Task Force to Study a Post-Labor Day Start Date for Maryland Public Schools


Task Force to Study a Post-Labor Day Start Date for Maryland Public Schools Meeting
February 5, 2014

The Task Force to Study a Post-Labor Day Start Date for Maryland Public Schools held its second meeting on Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at the West County Library in Odenton. An agenda for the meeting is attached, along with a list of task force members.


Task Force to Study A Post-Labor Day Start Date For Maryland Public Schools Agenda


Task Force to Study A Post-Labor Day Start Date For Maryland Public Schools Members


Meeting Attendance


Observers in Attendance Sign-In Sheet


Materials of Interest, February 5, 2014 Meeting


Calvert County Public Schools letter regarding our position on any change to our calendar


"Lowery says school districts need autonomy on start of school year," Baltimore Sun,
January 7, 2014

“Critics questions proposed Howard school calendar,” Baltimore Sun,
January 10, 2014


“Baltimore-area school districts running out of school days,” WBAL-TV,
January 22, 2014


"Let's stop whining about school snow closures," The Washington Post,
January 23, 2014


"Days after the snow, school delays continue," The Washington Post,
January 23, 2014


"Schools out again, but just wait until June," The Star Democrat,
January 23, 2014


Chart, December 2013 and January 2014 Inclement Weather Days


Calendar Information Regarding School Year Start Dates Across the United States of America
2011 2012 School Start Dates Map


States with School Start Date Laws - Updated July 31, 2012


Required School Days, Instructional Hours Required Yearly and School Start Dates


Follow Up to State Calendar Requirements in States Reported on in Documents
provided by Mr. Thomas Noonan, CEO, Visit Baltimore


"Texas schools' later start means big savings on utilities," Pearland News, August 21, 2008


"School Start Dates," Texas Association of School Boards, Governmental Relations 2012


"School start date has no bearing on tourism," the Gaffney Ledger, February 18, 2013


"Area Boards Want State OK to Start School Before Labor Day B.P Smith, Lawmakers Back Early Start to Improve Academics," Belle Plaine Herald, January 28, 2014


“Minnesota’s school start date spurs fights,” Star Tribune, January 20, 2013


"VA. Senate panel protects post-Labor Day school law," The Roanoke Times, February 14, 2013


"Delegates offer new approaches to Labor Day school Debate," Richmond Times Dispatch, Monday, February 3, 2014


"Lawmakers Propose Changes in Mandatory School Start Law," WUWM News Radio,
June 26, 2013


Neighborhood News Service Milwaukee, September 16, 2013


Information Regarding Maryland Occupancy Rates
"Maryland hotels improve revenue, occupancy rates in 2012,"
The Baltimore Business Journal, March 28, 2013


Economic and Employment Impacts of Publicly Funded Pre-K -12 Education on the Eastern Shore