At the LCPS School Board meeting on December 13, the School Board unanimously voted for the ‘Option D’ calendar, the final of the four calendar options presented to the Board. Hallmarks of the new calendar include an earlier school start date, a longer winter break, and multiple ‘County-Wide Staff Development’ days throughout the year.

The 2017-18 student calendar for Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) will be:

• August 24 First Day of School
• September 4 Holiday (Labor Day)
• October 9 Holiday (Columbus Day)
• October 23 Student Holiday (County-Wide Staff Development)
• November 3 End of the Grading Period
• November 6-7 Student Holidays (Planning/Records/Conference Days)
• November 22-24 Holiday (Thanksgiving)
• December 18-January 1 Winter Break (Classes Resume January 2)
• January 15 Holiday (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
• January 26 End of Grading Period
• January 29 Moveable Student Holiday* (Planning/Records/Conference Day)
• February 19 Holiday (Presidents’ Day)
• March 26-30 Holiday (Spring Break)
• April 2 Student Holiday (County-Wide Staff Development)
• April 6 End of Grading Period
• April 9 Student Holiday (Planning/Records/Conference Day)
• May 28 Holiday (Memorial Day)
• June 13 LAST DAY OF SCHOOL/End of Grading Period