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Katy ISD board of trustees approved an amendment to add a fall break to future instructional calendars, including an amendment to the 2026-27 calendar, at its Jan. 20 meeting.
The board also approved the 2027-28 instructional calendar, which sets Aug. 11, 2027, as the first day of school and includes a fall break in October.
What’s new
The addition of a fall break stems from community feedback that showed strong support for the change, according to district documents.
Key dates for the 2026-27 calendar include:
The details
District staff administered a 2027-28 instructional calendar survey from Dec. 16 through Jan. 6, collecting more than 20,000 responses from parents, students and staff, Chief Communications Officer Andrea Grooms said.
Based on the feedback received, Draft C was selected as the preferred calendar option.
According to district documents, scheduled breaks for KISD in 2027-28 include the following dates:
Calendar Option C received 56% of the vote and added holidays Feb. 21, 2028, for Presidents Day and April 17, 2028, the day after Easter, in addition to the extended fall break.
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.
