The Pearland ISD board of trustees approved the instructional calendar for the 2019-20 school year during the January board meeting. The school year will begin Aug. 15 and end May 21. Here are the important dates to know: Aug. 15—school starts Sept. 2—Labor Day Sept. 3—staff development day, no school Oct. 14—staff development day, no school Nov. 25-29—Thanksgiving break Dec. 20—early release Dec. 23-Jan. 8—winter break Jan. 20—Martin Luther King Jr. Day Feb. 17—staff development day, no school March 9-13—spring break April 10—Easter holiday May 21—last day of school, early release May 22—graduation The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, testing dates will be determined by the state at a later date. Most recently the state has announced testing may take place starting May 11, district officials said. See the full calendar here.