MIAMI DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
2025-2026 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY
August 2025
New Teachers Report
Teacher planning day; not available to opt; no students in school
Teacher planning day; District-wide Professional Learning 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
September 2025
Labor Day; holiday for students and employees
Teacher planning day; no students in school, available to opt
October 2025
Teacher planning day; no students in school, available to opt
End of first grading period; first semester
Beginning of second grading period; first semester
November 2025
Teacher planning day; District-wide Professional Learning Day - not available to opt; no students in school
Veterans' Day; holiday for students and employees
Recess Days (10-month and 11.5-month employees only)
Thanksgiving; Board-approved holiday for students and employees
Recess Day for students and employees
December 2025
Winter recess for students and employees
January 2026
End of second grading period; first semester
Teacher planning day; no students in school, available to opt
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday; holiday for students and employees
Beginning of third grading period; second semester
February 2026
All Presidents Day; holiday for students and employees
March 2026
Teacher planning day; no students in school, available to opt
Spring recess for students and employees
April 2026
End of third grading period; second semester
Teacher planning day; no students in school, available to opt
Beginning of fourth grading period; second semester
May 2026
Memorial Day; holiday for students and employees
June 2026
Last day of school; end fourth grading period; second semester
Teacher planning day; not available to opt; no students in school