MIAMI – Summer just got extended for Miami-Dade County students.
Miami-Dade County Public Schools approved a later start date for the 2020-21 academic year during its monthly meeting Wednesday.
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The first day of school will be Aug. 24. That's six days later than last year's Aug. 19 start date for public school students in Miami-Dade County.
Under the new academic calendar, there will be 180 days of instruction for students and 196 days for teachers, which includes 10 planning days and six holidays.
There's a tradeoff, however. The last day of school will now be June 9, 2021.
The last day of school this year is June 3.