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See key dates from Williamson County Schools' approved 2021-22 calendar

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By Wendy Sturges | | Updated

The Williamson County Schools Board of Education unanimously approved its 2021-22 academic calendar during its Nov. 16 meeting.

Superintendent Jason Golden said the calendar is usually approved later in the year; however, district officials wanted to give parents more notice and time to plan.
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The approved calendar includes 85 instructional days in the fall semester and 92 instructional days in the spring semester.

Here are a few key dates for students for the next school year.

  • Start of school for grades 1-12: Aug. 6 (half day)

  • First full day for kindergarten students: Aug. 16

  • Fall break (students): Oct. 11-15

  • Veterans Day: Nov. 11

  • Thanksgiving break: Nov. 22-26

  • Winter break: Dec. 20-31

  • Start of second semester: Jan. 5

  • Spring break: March 14-18

  • Last day of school for students: May 25


See the full calendar from WCS below.

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By Wendy Sturges
A Houston native and graduate of St. Edward's University in Austin, Wendy Sturges has worked as a community journalist covering local government, health care, business and development since 2011. She has worked with Community Impact since 2015 as a reporter and editor and moved to Tennessee in 2019.

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