District Calendars
2024-2025 Important Dates
July 24: Opening Session for Certified Staff
July 24 – July 30: Pre-Planning/Site Collaboration
July 31: First Day of School
September 2: Labor Day Holiday
September 3: Distance Learning Day/Site Collaboration
October 7 - 10: Fall Holiday, Students & Teachers
October 11: Columbus Day Holiday
October 14: Student Holiday/Site Collaboration
November 11: Veterans Day Holiday
November 25 – 29: Thanksgiving Holiday
December 20: Last Day of Semester – ½ for Students
December 23 – January 2: Christmas & New Year’s Holiday
January 3: Student Holiday/Site Collaboration
January 6: Second Semester Begins
January 20: Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
February 17: Presidents’ Day Holiday
February 18: Distance Learning Day/Site Collaboration
March 28: Student Holiday/Site Collaboration
March 31 - April 4: Spring Break
May 21: Last Day of Semester – ½ for Students
May 22 – 23: Post-Planning/Site Collaboration
May 23 – 24: High School Graduation
May 26: Memorial Day Holiday
Half Day Dismissal Times:
- 11:30am - Middle Schools
- 12:00pm - High Schools
- 12:30pm - Primary and Elementary Schools
Calendar Considerations
When planning Houston County’s school calendar, the following is considered:
- 180 days of school for students;
- 190 workdays for faculty, to include 10 professional learning and planning days;
- Traditional holidays;
- Dividing the year as close as possible to 90 days per semester;
- Ending the first semester before Christmas break so students take finals at the end of the semester instead of after the break;
- Ending the second semester and post-planning dates before the Memorial Day holiday; and
- State and national testing dates.
