School Year Calendar for Livingston CountySchool Year Calendar for Livingston County Start Dates: * Hartland: August 14 * Howell: August 20 * Fowlerville: August 26 * Brighton: September 3 Pinckney Community Schools: * Schedule not yet finalized Holiday and Break Dates: Autumn Break: * Hartland, Howell: October 18 Election Day: * Brighton, Hartland, Howell: November 5 Thanksgiving Holiday: * Brighton, Hartland, Howell, Fowlerville: November 27-29 Holidays: * December 23 – January 3 (all districts) Staff Training Days: Brighton: * October 14 * December 2 Fowlerville: * September 30 * November 1 * October 16 (Parent-Teacher Conferences) Additional Information: * Hartland’s start date aligns with college schedules for double-enrolled students. * Most districts have a shorter holiday period due to starting in mid-August. * Election Day is a holiday for all districts. * Thanksgiving Day is the last possible holiday for all districts.
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LIVINGSTON COUNTY — It’s almost time to start looking at the first semester calendar for local schools. For some, the first day is fast approaching.
Start dates are:
- Hartland: Wednesday, August 14 (one of the earliest starts in Michigan)
- Howell: Tuesday August 20
- Fowlerville: Monday, August 26
- Brighton: Tuesday 3rd September
The school schedule for Pinckney Community Schools has not yet been finalized.
“I hope we can share it in the coming weeks,” said Rick Todd, superintendent of Pinckney Community Schools.
By starting in mid-August, Hartland’s high school schedule will be more closely aligned with the college schedules, which is beneficial because many students in the district are double majors, said Chuck Hughes, superintendent of Hartland Community Schools.
As with all school districts, the calendar is a negotiated item with the teachers unions.
Hughes said the mid-August start also gives them “more time to learn before classes at the state university and college in the spring.”
The calendar for most districts is marked by a shorter than usual holiday period, starting two days before Christmas (excluding the preceding weekend).
Most counties have a holiday on Election Day, November 5, and the last possible holiday is on Thanksgiving Day, November 27-29.
Semester holidays and staff training days are included in the list below.
Training days for staff
- Brighton — Monday 14 Oct and Monday 2 Dec
- Fowlerville — Monday, September 30 and Friday, November 1 (Parent-Teacher Conferences are also completely free on Wednesday, October 16)
Autumn break
- Hartland, Howell — Friday, Oct. 18
Election Day
- Brighton, Hartland and Howell — Tuesday, November 5
Thanksgiving holiday
- Brighton, Hartland, Howell and Fowlerville — Wednesday-Friday, November 27-29
Holidays
- Brighton, Hartland, Howell and Fowlerville — Monday, December 23 – Friday, January 3
— M. Alan Scott is a freelance writer for The Livingston Daily. Contact the newsroom at [email protected].
