Ashley Clayburn, assistant superintendent of district improvement and accountability, said this committee is tasked with creating a calendar that is instructionally best for students and follows state law while considering the state testing calendar, student attendance trends, holidays and surrounding district calendars.
Per the Texas Education Code, school calendars must include a minimum of 75,600 minutes for students, 187-day contracts for teachers and inclement weather days built in. School cannot start before the fourth Monday in August, and May 15 is the earliest the school year can end, according to Clayburn.
The 2023-24 calendar was approved as follows.
- Aug. 14-25: Professional days
- Aug. 28: First day of school
- Sept. 4: Student/staff holiday
- Sept. 25: Teacher work day/student holiday (school closure makeup day as needed)
- Oct. 16: Teacher work day/student holiday (school closure makeup day as needed)
- Nov. 6-7: Professional days
- Nov. 20-24: Student/staff holiday
- Dec. 22-Jan. 4: Student/staff holiday
- Jan. 5: Professional day
- Jan. 15: Student/staff holiday
- Feb. 16: Teacher work day/student holiday (school closure makeup day as needed)
- Feb. 19: Professional day/inclement weather day
- March 11-15: Student/staff holiday
- March 29: Student/staff holiday
- April 15: Teacher work day/student holiday (school closure makeup day/inclement weather day as needed)
- May 27: Student/staff holiday
- May 31: Last day of school
- June 3: Professional day/student holiday
