Academic Calendar
2023-24

This calendar includes 171.5 instructional days and 4 make-up days as required by the Maryland Department of Education.

• August 14-18: School Open for Faculty Set-up & Prep

• August 16-18: Student Assessments

• August 21 - 25: Faculty Staff Orientation Week

• August 28 - 31: Teacher Home Visits

• Aug. 30 - Sept 1: Student Assessments continued

• September 1: Ice Cream Social

• September 4: Labor Day (No School)

• September 5: Fall Session Begins

• October 6: Early Release for Students (Noon); Afternoon In-Service for Staff

• October 9: Indigenous Peoples’ Day (School Closed)

• November 13: In-Service Day for Staff — Progress Report Writing (School Closed)

• November 20: Student Progress Meetings (School Closed)

• November 21: In-Service Day for Staff (School Closed)

• November 21-24: Fall Break (School Closed)

• December 1: Fall Gallery Walk

• December 15: Fall Session Ends

• Dec. 18 - Jan. 1: Winter Break (School Closed)

• January 2: In-Service Day for Staff (School Closed)

• January 3: Winter Session Begins

• January 15: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (School Closed)

• February 16: Early Release for Students (Noon); Afternoon In-Service for Staff

• February 19: President's Day (School Closed)

• February 29: Re-enrollment Deadline

• March 11: In-Service Day for Staff — Progress Report Writing (School Closed)

• March 15: Winter Gallery Walk

• March 18: Student Progress Meetings (School Closed)

• March 22: Last day of Winter Session

• March 25-April 1: Spring Break (School Closed)

• April 1: In-Service Day for Staff (School Closed)

• April 2: First Day of Spring Session

• May 6-10: Teacher Appreciation Week

• May 24: In-Service Day for Staff — Progress Report Writing (School Closed)

• May 27: Memorial Day (School Closed)

• May 31: Spring Gallery Walk

• June 10: Student Progress Meetings (School Closed)

• June 10-14: Spirit Week

• June 13: Springwell Pride Event

• June 14: Last Day of School

• June 17-18: Make-Up Days / In-Service Days

• June 19: School Closed: Juneteenth Observed

• June 20-21: Make-Up Days / In-Service Days

• June 24-28: Administration Week