The document contains calendars for July, August, September, October, November, December 2018, January, February, March, April 2019. It lists the dates, days of the week, holidays, school schedule information and testing dates for Howard County Public School System. The calendars are subject to change and the most recent versions can be found on the HCPSS website.

1. 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

2. 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 25 26 27 28 29
August holidays and other dates of interest
20 Hajj – Islam (subject to moon sighting)*
21 Eid Al-Adha – Islam (subject to moon sighting)*
25 Raksha Bandhan – Hindu
* begins at sunset of previous day
Countywide
Professional
Learning Day
School Staff Returns
Fall HS sports practices begin
First game date of HS fall
sports (MPSSAA)

3. September 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
Calendar is subject to change. Please visit www.hcpss.org for the most recent version.
30
September Testing Dates
4 KRA begins
8 ACT
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
September holidays and other dates of interest
National Hispanic-American Heritage Month (9/15-10/15)
10 Rosh Hashanah (2 days) – Jewish*
19 Yom Kippur – Jewish*
21 Ashura – Islam (subject to moon sighting)*
24 Sukkot (2 days) – Jewish*
* begins at sunset of previous day
Labor Day
Schools and offices closed
(State mandated holiday)
Schools and offices closed
Schools and offices closed
School Begins for
Students
First day of school
for Pre-K/RECC
A A
A A
A A
B
B
A
B
A
B B
B
B
AB

4. October 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.
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 25 26 27 28 29
October holidays and other dates of interest
1 Shemini Atzeret – Jewish*
2 Simchat Torah – Jewish*
8 Columbus Day
9 Navratri (10 days) – Hindu
19 MSEA Convention
20 Installation of Guru Granth Sahib – Sikh
31 Halloween
* begins at sunset of previous day
Professional Work Day
Schools closed for students
Professional Work Day
Schools close 3 hours early.
No half-day Pre-K/RECC.
Last day to withdraw from high
school course without penalty
Interim progress reports
issued
October Testing Dates
1–26 Fall MAP testing window
6 SAT
10 KRA ends
10 PSAT/NMSQT
27 ACT
BA A
A
A
AA
A
B
B
B
AB
B B
B
A
ABAB B

5. November 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
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.
December 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
November holidays and other dates of interest
National Native American Heritage Month
1 All Saints Day – Christian
4 Daylight Saving Time ends
7 Diwali (5 days) – Hindu
8 Hindu New Year – Hindu
9 Birth of the Báb – Bahá’i*
10 Birth of Baha’u’llah – Baha’i*
11 Veterans Day
14 Education Support Professionals Day
21 Mawlid-al-Nabi – Islam (subject to moon sighting)*
23 Guru Nanak Devji’s Gurpurab – Sikh
* 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
General Election Day
Schools and offices closed
(State mandated holiday)
Professional Work Day
Schools closed for students
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Report cards issued
End of marking period.
November Testing Dates
3 SAT
B
A
B
B B A
A
A A
A
A B B
A B
B
B

6. December 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.
31
November 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
December holidays and other dates of interest
3 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 closed
Schools and offices closed
(State mandated holiday) Schools closed Schools closed
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– WINTER BREAK –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Schools closed
Schools and
offices closed
(State mandated
holiday)
Interim progress reports
issued
December Testing Dates
1 SAT
3–14 CogAT testing window
5 Fall PARCC begins (HS)
8 ACT
B A
B B
B B B
A
A A A
A A
A B

7. HSHS HS
January 2019
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 2019
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
January holidays and other dates of interest
5 Guru Gobind Singh’s Gurpurab – Sikh
6 Epiphany – Christian
7 Feast of Nativity – Orthodox Christian
13 Bodhi Day – Buddhist
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)
Professional Work Day
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
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
January Testing Dates
7 ACCESS testing begins
7 Govt. HSA/HS-MISA testing begins
23–25 HS semester exams
25 HS PARCC ends
A A A
A
A
A
B B
B B
B B A
A
B
B
B
B A
AB

8. ESES
February 2019
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.
January 2019
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
5 Lunar New Year – Chinese/Korean/Vietnamese
8 Nirvana Day – Buddhist
Presidents’ Day
Schools and offices closed.
(State mandated holiday)
EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION WEEK
Countywide
Professional
Learning Day
Schools closed for students Report cards issued
Elementary schools (only)
close 3 hours early for
parent/teacher conferences.
No half day Pre-K/RECC
Elementary schools (only)
close 3 hours early for
parent/teacher conferences.
No half day Pre-K/RECC
February Testing Dates
1 Govt. HSA/HS-MISA testing ends
4 Winter MAP begins
8 ACCESS testing ends
9 ACT
11–22 ACCESS testing makeup window
B
B
B
A
B
B
AA
A
B
A
AB
A A
B
B
A

