The HCPSS A Day & B Day schedule for embedding in wikis and on webpages -- only relevant for Howard County teachers, kiddos, & parents - But hey, the world is always welcome to see our days!

1. August 2017
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
Calendar is subject to change.
Please visit www.hcpss.org for
the most recent version.
September 2017
Sun M T W Th F Sat
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July 2017
Sun M T W Th F Sat
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23/30 24/31 25 26 27 28 29
August holidays and other dates of interest
7 Raksha Bandhan – Hindu
30 Hajj – Islam
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– FALL ATHLETICS –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– FALL ATHLETICS –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– FALL ATHLETICS –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Countywide
Professional
Learning Day
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– FALL ATHLETICS ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
––––––––––––––––––– New Teacher Orientation –––––––––––––––––––
New Teacher
Orientation
School Staff Returns
Fall Athletics Starts
CAC Meeting 7 pm
BOE Meeting 4 pm
Hearing for Public Input &
Pre-development Public
Work Session on FY19
Capital Budget & FY20–24
Cap. Improve. Prog. 7:30 pm

2. September 2017
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Calendar is subject to change. Please visit www.hcpss.org for the most recent version.
August 2017
Sun M T W Th F Sat
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
September holidays and other dates of interest
National Hispanic-American Heritage Month (9/15-10/15)
1 Eid Al-Adha – Islam (subject to moon)
21 Navratri (10 days) – Hindu
21 Rosh Hashanah (2 days) – Jewish*
30 Yom Kippur – Jewish*
*begins sunset of previous day
Labor Day
Schools and offices closed
Schools and Offices closed
Professional
Learning Day
Schools closed for students
CAC New Member
Orientation 6:30 pm
Regular Meeting 7 pm
PTA Council General
Meeting 7:30 pm
School Begins for
Students
First game date of HS fall
sports (MPSSAA)
First day of school
for Pre-K/RECC
September Testing Dates
5 KRA begins
9 ACT
A
A
A
A A
B
B
B
A
B
A
A B
B
B
B A
Attendance Area Adjustment
Regional Meeting 7:30 pm
Attendance Area Adjustment
Regional Meeting 7:30 pm
BOE Meeting 4 pm
Presentation of FY19
Capital Budget & FY20–24
Cap. Improve. Prog. 7:30 pm
BOE Meeting 4 pm
Public Hearing, Work
Session & Approval of FY19
Cap. Budget & FY20–24
Cap. Improve. Prog. 7:30 pm

3. October 2017
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
Calendar is subject to change. Please visit www.hcpss.org for the most recent version.
November 2017
Sun M T W Th F Sat
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30
October holidays and other dates of interest
1 Ashura – Islam
5 Sukkot (2 days) – Jewish*
9 Columbus Day
12 Shemini Atzeret – Jewish*
13 Simchat Torah – Jewish*
19 Diwali (5 days) – Hindu
20 Birth of the Báb – Bahá’i *
20 Hindu New Year – Hindu
20 Installation of Guru Granth Sahib – Sikh
20 MSEA Convention
31 Halloween
* begins at sunset of previous day
Professional Work Day
Schools closed for students
PTA Council General
Meeting 7:30 pm
Last day to withdraw from high
school course without penalty
CAC Meeting 7 pm
Interim progress reports
issued
October Testing Dates
2 KRA ends
2 Fall MAP begins
7 SAT
11 PSAT/NMSQT
27 Fall MAP ends
28 ACT
BA A
A
A
A
A
B
B
B
AB
B B
B
A
B A B A B
BOE Meeting 4 pm
Presentation of Attendance
Area Adjustment Plan 7:30 pm
BOE meets with PTA
Presidents & CAC 7:30 pm
BOE Meeting 4 & 7:30 pm
Attendance Area Adjustment
Public Hearing I 7 pm

