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.