The Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) 2025-2026 school year calendar included three inclement weather makeup days, June 16–18. As of Feb. 26, HCPSS has used five inclement weather days and four late openings, resulting in high schools being two hours short of what is required in the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR).
At its Feb. 26 meeting, the Howard County Board of Education approved calendar adjustments to ensure the school system meets the State’s required days and hours, including:
- Tuesday, March 3: Scheduled as an early dismissal, becomes a full day for students.
- Monday, April 6 (Easter Monday): Scheduled as schools/offices closed, becomes a full day for students. The State Board of Education granted HCPSS a waiver to open school that day.
- Wednesday, April 15: Scheduled to be closed for students and designated as a staff professional learning and work day, becomes a half-day for students with the standard 3-hour early dismissal and half work day for staff.
- Thursday, May 14: Scheduled as an early dismissal, becomes a full day for students.
- Tuesday, June 16-Thursday, June 18: Scheduled as inclement weather makeup days included in the 2025-2026 school year calendar, become half days for students.
Barring any additional inclement weather days, the last day of school will be Thursday, June 18, 2026. Updates to the June calendar include the following:
- Thursday, June 11–Monday, June 15: Scheduled as early dismissals, become full school days
- Monday, June 15: Last day for half day pre-K / RECC .
- Tuesday, June 16–Thursday, June 18 (last day of school): Schools dismiss three hours early with half work days for staff. June 16 will be designated for staff articulation.
Any future disruptions to the calendar due to inclement weather will require additional solutions to be communicated if/when needed.
An updated HCPSS online calendar is available now at www.hcpss.org/calendar. An updated PDF calendar will be available online by Friday, Feb. 27.