GCPS Calendar Updates: Early Dismissal, MLK Holiday, and Date Adjustments

Please take note of the following calendar updates from Garrett County Public Schools (GCPS):

  • All students will be dismissed three hours early on Friday, January 17, 2025, for staff development in the afternoon. Please note: If there is a 2- or 3-hour delay on Friday morning, classes will remain in session for the entire day, and the early dismissal/staff development will be canceled.
  • All GCPS schools and administrative offices will be closed on Monday, January 20, 2025, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Facilities are expected to reopen on Tuesday, January 21, 2025.

Additionally, please take note of the GCPS Calendar dates below that have been adjusted due to five inclement weather/school closure days that have occurred so far this year:

  • The end of the second grading period is now Monday, February 3, 2025.*
  • The 91st Day/Professional Day, a three-hour early student dismissal, is now scheduled for Tuesday, February 4, 2025.*
    *Additional school closure days before the end of the second grading period and the 91st day will affect these dates.
Full details on the calendar may be found on our website at https://www.gcps.net/Page/2658.