2024-2025 School Year Calendar Approved

Courtesy of MCPS

At its December 5, 2023 business meeting, the Montgomery County Board of Education approved the school year calendar for 2024–2025.


The calendar is responsive to community input by offering limited instructional disruptions and highlighting the system’s continued investment in our employees with the professional development learning days. Highlights for the 2024-2025 school calendar include:

  • For Traditional Calendar schools:  First day of school for students is Monday, August 26, 2024 and the last day of school is Friday, June 13, 2025.
  • For Innovative Calendar schools:  First day of school for students is Monday, July 8, 2024 and the last day of school is Friday, June 13, 2025.
  • District-wide professional days include Friday, October 18, 2024 and Friday, June 6, 2025.
  • There will be five scheduled early release days for Traditional Calendar schools.  They include:  September 27, 2024, November 25-26, 2024 (designated for student conferences), February 28, 2025, and June 13, 2025.
  • Winter break begins on Saturday, December 21, 2024 and ends on Wednesday, January 1, 2025.
  • Spring break begins on Saturday, April 12, 2025, and ends on Monday, April 21, 2025.

The calendar maintains 182 days of instruction, including six built in contingency days within the school year. These dates are in addition to holiday closures required by state law, which are noted on the calendars linked here below (FY2025 Traditional Schools Calendar pictured below):

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