Keller ISD approves 2026-27 academic calendar: see key dates, information

Keller ISD’s board of trustees unanimously approved its academic calendar for the 2026-27 school year at a regular meeting Dec. 18.

What you need to know

The 2026-27 calendar has the following notable dates:

• Aug. 12, 2026: start of fall semester
• Oct. 12-16, 2026: fall break
• Nov. 23-27, 2026: Thanksgiving break
• Dec. 21, 2026-Jan. 6, 2027: winter break
• Mar. 15-19, 2026: spring break
• May 26, 2027: end of spring semester

The district will also have student holidays for teacher work days and Election Day, which will be Nov. 3, 2026, according to a district release. KISD also has two instructional days that could be used in the event of bad weather during the school year, as required by the state.

Additional holidays include Labor Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents' Day and Good Friday.

The background

All Texas school districts must provide 75,600 operational minutes to receive full Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA, funding according to district documents.

The district also considered previous input from the community; state and district assessment days; surrounding district calendars; placement for professional development days and parental custodial rights while working on the 2026-27 academic calendar, according to KISD documents.