Here is some key information to know as the 2025-26 school year begins.
The overview
The 2025-26 calendar includes these key dates:
- Sept. 1: first student holiday
- Oct. 10-14: student holiday
- Nov. 24-28: Thanksgiving break
- Dec. 22-Jan. 5: winter break
- March 16-20: spring break
- May 22: last day of school with early release
Elementary school
- First bell: 7:40 a.m.
- Dismissal: 3:03 p.m.
- First bell: 9:00 a.m.
- Dismissal: 4:20 p.m.
- First bell: 8:40 a.m.
- Dismissal: 4:00 p.m.
Something to note
GISD will hold a grand opening event for the new Frost Elementary campus at 5 p.m. Aug. 12 at 3407 Northwest Blvd., Georgetown.
The newly renovated campus, which was formerly Benold Middle School, will welcome around 450 students this fall.
In case you missed it
Families must register their returning students in Skyward Family Access, including updating cell phone numbers and emergency contact information. Verifying this information will be necessary to receive a student’s homeroom teacher assignment and schedule, according to GISD information.
Schedules became available in Skyward Family Access on Aug. 11.
All students must have received their state-mandated vaccines by the first day of school, according to the district’s website.
Learn more
More back-to-school information is available on GISD’s website.
