Grapevine-Colleyville ISD students will have about 30 days of no school during the 2023-24 school year.
The board of trustees approved the 2023-24 academic calendar in a 6-1 vote at its Dec. 19 meeting. Trustee Becky St. John voted against the selected calendar, citing concerns for the school year starting on a Tuesday rather than a Wednesday. She said a shorter first week of school would be best for the district’s younger students.
During the meeting, Executive Director of Instructional Leadership Shiela Shiver said the district needed to take restraints from the Texas Education Code into consideration when deciding the calendar. These included instructional minutes for students, contract length for teachers and local holidays.
In total, four drafts of the calendar were created. Shiver said the calendar surveys received over 1,000 responses, and 52% of respondents favored Draft C, which the board approved Dec. 19.
