Academic Calendar

 
 

  2024-2025 Academic Calendar

 

Each year, a Bay District Schools (BDS) Calendar Committee is formed to reach a consensus on the academic calendar. The

committee then submits the calendar to the Superintendent for consideration. The Superintendent presents a proposed calendar

to the Bay District School Board, which accepts or rejects it. 


The committee comprises representatives from parents, students, the Association of Bay County Educators (ABCE), the Bay

Educational Support Personnel Association (BESPA), the Bay District School Board, school-level administrators, and district-level

administrators.


2024-2025 Board  Approved Academic Calendar (Printable Version) 
2025-2026 Board Approved Academic Calendar (Printable Version) 
2026-2027 Academic Calendar DRAFT 

All Instructional Staff Report to Schools

Wednesday, July 30

District Based Inservice Day

Thursday, July 31

District Based Inservice Day

Monday, August 4

School-Based Inservice Day

Tuesday, August 5

Pre-School Planning

Wednesday, August 6 

Pre-School Planning

Thursday, August 7

Pre-School Planning

Friday, August 8

First Day of School

Monday, August 11 

Labor Day (Holiday for All)

Monday, September 1

End of First Nine Weeks

Thursday, October 9

Fall Break (Students & Teachers)  STORM DAY (IF NEEDED)

Friday, October 10 

Columbus Day (Students & Teachers)

Monday, October 13

Teacher PLC Planning Day (School out for Students)  STORM DAY (IF NEEDED)

Wednesday, October 22 

Veterans Day (Holiday for All)

Tuesday, November 11

Thanksgiving Holidays (School Out Entire Week for Students & Teachers)

Monday, November 24

Thanksgiving Day (Holiday for All)

Thursday, November 27

Return from Thanksgiving Holidays

Monday, December 1

High School Testing Day

Tuesday, December 16

High School Testing Day

Wednesday, December 17

High School Testing Day/End of Second Nine Weeks/End of First Semester/FULL DAY for ALL STUDENTS

Thursday, December 18

Christmas Holiday Begins STORM DAY (IF NEEDED)

Friday, December 19 

Return from Christmas Holidays (Teachers) Records Workday

Monday, January 5

Return from Christmas Holidays (Students)

Tuesday, January 6

Martin Luther King's Birthday (Holiday for All)

Monday, January 19 

Teacher PLC Planning Day (School out for Students) Storm Day (If Needed)

Wednesday, February 4

Presidents' Day (School Out for Students & Teachers) 

Monday, February 16

End of Third Nine Weeks

Friday, March 13

Spring Holidays Begin

Monday, March 16

Return from Spring Holidays

Monday, March 23

Good Friday (School Out for Students & Teachers)

Friday, April 3

Teacher PLC Planning Day (School out for Students) 

Wednesday, April 15 

Memorial Day Holiday (School Out for Students & Teachers)

 Monday, May 25

High School Testing Day

Tuesday, May 26

High School Testing Day/Early Release for High School Students Only

Wednesday, May 27

High School Testing Day

End of Fourth Nine Weeks

End of Second Semester

Last Day of School for ALL Students/Early Release for ALL Students

Thursday, May 28

 

Post Planning for Teachers

Friday, May 29

Post Planning for Teachers

Monday, June 1

Post Planning for Teachers 

Tuesday, June 2

Graduation

Bay Virtual

May 14

Rosenwald

May 15

New Horizons (NHLC) 

May 18

Mosley

May 19

Bozeman

May 22

Rutherford

May 21

MKL

May 21

Arnold

May 20

Bay

May 18

Tom P. Haney Technical College 

May 26

Report Card Dates

(Report Cards are available through the District's PARENT PORTAL)

1st Nine Weeks

October 22

2nd Nine Weeks

January 14

3rd Nine Weeks

April 1

4th Nine Weeks

June 9

 

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1311 Balboa Avenue
Panama City, FL 32401
(850) 767-4100
Mark McQueen
Superintendent, Bay District Schools
Office of the Superintendent
Holly Buchanan
Employment and Income Verification Equity Coordinator
buchahd@bay.k12.fl.us
850-767-4100
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