MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
2020-2021 SCHOOL CALENDAR
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY
REVISED 9/29/20
July 2020
M
T
W
August 2020
T
F
1
2
6
7
8
9
13 14 15 16
20 21 22 23
27 28 29 30
3
10
17
24
31
M
T
W
T
F
M
*
W
T
F
M
T
F
T
W
T
W
T
F
7
14
21
28 a
1
2
3
4
8
9 10 11
15 16 17 18
22 23 24 25
29 30
December 2020
F
M
T
W
T
F
2
3
4
5
6
9 10 11 12 13
16 17 18 19 20
a
23 24 25 26 27
30
1
2
3
4
7
8
9 10 11
14 15 16 17 18
21 22 23 24 25
28 29 30 31
February 2021
March 2021
January 2021
T
T
November 2020
1
2
5
6
7
8
9
12 13 14 15 16
19 20 21 22 23
26 27 28 29 30
M
W
3
4
5
6
7
10 11 12 13 14
o
o
17 18 19 20 21
24 25 26 27 28
31
October 2020
M
T
September 2020
M
T
W
T
F
M
T
W
T
F
1
4
5
6
7
8
11 12 13 14 15
18 19 20 21 22
25 26 27 28 29
1
2
3
4
5
8
9 10 11 12
15 16 17 18 19
22 23 24 25 26
1
2
3
4
5
8
9 10 11 12
15 16 17 18 19
a
22 23 24 25 26
29 30 31
April 2021
May 2021
June 2021
M
T
W
T
F
1
2
5
6
7
8
9
12 13 14 15 16
19 20 21 22 23
26 27 28 29 30
M
T
W
T
F
3
4
5
6
7
10 11 12 13 14
17 18 19 20 21
24 25 26 27 28
31
New Teachers Report
Recess Day
Teacher Planning Day
Beg/End of Grading Period
Teacher Planning Day - (No Opt)
District-wide Professional Development Day
* Floating Teacher Planning Day (No Opt)
o
a
M
T
T
F
1
2
3
4
o
7
8
9 10 11
o
14 15 16 17 18
21 22 23 24 25
28 29 30
Days in Grading
Period
Legal Holiday
1- 36
Available to opt
2- 49
Teacher Planning Day
available to opt
3- 43
For information on employee opt days, please refer to back of calendar.
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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
2020-2021 SCHOOL CALENDAR
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY
MIAMI, FLORIDA
August 19, 2020
August 20
August 21
August 24
August 25
August 26
August 27
August 28
August 31
September 7
September 28*+#
October 2*
October 22
October 23
October 26
November 3
November 11
November 25*+#
November 26
November 27
December 21January 1, 2021
January 18
January 22
January 25
February 15
March 25
March 26*+#
March 29April 2
April 5
May 31
June 9
June 10
Teacher planning day; not available to opt; no students in school
Teacher planning day; District-wide Professional Development Day - not available to opt;
no students in school
Teacher planning day; District-wide Professional Development Day - not available to opt;
no students in school
Teacher planning day; District-wide Professional Development Day - not available to opt;
no students in school
Teacher planning day; District-wide Professional Development Day - not available to opt;
no students in school
Teacher planning day; District-wide Professional Development Day - not available to opt;
no students in school
Teacher planning day; District-wide Professional Development Day - not available to opt;
no students in school
Teacher planning day; not available to opt; no students in school
First Day of School; begin first semester
Labor Day; holiday for students and employees
Teacher planning day; no students in school
Teacher planning day; not available to opt; no students in school
End first grading period; first semester
Teacher planning day; not available to opt; no students in school
Begin second grading period; first semester
Teacher planning day; District-wide Professional Development Day - not available to opt;
no students in school
Observance of Veterans’ Day; holiday for students and employees
Teacher planning day; no students in school
Thanksgiving; Board-approved holiday for students and employees
Recess Day
Winter recess for students and employees with the exception of Fraternal Order of Police
and select 12-month employees
Observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday; holiday for students and employees
End first semester and second grading period
Begin third grading period; second semester
All Presidents Day; holiday for students and employees
End third grading period; second semester
Teacher planning day; no students in school
Spring recess for students and employees with the exception of Fraternal Order of Police
and select 12-month employees
Begin fourth grading period; second semester
Observance of Memorial Day; holiday for students and employees
Last Day of School; end fourth grading period; second semester
Teacher planning day; not available to opt; no students in school
NOTE: Every Wednesday students in elementary schools (Grades 2-5) and K-8 Centers (Grades 2-8) are released one (1) hour early
Job Category
Teachers new to the system
Assistant Principals and 10-month clerical
Cafeteria Managers
Satellite Assistants
All Instructional Staff, Paraprofessionals & Security
Assistant to Cafeteria Managers/MAT Specialists
Cafeteria Workers (part-time)
Beginning Date
August 12, 2020
August 12, 2020
August 14, 2020
August 18, 2020
August 19, 2020
August 20, 2020
August 24, 2020
Ending Date
June 10, 2021
June 17, 2021
June 10, 2021
June 9, 2021
June 10, 2021
June 9, 2021
June 9, 2021
*Teachers/paraprofessionals and school support personnel may opt to work one or two days, August 17, 18, 2020, or June 11, 14, 2021, in
lieu of any one or two of the following days: September 28, 2020, November 25, 2020, March 26, 2021. August 20, 21, 24, 25, 2 6, 27, 2020, and
November 3, 2020 are District-wide Professional Development Days and are not available to opt. October 2, 2020 & October 23, 2020 are
Teacher Planning Day not available to opt.
+Teachers new to Miami-Dade County Public Schools may opt to work one or two days, June 11, 14, 2021, in lieu of any one or two of the
following days: September 28, 2020, November 25, 2020, March 26, 2021. August 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 2020, and November 3, 2020 are
District-wide Professional Development Days and are not available to opt. October 2, 2020 & October 23, 2020 are Teacher Planning Day not
available to opt.
#Ten-month secretarial and clerical employees may opt to work one or two days August 10, 11, 2020, or June 18, 21, 2021, in lieu of any
one or two of the following days: September 28, 2020, November 25, 2020, March 26, 2021. August 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 2020, and November
3, 2020 are District-wide Professional Development Days and are not available to opt. October 2, 2020 & October 23, 2020 are Teacher
Planning Day not available to opt.