Baltimore County students will start the next school year before the unofficial end of summer, continuing to begin learning before Labor Day, as determined by the school board on Tuesday night.

Students next school year will start on Aug. 31, 2026. .

The committee charged with creating the calendar proposals voted to recommend a pre-Labor Day start, said Joelle Bielski, director of the district’s department of staff relations and employee performance management, during a presentation to the board in September.

The final calendar passedalso keeps the Feb. 10, 2027, half-day for professional development, but makes Dec. 9, 2026, and April 21, 2027, full days.

Maryland students are required to complete a minimum of 180 days of school each year. Both proposed calendars had three built-in em

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