter and you are good. I don't think the transition day is needed but they start so early next year so it is ok.
nope, given how badly MCPS students are doing in the county, they need those days of school.
Makeup days in June are useless.
That's why we need to add more days to the calendar from the start.
Uhhh,no we don't.
Of course we do. 1 day isn't enough.
Alternatively, we need to automatically use the mid-year make up days. The June days are the worst of all possible options.
Anonymous
12/13/2025 10:47
Subject: 26/27 Calendar
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I thought we could take one last family vacation. MCPS manages to screw me again. Sigh.
What about summer?
It’s really hard with kids in college and HS. My college kid needs to do internships that usually run the first part of the summer, but my youngest needs to be back weeks before school starts due to fall sports tryouts bring in early August. So we really can’t take a summer vacation all thirteen. When my oldest got into college, I had looked at the four years of her spring break and was excited that one year would line up with McPS. I’m surprised that after decades of doing spring break the week before Easter, McPS is changing to after Easter for 2027.
They've done spring break the week after Easter before this. It's not frequent, but it does happen.
Anonymous
12/13/2025 10:19
Subject: 26/27 Calendar
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I oppose any calendar that only has one snow day built in. This is ridiculous. We need at least 4 built in.
Get Maryland to drop the 180 calendar day requirement! With more religious holidays, hours is the remedy to have them and not extend the year!
Maryland requires 1080 hours at ES,MS 1170 hours at HS AND 180 separate calendar days. Keep the former which is ~half and hour for ES/MS, ~a full hour per day longer than other states and drop the latter and you are good. I don't think the transition day is needed but they start so early next year so it is ok.
nope, given how badly MCPS students are doing in the county, they need those days of school.
Makeup days in June are useless.
That's why we need to add more days to the calendar from the start.
Uhhh,no we don't.