Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) and the Board of Education of Charles County would like input on the 2026-2027 school calendar. The Board of Education typically approves the school calendar two years in advance.

At the April 8 Board meeting, staff presented three draft calendar options for the Board’s consideration. Review the options here on the CCPS website. The website also includes a link to a calendar survey. CCPS encourages parents, staff, students and community members to provide feedback on the proposed calendar options.

The Board will review survey feedback at its May 13 meeting and is expected to act on the 2026-2027 calendar at its June meeting.

All calendar options include holidays breaks, two days for parent/teacher conferences (one in the fall and one in the spring) and early dismissal days for students and teachers. Early dismissal days are required by the negotiated teacher contract for planning time and report card/interim prep time. Inclement weather make-up dates are identified in June 2027 of each calendar model.

The calendar proposals also include 180 student attendance days and 190 contracted teacher workdays. The calendar drafts, as well as the survey, are available in English and Spanish. The deadline to complete the survey is 11:59 p.m., Friday, May 9. 

Notes about 2025-2026 calendar

The calendar for the 2025-2026 school year was approved by the Board in 2024. Dates for the coming school year are posted on the CCPS website at https://www.ccboe.com/about/calendar/at-a-glance-2025-26-calendar.

About CCPS

Charles County Public Schools provides 28,162 students in grades prekindergarten through 12 with an academically challenging education. Located in Southern Maryland, Charles County Public Schools has 38 schools that offer a technologically advanced, progressive and high quality education that builds character, equips for leadership and prepares students for life, careers and higher education.

The Charles County public school system does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability in its programs, activities or employment practices. For inquiries, please contact Dr. Mike Blanchard, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (students) or Nikial M. Majors, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (employees/ adults), at Charles County Public Schools, Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building, P.O. Box 2770, La Plata, MD 20646; 301-932-6610/301-870-3814. For special accommodations call 301-934-7230 or TDD 1-800-735-2258 two weeks prior to the event.  CCPS provides nondiscriminatory equal access to school facilities in accordance with its Use of Facilities rules to designated youth groups (including, but not limited to, the Boy Scouts).