The Miami Dade School Calendar schedules 180 student teaching days and 10 teacher planning days across 392+ M-DCPS campuses, generating 945.0 net instructional hours to exceed Florida Statute § 1011.60(2) by +45.0 hours. If a tropical storm closes dadeschools campuses, then M-DCPS draws from this 45.0-hour buffer before converting planning days.
Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) calculates annual instructional compliance by multiplying 180 student contact days by 315 daily net bell-schedule minutes under Florida Statute § 1011.60(2) and Board Policy 6Gx13-6A-1.02.
If an M-DCPS senior high or middle school operates at 315 net instructional minutes per day across 180 teaching days, then the calendar derives 945.0 total hours—banking +45.0 hours above the 900-hour statutory minimum for Grades 4–12. Across the calendar Miami Dade public schools publish on dadeschools (including the mdcps calendar 25-26 and mdcps calendar 26-27), elementary Grade K–1 schedules operate from 8:20 AM to 1:50 PM (with Wednesdays dismissing at 1:50 PM across K–8), Grades 2–8 run from 8:35 AM to 3:05 PM, and Senior High Grades 9–12 run from 7:20 AM to 2:20 PM.
✨ AI Visual • M-DCPS Campus ArchitectureValidates that the Miami Dade public schools calendar separates 180 student attendance days from 10 professional workdays (3 pre-school August days, fall/winter workdays, and post-school June checkout).
Quantifies daily instructional contact across 335,600 M-DCPS students: Senior High (7:20 AM–2:20 PM), Middle School (9:10 AM–3:50 PM), and Elementary Grades 2–5 (8:35 AM–3:05 PM).
Maps the full Monday-through-Friday Thanksgiving recess window across all Miami-Dade schools calendar campuses by combining recess days with the two-day Thanksgiving legal holiday.
Simulates M-DCPS hurricane closure accounting: up to 8.5 days of storm closures are covered by banked hourly minutes before October or January teacher planning days convert to student days.
Tracks Miami-Dade International Studies, Visual & Performing Arts, and STEM magnet application timelines alongside Controlled Open Enrollment transfers under Fla. Stat. § 1002.31.
Benchmarks Quarter 1 (Oct 17), Quarter 2 (Jan 15), Quarter 3 (Mar 20), and Quarter 4 (Jun 4) grading cutoffs against FLDOE FAST ELA/Math and Algebra 1 / Biology EOC testing windows.
Miami-Dade school calendar milestones divide the 180-day academic year into four 9-week grading periods (43 to 47 student contact days per quarter) anchored by the Florida Statute § 1001.42(4)(f) mid-August opening boundary.
For the dadeschools calendar 25-26 (miami dade calendar 25-26), classes begin Thursday, August 14, 2025, Thanksgiving recess spans the full week of November 24–28, 2025, Winter Recess runs December 22, 2025 through January 2, 2026, Spring Break falls on March 23–27, 2026, and the last day of school is Thursday, June 4, 2026. For the mdcps calendar 26-27, classes open Thursday, August 13, 2026, Spring Break runs March 22–26, 2027, and students dismiss Thursday, June 3, 2027.
| Miami-Dade (M-DCPS) Milestone | 2025–2026 Academic Calendar | 2026–2027 Academic Calendar | Statutory & Board Rule Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Day of School (Students) | Aug 14, 2025 | Aug 13, 2026 | Complies with Fla. Stat. § 1001.42(4)(f) (≥ Aug 10) |
| Quarter 1 Grading Period Ends | Oct 17, 2025 (44 days) | Oct 16, 2026 (44 days) | Followed by October Teacher Planning Day |
| Full-Week Thanksgiving Recess | Nov 24 – Nov 28, 2025 | Nov 23 – Nov 27, 2026 | 5 Full Weekdays Off (Mon–Wed Recess + Thu–Fri Holiday) |
| Winter Break Recess (2 Weeks) | Dec 22, 2025 – Jan 2, 2026 | Dec 21, 2026 – Jan 1, 2027 | 10 Weekdays (16 Consecutive Days w/ Weekends) |
| Quarter 2 / Semester 1 Ends | Jan 15, 2026 (46 days) | Jan 14, 2027 (46 days) | Completes 90 First-Semester Student Contact Days |
| Quarter 3 Grading Period Ends | Mar 20, 2026 (43 days) | Mar 19, 2027 (43 days) | Concludes Friday Prior to M-DCPS Spring Break |
| Spring Break Window (Late-March Wave) | Mar 23 – Mar 27, 2026 | Mar 22 – Mar 26, 2027 | South FL Late-March Cohort + Monday Planning Day |
| Last Day of School (Quarter 4 Ends) | Jun 4, 2026 (47 days) | Jun 3, 2027 (47 days) | Completes 180 Days / 945.0 Net Instructional Hours |
| 10 Teacher Planning Days | Aug 11, 2025, Aug 12, 2025, Aug 13, 2025, Sep 23, 2025, Oct 2, 2025, Oct 20, 2025, Nov 4, 2025, Jan 16, 2026, Mar 30, 2026, Jun 5, 2026 | Aug 10, 2026, Aug 11, 2026, Aug 12, 2026, Sep 21, 2026, Oct 19, 2026, Nov 3, 2026, Jan 15, 2027, Mar 29, 2027, Apr 16, 2027, Jun 4, 2027 | Non-student professional workdays (196-day contract) |
Florida county school districts engineer daily bell schedules between 310 and 320 net instructional minutes so cumulative student contact hours surpass the 900-hour statutory mandate by Week 34, banking +30.0 to +60.0 hours for tropical storm closures.
