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2024-2025 School Year Calendar as a Grid

APPROVED FEBRUARY 2024

2024

July 4

Independence Day – Schools and Offices Closed 

August 14-16

Professional Duty Days for New Teachers

August 19-23

Professional Duty Days for All Teachers

August 20 & 21

Professional Development

August 23

Student Orientation Day

August 26

First Day of School for All Students

September 2

Labor Day – Schools and Offices Closed

September 16

Professional Development – Schools Closed for Students

September 27

Teacher Planning Half-Day – 3-Hr. Early Dismissal for Students

October 3

Rosh Hashanah* (starts at sunset 10/2)

October 7

Parent-Teacher Conferences – Schools Closed for Students

October 12

Yom Kippur* (starts at sunset 10/11) 

October 18

Professional Development – Schools Closed for Students

October 31

End of First Quarter (45 days)

October 31- November 4

Diwali*

November 1

Grading & Reporting Day for Teachers – 3-Hr. Early Dismissal for Students

November 5

General Election Day – Schools and Offices Closed

November 27-29

Thanksgiving Break – Schools and Offices Closed

December 20

Teacher Planning Half-Day – 3-Hr. Early Dismissal for Students

December 23-31

Winter Break & Christmas – Schools and Offices Closed

2025

January 1

New Year’s Day – Schools and Offices Closed

January 2-3

Winter Break – Schools and Offices Closed

January 20

Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Schools and Offices Closed

January 24

End of Second Quarter (46 days)

January 27

Grading & Reporting Day for Teachers – 3-Hr. Early Dismissal for Students

February 14

Professional Development – Schools Closed for Students (Potential inclement weather make-up day)

February 17

Presidents’ Day – Schools and Offices Closed 

February 28

First Day of Ramadan (starts sunset of 2/27)

February 28

Teacher Planning Half-Day – 3-Hr. Early Dismissal for Students

March 5

Parent-Teacher Conferences – 2-Hr. Delayed Opening for Students

March 17

Professional Development – Schools Closed for Students (Potential inclement weather make-up day)

March 30

Last Day of Ramadan

March 31

Eid al-Fitr* (starts at sunset 3/30) – Schools and Offices Closed

April 3

End of Third Quarter (45 days)

April 4

Grading & Reporting Day for Teachers – 3-Hr. Early Dismissal for Students

April 13-20

Passover* (starts sunset of 4/12)

April 14-17

Spring Break – Schools Closed

April 18 & 21

Spring Break/Easter Holidays – Schools and Offices Closed

May 16

Teacher Planning Half-Day – 3-Hr. Early Dismissal for Students

May 26

Memorial Day – Schools and Offices Closed

June 18

Last Day for Students1 and End of Fourth Quarter (44 days) – 3-Hr. Early Dismissal for Students

June 19

Juneteenth – Schools and Offices Closed

June 23

Last Day for Teachers1


IMPORTANT CALENDAR NOTES – There are 180 student days and 192 teacher days (195 for new teachers). Last days for students and teachers are subject to change. 10- and 11-month employees can refer to Bulletin M-1-23 for clarification on workdays.

1INCLEMENT WEATHER MAKE-UP DAYS Three inclement weather make-up days are built into the school calendar in June. The last day for students is June 18 if all three of these inclement weather days are used; June 17 if two of these three days are used; June 16 if one of these three days is used; and June 13 if none of these built-in inclement weather days are used. The last day for teachers is June 23 if all three of these inclement weather days are used; June 20 if two of these three days are used; June 18 if one of these three days is used; and June 17 if none of these built-in inclement weather days are used. Lastly, there are two additional days on February 14 and March 17 that may be converted to inclement weather make-up days. 

RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS – Major religious holidays are noted for planning purposes only. Jewish and Muslim holidays begin the day before at sunset. To avoid excluding students, families and staff from important meetings or activities, PGCPS prohibits scheduling these events on major holidays noted with an asterisk (*) on this calendar. This restriction does not apply to state or regional events.