2025-26 School Calendar Update

2025-26 School Calendar Update
Posted on 10/09/2024
HCPS LogoQuick Facts

- The proposed 2025-26 calendar can be found on BoardDocs.
- Input on the proposed calendar can be provided via this feedback form, which closes on Friday, October 25.
- The School Board is scheduled to vote on the calendar at its November 12 business meeting.

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Dear Families, Faculty, and Staff,

We hope you are having a great week. We are writing today with important information and an opportunity for input regarding the 2025-26 school calendar.

At last night’s School Board meeting, the HCPS Calendar Committee presented the proposed calendar for the 2025-26 school year, which can be found on BoardDocs. The proposed calendar includes the following:

- A staggered start to the school year similar to the past five school years. Students in Kindergarten, First Grade, Sixth Grade, and Ninth Grade would start on Monday, August 18, and all students would go to school on Tuesday, August 19.
- Two full weeks of Winter Break. The last day of school before Winter Break would be Friday, December 19, and students would return on Monday, January 5.
- Spring Break from March 30 through April 3.

Answers to commonly asked questions can be found on BoardDocs.

Families, faculty, staff, and community members are encouraged to provide input and suggestions regarding the proposed 2025-26 calendar. The public input period opens today and runs through Friday, October 25. Please complete this feedback form to provide your input.

This input will be presented to the School Board in advance of its vote on the calendar, which is scheduled for its regularly scheduled business meeting on Tuesday, November 12.

The proposed calendar was developed by a committee of parents, teachers, support employees, and administrators and in coordination with the other major school divisions in the metro-Richmond area.

Thank you in advance for your engagement and continued support.

Hanover County Public Schools
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