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After receiving input from staff and the community, Northwest ISD board members approved both the 2024-25 and 2025-26 instructional calendars.
The details
According to an NISD news release, the board had two options to choose from. As NISD selects instructional calendars two school years at a time, the option selected for 2024-25 will continue through to the 2025-26 calendar.
The two options were as follows:
Feedback on the options was given by a school calendar committee and by the community at large. Input from the committee included:
To get community input, NISD officials created a survey. During her presentation to the board at the Dec. 11 meeting, Stephanie Espinosa, executive director of teaching and learning, said in that survey, Option A was chosen by an “overwhelming” 89%.
Staff recommended Option A at the Dec. 11 board meeting, and the board approved that option on Jan. 8.
Diving in deeper
Important dates for the 2024-25 school year include:
Significant dates for the 2025-26 school year include:
At the Dec. 11 meeting, Espinosa provided a caveat that since the district plans out two academic years at a time, the 2025-26 calendar is subject to change should state officials make changes to testing dates or Tarrant County College officials make changes to the break schedule. TCC provides dual-credit and other learning options for NISD students, and the district tries to mirror TCC's schedule for breaks.
