Last Call: Calendar Feedback Due Today, January 31st by 1:00 pm.
Your voice matters and your feedback is important! FCPS is seeking community feedback on draft calendar options for the next three school years: 2023-24, 2024-25, and 2025-26.
Please share your thoughts by completing this calendar feedback form. Feedback will be collected until TODAY/Tuesday, January 31st at 1:00 pm.
The four, color-coded options were presented during the School Board’s Jan 17th Work Session, and as New Business at the Board’s Jan 26th Regular Meeting.
This chart outlines the framework and the differences among the four options: Blue, Orange, Green, and Purple.
Calendar Options Summary
- All four drafts fulfill the state requirement to provide 180 days OR 990 hours of instruction.
- Spring Break is the same length and timing in all four draft versions. This is one week before Easter to align with surrounding jurisdictions.
- Veterans Day is a holiday in all four drafts.
- All four drafts have a 3-day Thanksgiving break.
- Religious holidays and observance days that fall on a school day are treated equally across all four calendars.
- The blue and purple calendars have a two-week Winter Break.
- The orange and green calendars have an 8-day Winter Break.
- For the blue, orange and purple calendars, school starts 2 weeks before Labor Day, while the green version starts 1 week before Labor Day.
- All drafts, except the purple calendar, have the same number of professional development days. The purple calendar has three additional professional development days.
Blue Calendar
View the full School Year Calendars:
Blue Calendar SY2023-24
Blue Calendar SY2024-25
Blue Calendar SY2025-26
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Start Date: 2 Weeks Before Labor Day
- 2023-24: August 21
- 2024-25: August 19
- 2025-26: August 18
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Winter Break: 2-Weeks
- 2023-24: 17 days including weekends (December 16-January 1).
- 2024-25: 18 days including weekends (December 21-January 7).
- 2025-26: 16 days including weekends (December 20-January 4).
- End Date:
- 2023-24: June 14
- 2024-25: June 13
- 2025-26: June 17
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Instructional Days: 180
- Full, 5-Day Instructional Weeks:
- 2023-24: 1st Quarter 1 - 6, 2nd Quarter – 5, 3rd Quarter – 8, 4th Quarter - 7
- 2024-25: 1st Quarter 1 - 6, 2nd Quarter – 6, 3rd Quarter – 7, 4th Quarter - 8
- 2025-26: 1st Quarter 1 - 5, 2nd Quarter – 6, 3rd Quarter – 6, 4th Quarter – 8
Orange Calendar
View the full School Year Calendars:
Orange Calendar SY2023-24
Orange Calendar SY2024-25
Orange Calendar SY2025-26
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Start Date: 2 Weeks Before Labor Day
- 2023-24: August 21
- 2024-25: August 19
- 2025-26: August 18
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Winter Break: 8-Days
- 2023-24: 12 days including weekends (December 21-January 1).
- 2024-25: 12 days including weekends (December 21-January 1).
- 2025-26: 12 days including weekends (December 24-January 4).
- End Date:
- 2023-24: June 11
- 2024-25: June 11
- 2025-26: June 15
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Instructional Days: 180
- Full, 5-Day Instructional Weeks:
- 2023-24: 1st Quarter 1 - 6, 2nd Quarter – 5, 3rd Quarter – 9, 4th Quarter - 6
- 2024-25: 1st Quarter 1 - 6, 2nd Quarter – 6, 3rd Quarter – 7, 4th Quarter - 7
- 2025-26: 1st Quarter 1 - 5, 2nd Quarter – 6, 3rd Quarter – 7, 4th Quarter - 8
Green Calendar
View the full School Year Calendars:
Green Calendar SY2023-24
Green Calendar SY2024-25
Green Calendar SY2025-26
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Start Date: 1 Week Before Labor Day
- 2023-24: August 28
- 2024-25: August 26
- 2025-26: August 25
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Winter Break: 8-Days
- 2023-24: 12 days including weekends (December 21-January 1).
- 2024-25: 12 days including weekends (December 21-January 1).
- 2025-26: 12 days including weekends (December 24-January 4).
- End Date:
- 2023-24: June 20
- 2024-25: June 18
- 2025-26: June 23
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Instructional Days: 180
- Full, 5-Day Instructional Weeks:
- 2023-24: 1st Quarter 1 - 6, 2nd Quarter – 6, 3rd Quarter – 6, 4th Quarter - 7
- 2024-25: 1st Quarter 1 - 5, 2nd Quarter – 6, 3rd Quarter – 7, 4th Quarter - 7
- 2025-26: 1st Quarter 1 - 4, 2nd Quarter – 6, 3rd Quarter – 6, 4th Quarter - 8
Purple Calendar
View the full School Year Calendars:
Purple Calendar SY2023-24
Purple Calendar SY2024-25
Purple Calendar SY2025-26
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Start Date: 2 Weeks Before Labor Day
- 2023-24: August 21
- 2024-25: August 19
- 2025-26: August 18
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Winter Break: 2-Weeks
- 2023-24: 17 days including weekends (December 16-January 1).
- 2024-25: 16 days including weekends (December 21-January 7).
- 2025-26: 16 days including weekends (December 20-January 4).
- End Date:
- 2023-24: June 13
- 2024-25: June 12
- 2025-26: June 16
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Instructional Days: 177
- Full, 5-Day Instructional Weeks:
- 2023-24: 1st Quarter 1 - 6, 2nd Quarter – 5, 3rd Quarter – 8, 4th Quarter - 6
- 2024-25: 1st Quarter 1 - 6, 2nd Quarter – 6, 3rd Quarter – 7, 4th Quarter - 7
- 2025-26: 1st Quarter 1 - 5, 2nd Quarter – 6, 3rd Quarter – 6, 4th Quarter - 8
FCPS Draft Calendar Framework
 To view an enlarged version of the chart, click here.
For More Information
To learn more about the differences among the four options and see each of the color-coded draft calendars for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years, review the Draft School Year Calendar Presentation from the Jan 17th Work Session or watch the Jan 17th Work Session on the calendar.
Additionally, all of the color-coded options and additional information about the calendars can be seen attached to the agenda for Jan 17th Work Session on Board Docs.
Learn more about the development of the calendar.
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