4. November 2017
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30
Schools close 3 hours
early for parent/teacher
conferences. No half-day
Pre-K/RECC.
Schools close 3 hours early.
No half-day Pre-K/RECC.
ES/MS parent/teacher
conferences and countywide
HS Professional Learning.
Calendar is subject to change. Please visit www.hcpss.org for the most recent version.
October 2017
Sun M T W Th F Sat
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
November holidays and other dates of interest
National Native American Heritage Month
1 All Saints Day – Christian
4 Guru Nanak Devji’s Gurpurab – Sikh
5 Daylight Saving Time ends
11 Veterans Day
12 Birth of Baha’u’llah – Baha’i*
15 Education Support Professionals Day
* begins at sunset of previous day
–––––– THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY ––––––
Schools and offices closed
(State mandated holiday)
Schools and offices closed
(State mandated holiday)
Schools closed for students.
Parent/teacher conferences
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Report cards issued
PTA Council General
Meeting 7:30 pm
CAC Meeting 7 pm
Schools close 3 hours early.
No half-day Pre-K/RECC.
End of marking period.
November Testing Dates
4 SAT
BB
B
B B
A
A
A
A A
A
B
B A
B A
BA A
BOE Attendance Area
Adjustment Work Session I
7:30 pm
BOE Meeting 4 pm
Attendance Area Adjustment
Work Session II 7:30 pm
BOE Attendance Area
Adjustment Public Hearing II
7 pm
BOE Attendance Area
Adjustment Work Session III
7:30 pm
BOE Attendance Area
Adjustment Work Session IV
7:30 pm
BOE meets with student
leaders 12:30 pm
BOE Meeting 4 pm
Approval of Attendance Area
Adjustment Plan 7:30 pm

5. December 2017
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31
Calendar is subject to change. Please visit www.hcpss.org for the most recent version.
January 2018
Sun M T W Th F Sat
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
December holidays and other dates of interest
1 Mawlid-al-Nabi – Islam (subject to moon sightings)
8 Bodhi Day – Buddhist
13 Hanukkah (8 days) – Jewish*
24 Christmas Eve – Christian
25 Christmas Day – Christian
26 Kwanzaa (7 days) – African American/Interfaith
*begins sunset of previous day
Schools and offices closed
(State mandated holiday)
Schools and offices closed
(State mandated holiday)
Schools closed
(State mandated holiday)
Schools closed
(State mandated holiday)
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– WINTER BREAK –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Schools closed
(State mandated holiday)
(State mandated
holiday)
PTA Council General
Meeting 7:30 pm CAC Meeting 7 pm
Interim progress reports issued
December Testing Dates
2 SAT
4 CogAT begins
9 ACT
11 Fall PARCC begins (HS)
15 CogAT ends
AB
B B
B B B
B
A
A A A
A A
A B
BOE Meeting 4 & 7:30 pm
BOE Meeting 4 & 7:30 pm

6. HSHS
January 2018
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
Calendar is subject to change.
Please visit www.hcpss.org for
the most recent version.
December 2017
Sun M T W Th F Sat
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24/31 25 26 27 28 29 30
January holidays and other dates of interest
5 Guru Gobind Singh’s Gurpurab – Sikh
6 Epiphany – Christian
7 Feast of Nativity – Orthodox Christian
14 Makar Sankranti – Hindu
New Year’s Day
Schools and offices closed
(State mandated holiday)
Martin Luther King
Jr. Day
Schools and offices closed
(State mandated holiday)
PTA Council General
Meeting 7:30 pm
CAC Meeting 7 pm
High schools (only) close
3 hours early. No half-day
Pre-K/RECC
All schools close 3 hours
early. No half-day Pre-K/
RECC. End of marking period.
High schools (only) close
3 hours early. No half day
Pre-K/RECC
January Testing Dates
8 ACCESS begins
8 Winter MAP begins
8 Govt. HSA (HS) begins
26 Fall PARCC ends (HS)
B B B
A
A
A
A A
B
AB
A
A
B(middle schools)
B
B
B A(middle schools)
AB
A(middle schools)
Presentation of the Supt’s
Proposed FY19 Operating
Budget 7:30 pm
BOE Coffee and
Conversation 9:30–11 am
(Inclement weather date: 1/27/17)
BOE Meeting 4 & 7:30 pm
BOE Public Hearing
on Supt’s Proposed FY19
Operating Budget 7 pm
BOE Meeting 4 & 7:30 pm

