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Havre de Grace School Calendar 2019–2020: First Day, More

Here are all the important dates you need to know about the 2019–2020 school year in Harford County, including vacations.

Take a look at the important dates on the Harford County Public Schools calendar.
Take a look at the important dates on the Harford County Public Schools calendar. (Patch graphic)

HAVRE DE GRACE, MD — Students enrolled in Harford County Public Schools start classes Tuesday, Sept. 3, the day after Labor Day. To help you plan, we've rounded up a list of important Harford County Public Schools dates for the coming school year. The calendar includes vacations, early dismissals and more.

Take note: The calendar has 180 scheduled days for students and eight makeup days allotted for inclement weather that will be added to the end of the school year should any closings occur.

Here is the full list of dates to know for this school year:

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August

8/14: First day of fall sports

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8/17: Care to Share event at 105 Wilson Street

8/20–8/21: New teachers on duty

8/22: Professional development for all teachers

September

9/3: First day for students K-12

9/5: First day for pre-K students

9/27: Three-hour early dismissal; half-day pre-K canceled

9/30: Holiday, schools and offices closed

October

10/9: Schools and offices closed for Yom Kippur

10/17 — Three-hour early dismissal; half-day pre-K canceled

10/18 — Schools closed for Maryland State Education Association Convention

November

11/1: Three-hour early dismissal for students

11/4: Schools closed for students for professional development/elementary conferences

11/8: First quarter ends

11/11: Schools and offices closed for Veterans Day

11/12: Second quarter begins

11/15: First day of winter sports

11/27: Three-hour early dismissal for schools and offices; half-day pre-K canceled

11/28-11/29: Schools and offices closed for Thanksgiving

December

12/13: Three-hour early dismissal for all students; half-day pre-K canceled

12/20: Three-hour early dismissal for schools and offices; half-day pre-K canceled

12/23: Winter break begins; schools and offices closed until 1/2

January

1/1: Schools and offices closed for New Year's Day

1/17: Three-hour early dismissal

1/20: Schools and offices closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

1/24: Second quarter/first semester ends

1/27: Third quarter/second semester begins

February

2/14: Three-hour early dismissal; half-day pre-K canceled

2/17: Schools and offices closed for Presidents Day

2/29: First day of spring sports

March

3/27: Three-hour early dismissal; half-day pre-K canceled; third quarter ends

3/30: Fourth quarter begins

April

4/9: Three-hour early dismissal for schools and offices

4/10 to 4/13: Schools and offices closed for spring break

4/28: Schools and offices closed for Election Day (primary for presidential election)

May

5/1: Pre-K and kindergarten registration

5/25: Schools and offices closed for Memorial Day

June

6/5: Last day for pre-K (if no inclement weather makeup days used)

6/9: Last day for K-12, fourth quarter/second semester ends (if no inclement weather days used)

6/11: Last day for teachers (if no inclement weather days used)

6/17: Last day for pre-K students (if all inclement weather makeup days are used)

6/19: Last day for K-12 (if all inclement weather makeup days are used)

6/23: Last day for teachers (if all inclement weather makeup days are used)

Inclement weather makeup days

These are the sequentially ordered list of makeup days used in the event of inclement weather during the 2019-2020 school year.

  1. Wednesday, June 10
  2. Thursday, June 11
  3. Friday, June 12
  4. Monday, June 15
  5. Tuesday, June 16
  6. Wednesday, June 17
  7. Thursday, June 18
  8. Friday, June 19

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