Education
Education

Atlanta district surveys families on when school year should start

Atlanta Public Schools is survey families and employees about when the next school year should start and end. BOB ANDRES /AJC FILE PHOTO

Credit: Bob Andres

Credit: Bob Andres

Atlanta Public Schools is survey families and employees about when the next school year should start and end. BOB ANDRES /AJC FILE PHOTO
By
Dec 1, 2021

Should Atlanta students start school in July or August?

When should classes conclude? Before or after Memorial Day?

Atlanta Public Schools parents, students and employees have a chance to tell district officials their scheduling preferences for the next three academic calendars. The district is developing calendars for the 2022-2023, 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years.

ExploreAtlanta school board opposition to Buckhead City emerges as a top priority

To gather input, the district created an online survey, which will remain open through Jan. 7.

The survey offers several potential start and end dates for the upcoming year. For example, one option would closely mirror the current year’s schedule. School would start Aug. 4 and end before Memorial Day.

But the district is offering other ideas as well, including starting classes as early as July 25 or as late as Aug. 22.

ExploreMore stories about Atlanta Public Schools

District officials will consider survey results and make a recommendation to the school board. An APS spokesman said the board is expected to review the suggested calendars in January and approve them in February.

About the Author

Follow Vanessa McCray on twitter
More Stories

Keep Reading

Views of the exterior of Druid Hills High School in Atlanta shown on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. In the plan approved by the DeKalb County school board on Monday, everything but the main building, pictured here, will be demolished in favor of a new school building. (Natrice Miller/ AJC)

Credit: Natrice Miller

Druid Hills High modernization plan gets green light after years of debate

The estimated cost for the long-awaited project is up to $185 million.

Officials to install opioid reversal kits in Georgia’s public schools

The kits will contain Narcan, which can temporarily reverse the effects of an opioid overdose and restore breathing.

Why the Atlanta school board voted to close and repurpose some schools

Sixteen schools will be repurposed under the APS Forward 2040 plan as enrollment falls and the district seeks better resources for students.

The Latest

Views of the exterior of Druid Hills High School in Atlanta shown on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. In the plan approved by the DeKalb County school board on Monday, everything but the main building, pictured here, will be demolished in favor of a new school building. (Natrice Miller/ AJC)

Credit: Natrice Miller

Druid Hills High modernization plan gets green light after years of debate

Officials to install opioid reversal kits in Georgia’s public schools

Why the Atlanta school board voted to close and repurpose some schools

Featured

Democrat Eric Gisler celebrated his Tuesday election victory at the Trappeze Pub in Athens, Ga. (AP)

Credit: AP

POLITICALLY GEORGIA

How Georgia Democrats pulled off a special election stunner

Democrat Eric Gisler won in a district designed to favor Republicans. Now, GOP leaders are sounding the alarm ahead of the 2026 midterms.

Developer scales back UGA President’s House hotel plan after opposition

A developer has scaled back his proposed hotel on the site of the University of Georgia's historic 'President's House' after Athens residents opposed construction.

Newton man’s pacemaker helped solve his murder. His killer gets life in prison.

Melvin Cooksey’s pacemaker led authorities to his remains and ultimately his killer, caregiver Danetta Knoblauch. She faces sentencing after her murder conviction.