Below is text from the October 16, 2019 email message from Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) about the Proposed 2020-2021 School Year Calendar.

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I hope you are having a great school year so far.  Last Tuesday, October 8, 2019, the Board of Education reviewed school calendar scenarios for the 2020-2021 school year.  As a result of legislative action in last spring’s Maryland General Assembly, school districts in Maryland have the authority again to start school before Labor Day and end the school year after June 15th.  As a result, we have drafted 3 different calendar scenarios that reflect different start and end dates for SY2020-2021.  To view the calendar scenarios, please visit this website.

All scenarios for the calendar include:

• 182 student instructional days
• Full spring break
• Full professional day for grading and planning at the end of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd quarters
• Possible make-up days both during the school year and extending the school year

I encourage you to view the calendar scenarios on our website and the accompanying explanations.  I also encourage you to provide your feedback on the calendar options in the survey on the calendar options website.  The Board of Education will adopt a final calendar later this year.  We need your feedback on these scenarios to inform the discussion and decision-making process.

Thank you in advance for your feedback on these calendar scenarios. 

Sincerely,

Andrew Zuckerman
Chief Operating Officer