9. March 2019
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.
31
April 2019
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
March holidays and other dates of interest
National Women’s History Month
Irish American History Month
6 Ash Wednesday/Lent begins – Christian
10 Daylight Saving Time begins
21 Purim – Jewish (begins sunset of previous day)
21 Holi – Hindu
21 Naw-Ruz – Baha’i and Iranian New Year (begins sunset of previous day)
Last day to withdraw from
2nd semester high school
course without penalty
Interim progress reports issued
––––––––––– KINDERGARTEN and NEW FIRST GRADER REGISTRATION –––––––––––
EMPLOYEE
APPRECIATION
WEEK
March Testing Dates
1 Winter MAP ends
9 SAT
11–29 ES/MS MISA testing window
11 Alt–MISA begins
18 MSAA begins
B
A A
B B B
B B
B
B B
A A
A
A
A
A
A
A
B B

10. April 2019
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.
March 2019
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
April holidays and other dates of interest
14 Palm Sunday – Christian
14 Vaisakhi (lunar calendar) – Sikh
19 Good Friday – Christian
20 Passover (8 days) – Jewish*
21 Easter – Christian
21 Orthodox Palm Sunday – Orthodox Christian
21 Ridvan (12 days) – Baha’i*
22 Easter Monday
24 Administrative Professionals Day
25 Take Your Child To Work Day
28 Orthodox Easter – Orthodox Christian
*begins sunset of previous day
Schools and offices closed
(State mandated holiday)
Schools and offices closed
(State mandated holiday) Report cards issued
Professional Work Day
Schools close 3 hours early.
No half-day Pre-K/RECC.
End of marking period
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– SPRING BREAK – Schools Closed ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
April Testing Dates
13 ACT
26 Spring PARCC begins
29 Spring MAP begins
B B
B AA
A
A B
A
B
B
A
B
A
A
B

11. May 2019
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 2019
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 25 26 27 28 29
May holidays and other dates of interest
National Asian-American Heritage Month
2 Yom HaShoah – Jewish*
6 Ramadan (30 Days) – Islam
(subject to moon sighting)*
12 Mother’s Day
18 Visakha Puja – Buddhist
24 Declaration of the Bab – Baha’i*
29 Ascension of Baha’u’llah – Baha’i*
30 Ascension Day – Christian
* begins sunset of previous day
Memorial Day
Schools and offices closed
(State mandated holiday)
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Professional Learning
/Articulation Day
Schools close 3 hours early.
No half-day Pre-K/RECC.Interim progress reports issued
May Testing Dates
3 MSAA testing ends
4 SAT
6 Govt. HSA/HS-May testing begins
10 Alt-MISA testing ends
A A BB
B
B
BA B A
A ABB
BA
A
A
B
A
A
B

12. June 2019
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 2019
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
5 Eid al Fitr – Islam (subject to moon sighting)*
9 Pentecost – Christian
9 Shavuot – Jewish*
14 Flag Day
16 Father’s Day
* begins sunset of previous day
Last Student Day
Schools close 3 hours early.
No half-day Pre-K/RECC
Professional Work Day &
HS Finals
Schools close 3 hours early.
No half-day Pre-K/RECC
Professional Work Day &
HS Finals
Schools close 3 hours early.
No half-day Pre-K/RECC
Professional Work Day &
HS Finals
Professional Work Day
(Follows the last day of school)
MAY BE USED AS inclement
weather makeup day
MAY BE USED AS inclement
weather makeup day
MAY BE USED AS inclement
weather makeup day
MAY BE USED AS inclement
weather makeup day
Professional Work Day
Schools close 3 hours early.
No half day Pre-K/RECC
June Testing Dates
1 SAT
7 Govt. HSA/HS-May testing ends
7 PARCC testing ends
7 Spring MAP testing ends
8 ACT
Last 4 days of school – HS exams
A B
B A
A B A
B A B
A

13. July 2019
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
August 2019
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 holidays and other dates of interest
24 Pioneer Day – Mormon
Independence Day
Schools and offices closed
(State mandated holiday)

14. August 2019
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
September 2019
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 2019
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