7. February 2018
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28
Calendar is subject to change. Please visit www.hcpss.org for the most recent version.
March 2018
Sun M T W Th F Sat
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
February holidays and other dates of interest
National African-American History Month
8 Nirvana Day – Buddhist
14 Ash Wednesday/Lent begins – Christian
16 Lunar New Year – Chinese/Korean/Vietnamese
*begins sunset of previous day
Presidents’ Day
Schools and offices closed
(State mandated holiday)
MAY BE USED AS inclement
weather makeup day
Report cards issued
PTA Council General
Meeting 7:30 pm
Countywide
Professional
Learning Day
Schools closed for students
EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION WEEK
CAC Meeting 7 pm
February Testing Dates
2 Winter MAP ends
2 Govt. HSA (HS) ends
9 ACCESS ends
10 ACT
12-23 ACCESS makeup window
B
B
A
A
A
A
BB
A
A
A
A
B
B B
BA
B
BOE Public Work Session I
on Supt’s Proposed FY19
Operating Budget 1–5 pm
BOE Public Work Session II
on Supt’s Proposed FY19
Operating Budget 1–5 pm BOE Meeting 4 & 7:30 pm
BOE Public Work Session IV
on Supt.’s Proposed FY19
Operating Budget 1–5 pm
BOE Public Work Session III
on Supt’s Proposed FY19
Operating Budget 1–5 pm
Public Hearing II 7 pm
Adoption of FY19 Operating
& Capital Budgets & FY20‑24
Cap. Improve. Prog. 3 pm
BOE Meeting 4 & 7:30 pm

8. March 2018
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Calendar is subject to change. Please visit
www.hcpss.org for the most recent version.
February 2018
Sun M T W Th F Sat
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28
March holidays and other dates of interest
National Women’s History Month
Irish American History Month
1 Purim – Jewish*
3 Holi – Hindu
12 Daylight Saving Time begins
21 Naw-Ruz (Baha’i and Iranian New Year)
25 Palm Sunday – Christian
30 Good Friday – Christian
31 Passover (8 days) – Jewish*
*begins sunset of previous day
Schools and offices closed
(State mandated holiday)
CAC Meeting 7 pm
Last day to withdraw from
2nd semester high school
course without penalty
PTA Council General
Meeting 7:30 pm Interim progress reports issued
–––––––––––––––––––––– KINDERGARTEN and NEW FIRST GRADER REGISTRATION ––––––––––––––––––––––
EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION WEEK
March Testing Dates
5-23 MISA Science window
10 SAT
15 ALT-MISA begins
19 MSAA begins
B
B B
A A A
A A
A
A A
B B
B
B
A
B
B
A B
B
BOE meets with PTA
Presidents & CAC 7:30 pm BOE Meeting 4 & 7:30 pm
BOE Coffee and
Conversation 7:30–9 pm
BOE Meeting 4 & 7:30 pm

