What you need to know
The approved calendar includes 172-days of instruction with an Aug. 14 start date and the last day of school May 23.
Important dates in the 2024-25 academic year include:
- Aug. 14: Start date
- Sept. 2: Holiday
- Oct. 11: Staff development
- Oct. 14: Holiday
- Nov 4-5: Staff development
- Dec. 23-Jan. 6: Winter Break
- Jan 7: Second semester start
- Jan. 20: Holiday
- Feb 14: Staff development
- Feb. 17: Holiday
- March 10-14: Spring break
- April 18: Holiday
- April 21: Staff development
- May 23: Last day of school
Hedith Sauceda-Upshaw, assistant superintendent for teaching and learning, said the major differences between Draft A and Draft B given in December, and the final draft, included changing:
- Aug. 5 to a workday
- Nov. 4 to a teacher exchange day
- Moving spring break one week earlier from March 17-21 to March 10-14
The board of trustees discussed school calendar options for the 2024-25 calendar during a Dec. 12 meeting.
After creating two different drafts, CISD put out a survey to get feedback from parents who are employees, parents only and employee’s only.
A total of 51.33% respondents voted for Draft A and 48.67% voted for Draft B.
The final draft approved was considered as Draft A.2.
Another detail
The approved calendar will apply to the 2024-25 school year, and a calendar was also approved for the 2025-26 school year with similar dates. The draft of the 2025-26 calendar is included in the board meeting packet.
Upshaw said the committee decided to present the calendar for the next two school years due to similar dates in both calendar years.
She said the difference in dates for 2025-26 regards the early release dates.
In 2025-26, early release dates will be:
- Dec. 19
- May 22
