The Friendswood ISD board of trustees is scheduled to approve the 2026-27 academic planning guides for Friendswood Junior High and Friendswood High schools at the Jan. 20 meeting.

The details

The guides outline courses and requirements for the 2026-27 school year, with several updates proposed.

A significant number of changes fall within career and technology education, or CTE, according to district documents.

According to district documents, key changes include:
  • New courses in fine arts and mathematics
  • Updates to CTE courses organization
  • Transition of courses from full-year to semester formats
  • Renaming of certain courses
  • Updated off-campus eligibility criteria
  • Designation of inactive courses
Stay tuned


The Friendswood ISD board of trustees will meet at 5:45 p.m. in the FISD boardroom, located at 302 Laurel Drive, Friendswood.