9. April 2018
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
Calendar is subject to change. Please visit
www.hcpss.org for the most recent version.
May 2018
Sun M T W Th F Sat
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
April holidays and other dates of interest
1 Easter – Christian
1 Orthodox Palm Sunday – Orthodox Christian
2 Easter Monday
8 Orthodox Easter – Orthodox Christian
12 Yom HaShoah – Jewish*
14 Vaisakhi (lunar calendar) – Sikh
21 Ridvan (12 days) – Baha’i*
25 Administrative Professionals Day
26 Take Your Child To Work Day
29 Visakha Puja (Buddha Day) – Buddhist
*begins sunset of previous day
Schools close 3 hours early.
No half-day Pre-K/RECC.
End of marking period
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– SPRING BREAK ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Schools and offices closed
(State mandated holiday)
MAY BE USED AS inclement
weather makeup day
MAY BE USED AS inclement
weather makeup day
MAY BE USED AS inclement
weather makeup day
Report cards issued
PTA Council General
Meeting 7:30 pm
CAC Meeting 7 pm
April Testing Dates
14 ACT
23 Spring PARCC begins
30 Spring MAP begins
B
B
B
AA
A B A
B A
A B A
A B
BA
BOE Meeting 4 & 7:30 pm
BOE meets with student
leaders 12:30 pm
BOE Meeting 4 pm
Public Hearing on FY19 Op.
& Cap. Budgets & FY20–24
Cap. Improve. Prog. 7:30 pm
BOE Work Session on
FY19 Op. & Cap. Budgets
& FY20–24 Capital
Improvement Prog.
(if necessary) 7:30 pm

10. May 2018
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
Calendar is subject to change. Please visit
www.hcpss.org for the most recent version.
April 2018
Sun M T W Th F Sat
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
May holidays and other dates of interest
National Asian-American Heritage Month
10 Ascension Day – Christian
13 Mother’s Day
16 Ramadan (30 Days) – Islam (subject to moon sighting)*
20 Pentecost – Christian
20 Shavuot – Jewish*
29 Ascension of Baha’u’llah – Baha’i*
* begins sunset of previous day
Memorial Day
Schools and offices closed
(State mandated holiday)
PTA Council General
Meeting 7:30 pm CAC Meeting 7 pm
Professional Work/
Articulation Day
Schools closed for students
May Testing Dates
4 MSAA ends
5 SAT
7 Govt. HSA (HS) begins
17 ALT-MISA ends
30 Govt. makeup begins
B B AA
A
A
AB A B
A ABB
A
A
B
B
B
B A
BOE Meeting 4 & 7:30 pm
Interim progress reports issued
BOE Meeting 4 & 7:30 pm
BOE Adoption of FY19 Op.
& Cap. Budgets & FY20–24
Cap. Improve. Prog. 9 am

11. HSHS
June 2018
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Primary Election Day
Schools and offices closed
(State mandated holiday)
Calendar is subject to change.
Please visit www.hcpss.org for
the most recent version.
July 2018
Sun M T W Th F Sat
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
June holidays and other dates of interest
14 Flag Day
15 Eid al Fitr – Islam (subject to moon sighting)*
17 Father’s Day
* begins sunset of previous day
Professional Work Day
MAY BE USED AS inclement
weather makeup day
Last Student Day
All schools close 3 hours early.
No half-day Pre-K/RECC
High schools (only) close 3
hours early. No half-day
Pre-K/RECC
High schools (only) close 3
hours early. No half-day
Pre-K/RECC
MAY BE USED AS inclement
weather makeup for
Professional Work Day
PTA Council General
Meeting 7:30 pm
June Testing Dates
2 SAT
5 Spring PARCC ends
8 Spring MAP ends
8 Govt. HSA (HS) ends
9 ACT
Last 4 days of school – HS exams
B A
B
B A
AA BB
A
BOE Meeting 4 pm
Presentation of Feasibility
Study 7:30 pm
BOE Meeting 4 & 7:30 pm.

12. July 2018
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
Calendar is subject to change. Please visit
www.hcpss.org for the most recent version.
June 2018
Sun M T W Th F Sat
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
August 2018
Sun M T W Th F Sat
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
July holidays and other dates of interest
9 Declaration of the Bab – Baha’i*
24 Pioneer Day – Mormon
* begins sunset of previous day
Independence Day
Schools and offices closed
(State mandated holiday)
BOE Meeting 4 & 7:30 pm

13. August 2018
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
Calendar is subject to change.
Please visit www.hcpss.org for
the most recent version.
July 2018
Sun M T W Th F Sat
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
September 2018
Sun M T W Th F Sat
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23/30 24/31 25 26 27 28 29