The BCPS Board of Education is considering three proposed 2020-2021 school calendar options. The three options for the BCPS calendar can be found here.
Option A calls for the start of the school year on Monday, Aug. 31, 2020 before Labor Day. The school year would end on June 11, 2021 if there are no weather-related closures and it would end on June 18 if there are five weather-related closures. Spring break would take place from March 29 to April 5, 2021 and schools would reopen April 6, 2021.
Option B has schools opening on the Tuesday after Labor Day on Sept. 8. The school year would end on June 15, 2021 if there are no weather-related closures and it would end on June 22 if there are five-weather related closures. Spring break would be shorter under this model from April 1 to April 5, 2021 and schools would reopen April 6, 2021.
Option C has a model where students and teachers would start after Labor Day on Sept. 8 and would have the full spring break from March 29 to April 5, 2021, but the school year would end on June 21 if there are no weather related closures and it would end on June 28 if there are five weather-related closures.
All three options would meet the requirement of 1176.5 hours for elementary schools and 1183 hours for middle and high schools. The public may provide feedback to the Board of Education at the public input hearing on Tuesday, October 22 at 6:30 pm at Greenwood. The Board will vote on the calendar options on Tuesday, November 5.