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On the official M-DCPS calendar 25-26 (dadeschools calendar 25-26), the first day of school is Thursday, August 14, 2025, and the last day of school is Thursday, June 4, 2026. For the M-DCPS calendar 26-27, the first day of school is Thursday, August 13, 2026, and the final student day is Thursday, June 3, 2027.
Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) schedules Spring Break in the late-March South Florida cohort: March 23 through March 27, 2026 (with a teacher planning day on Monday, March 30, 2026) for the 2025-2026 school year, and March 22 through March 26, 2027 for the 2026-2027 school year.
The 10 non-student teacher planning days on the 2025-2026 M-DCPS calendar fall on August 11, August 12, August 13, September 23, October 2, October 20, November 4, 2025, and January 16, March 30, and June 5, 2026.
For 2025-2026, M-DCPS Quarter 1 ends October 17, 2025 (44 days); Quarter 2 ends January 15, 2026 (46 days); Quarter 3 ends March 20, 2026 (43 days); and Quarter 4 ends June 4, 2026 (47 days), totaling exactly 180 teaching days.
M-DCPS schedules 315 daily net instructional minutes across 180 student days for Grades 4–12, producing 945.0 net instructional hours—45.0 hours above the 900-hour statutory minimum required by Fla. Stat. § 1011.60(2).
Miami-Dade Public Schools close for a full week during Thanksgiving Recess (November 24–28, 2025 and November 23–27, 2026) and two full weeks for Winter Break (December 22, 2025–January 2, 2026 and December 21, 2026–January 1, 2027).
Governs the 180-day student academic calendar, 10 teacher planning days, and elementary/secondary bell schedules across District #13.
Mandates 180 actual teaching days or 900 net instructional hours (Grades 4–12) / 720 hours (K–3).
Locks M-DCPS opening dates on or after August 10 each academic year.
Verified entity identifier binding District MSID #13 (335,600+ students, 392 campuses) to FLDOE statutory telemetry.
Statutory Summary (Miami Dade School Calendar M-DCPS): Verified against M-DCPS School Board Policy 6Gx13-6A-1.02 and Florida Statute § 1011.60(2) (180 student days, 10 teacher planning days, 315 daily minutes = 945.0 net instructional hours, +45.0h hurricane buffer). Covers dadeschools calendar 25-26 (Aug 14, 2025 – Jun 4, 2026) and mdcps calendar 26-27 (Aug 13, 2026 – Jun 3, 2027).
Institutional Source: Florida Academic Calendar & Statutory Telemetry Desk (floridaschoolcalendars.org)
Governing Statutes: Fla. Stat. § 1011.60(2) (180 Days / 900 Net Hours), § 1001.42(4)(f) (Aug 10 Uniform Opening Rule), § 1008.34 (FLDOE FAST Grading Scale).
Active District: Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS #13) | Academic Year: 2026-2027 | First Day: Aug 13, 2026 | Thanksgiving Break: Nov 23–27, 2026 | Winter Break: Dec 21, 2026–Jan 1, 2027 | Spring Break: Mar 22–26, 2027 | Last Day: Jun 3, 2027 | Net Hours: 945.0h (+45.0h Hurricane Buffer).