When Round Rock ISD posed its annual calendar survey to community members, it proposed the option of a weeklong break in October or an earlier start to the 2027-28 school year.
District administrators said in a March 26 meeting that survey responses led them to create an entirely different calendar option.
What you need to know
District administrators provided an update to the board, showing the results of this survey and how they informed the calendar option that will be presented to the board for approval in April.
The details
RRISD Chief of Access and Opportunity Karen Gray said the district explored the possibility of a fall break after receiving suggestions from community members.
Gray shared that community members expressed concerns, including child care challenges and transportation for both calendar options—A and B—that had either a fall break or an early start.
Feedback led her team to create a third option, C, which includes:
- An Aug. 18 start to the school year
- A familiar holiday schedule
- Intentional staff holidays
- A last day of school before Memorial Day
What's next?
The board of trustees will take up the proposed calendar at its April 16 meeting.
