The favored calendar option, presented at the Jan. 12 KISD board work study meeting, would still start the school year on the second Wednesday of August, but would push back the last day of school to the fourth Wednesday in May, due to the addition of a fall break from Oct. 8-12.
Zooming in
District staff administered an instructional calendar survey from Dec. 16-Jan. 6, gathering over 20,000 responses from parents, students and staff, Chief Communications Officer Andrea Grooms said.
Calendar Option C pulled in 56% of the vote, adding a holiday Feb. 21, for Presidents Day, and April 17, the day after Easter, in addition to the extended fall break. The calendar proposes that the school year run from Aug. 11 to May 24, 2027, and was the favored option by all voting groups.
Through open-ended feedback, survey respondents expressed a desire to align with neighboring districts, keep fall and spring semester lengths equal and account for working parents, Grooms said.
What’s next
Trustees will gather more community feedback before finalizing and voting on the item at their Jan. 20 meeting.
