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Each school year, DeKalb County School District convenes a group of stakeholders to form a committee charged with exploring calendar options. The 2018-2020 Calendar Committee included representation from the following stakeholder groups: parents, students, school-level staff, principals, district-level staff, and community members.
Who is on the calendar committee? I asked the administration 6 weeks ago who was on the calendar committee. The administration replied saying “Due to the nature of the task, Calendar Committee members have been assured anonymity from the Central Office level.” I replied to the administration saying that information was subject to Open Records Requests as dictated by state law. The administration replied to me saying they weren’t answering any more questions until after the holidays. I still haven’t heard back.
Points of Interest
The 2018-2020 school calendars contain the following features:
• Balanced Calendar – 90 instructional days each semester
• 5 identified inclement weather days each semester (10 total per year)
Calendars
2020-2021 Calendar
2019-2020 Calendar
2018-2019 Calendar
2017-2018 Calendar
2016-2017 Calendar
2015-2016 Calendar
DeKalb Schools 2018 – 2020 Calendar
DeKalb Schools Calendar | 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 |
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Pre-planning | Jul 30 – Aug 3, 2018 | Jul 29 – Aug 2, 2019 |
First day of school | Aug 6, 2018 | Aug 5, 2019 |
Labor Day | Sep 3, 2018 | Sep 2, 2019 |
Fall Break (Including Columbus Day) | Oct 4 – 8, 2018 | Oct 10 – 14, 2019 |
Election Day/Teacher’s Workday | Nov 6, 2018 | Nov 5, 2019 |
Thanksgiving Break | Nov 19 – 23, 2018 | Nov 25 – 29, 2019 |
Last day of 1st semester | Dec 21, 2018 | Dec 20, 2019 |
Winter Break | Dec 24, 2018 – Jan 3, 2019 | Dec 23, 2018 – Jan 2, 2020 |
Post planning 1st semester/ Pre-planning 2nd semester | Jan 4, 2019 | Jan 3, 2020 |
First day of 2nd semester | Jan 7, 2019 | Jan 6, 2020 |
Martin L. King Day | Jan 21, 2019 | Jan 20, 2020 |
Feb Break (Including President’s Day) | Feb 15 – 18, 2019 | Feb 14 – 17, 2020 |
Professional Learning Day | Mar 8, 2019 | Mar 13, 2020 |
Spring Break | Apr 1 – 5, 2019 | Apr 6 – 10, 2020 |
Last day of school | May 23, 2019 | May 21, 2020 |
Post planning | May 24, 2019 | May 22, 2020 |