The Pearland ISD board of trustees approved the student calendar for the 2018-2019 school year during the March 6 board meeting.

The 2018-2019 year will begin on Aug. 20 and will end on May 24. Here are the important dates to know:

Aug. 20 – School starts
Sept. 3 – Labor Day holiday
Sept. 4 – Staff development day, no school
Oct. 8 – Staff development day, no school
Nov. 19-23 – Thanksgiving Holiday
Dec. 21 – Half day
Dec. 24-Jan. 8 – Christmas holiday for students
Jan. 21 – Martin Luther King Jr. holiday
Feb. 18 – Staff holiday, no school
March 11-15 – Spring Break
April 19 – Easter holiday
May 24 – Last day of school, early dismissal day

The schedule shows students enrolled for 172 days a year. There are 76,670 total minutes for students, allowing for extra minutes in case of bad weather.