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Anne Arundel board adopts 2026–27 calendar, sets Aug. 24 start and converts four late starts to early dismissals
Summary
The Anne Arundel County Board of Education adopted the 2026–27 school-year calendar, setting the first student day for Aug. 24, 2026, and voting to convert four planned two‑hour late starts into two‑hour early dismissals after public concern about childcare and schedule impacts.
The Anne Arundel County Board of Education voted unanimously to adopt the 2026–27 school-year calendar, setting the first day of classes for Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, and approving changes to partial days intended to reduce disruption for families.
Board members debated the committee-recommended calendar after public commenters said the draft placed too much of summer break in June and created childcare burdens. Community member Kara Welch told the board, "Two weeks in August is just simply not enough time for our students in the summer," while another commenter, David…
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