Charlottesville City Schools' revised 2027-28 draft starts Aug. 11, 2027, and ends June 1, 2028. Comment until Wednesday, Nov. 4; the board sees it Nov. 5.

Charlottesville City Schools has published a revised draft of its 2027-28 calendar. It starts classes Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2027, and ends them Thursday, June 1, 2028.

Families and staff can comment on the draft until Wednesday, Nov. 4. The School Board gets its first look at it at its Thursday, Nov. 5, meeting.

The district posted the revised draft on Wednesday, Oct. 28. It said the changes came from nearly 500 responses to its first survey on the calendar.

What changed from the first draft

The district named two changes:

  • Both mental wellness days now fall on a Monday. They are Nov. 1, 2027, and March 6, 2028. Schools and division offices close on both.
  • No more lone day off in March. Tuesday, March 7, 2028, is the presidential primary, and schools close because eight of them are polling places. The draft now pairs it with the Monday wellness day, so students get a four-day weekend instead of a single Tuesday off.

To make room, Presidents Day, Monday, Feb. 21, 2028, becomes a professional learning day. Students still stay home, but teachers work. The draft also marks it as a possible weather makeup day.

What stayed the same

  • The year keeps 180 student days and 195 teacher days. The district said that returns it to a pre-pandemic schedule “to support academic achievement.”
  • The division is still working with Albemarle County Public Schools, which is drafting its own 2027-28 calendar, to line the two up “as closely as possible.” The district said survey respondents called that a priority.

The ‘balanced’ calendar is off the table

The first survey also asked whether the division should explore a “balanced” calendar. That would keep 180 days but start earlier, with more frequent breaks and a shorter summer.

Sixty-one percent of respondents disagreed or strongly disagreed. The district said it “will not be exploring this further at this time.”

Key dates in the draft

These come from the district’s draft calendar (PDF), labeled Draft A-3. They can still change before the board approves a final version.

Date What happens
Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2027 First day of school
Monday, Sept. 6 Labor Day, no school
Tuesday, Sept. 7 Professional learning day, no students
Monday, Oct. 11 Teacher workday, no students
Tuesday, Oct. 12 Family-teacher conference day, no students
Monday, Nov. 1 Mental wellness day, schools and offices closed
Tuesday, Nov. 2 Election Day, no students
Nov. 24-26 Thanksgiving break
Dec. 20-31 Winter break, schools and offices closed
Monday, Jan. 3, 2028 Teacher workday, no students
Monday, Jan. 17 Martin Luther King Jr. Day, no school
Monday, Feb. 21 Professional learning day, no students; possible weather makeup day
Monday, March 6 Mental wellness day, schools and offices closed
Tuesday, March 7 Presidential primary, no students
Friday, March 17 Teacher workday, no students
April 3-7 Spring break
Monday, May 29 Memorial Day, no school
Thursday, June 1 Last day of school, half day for students

The draft’s nine-week grading periods end Oct. 8, Dec. 17, March 15 and June 1.

For comparison, the current 2026-27 year started Aug. 12, 2026, and is set to end May 28, 2027. Our Charlottesville schools guide has this year’s full calendar.

What it means for you

  • Have your say by Wednesday, Nov. 4. The feedback form sits at the top or bottom of the district’s post, depending on your device. The district said it takes a minute or less.
  • Plan 2027-28 trips with care. Break dates are a draft until the board approves the calendar. Spring break is penciled in for April 3-7, 2028, and Thanksgiving break for Nov. 24-26, 2027.
  • Watch the board. The School Board meets at 5:30 p.m. on the first Thursday of the month in the Charlottesville High School Media Center. Agendas are on the board portal.

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