Spring Break Shortened To 3 School Days In Proposed 27-28 Calendar For HCPS

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HARFORD COUNTY, MD — Residents have 30 days to weigh in on the proposed 2027-2028 Harford County Public Schools calendar drafted by Superintendent Dyann Mack.

The Harford County Board of Education presented the proposed 2027-2028 calendar at its Oct. 12 meeting.

The biggest change is that spring break would be shortened from a week to three school days—from April 13 to April 17.

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The 2027-2028 school year also proposes four different first days of school based on entering grades.

The first day of school for students in grades 1 through 6, plus 9, would be Aug. 30. The first day of school for students in grades 7 and 8, and 10 through 12, would be Aug. 31.

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Kindergartners would start the school year with two half days on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, then a full day on Sept. 2.

Prekindergartners start off the school year with a half-day on Sept. 7 and Sept. 8, followed by their first full day on Sept. 9.