At the Feb. 13 Board meeting, Trustees approved the 2025-26 academic calendar, closing out a monthlong process of community feedback.
Responding to a common refrain heard from each stakeholder group, the approved Version C calendar adds additional two-day holidays for students and staff in each semester – in October and in February – to help break up what were previously uninterrupted stretches in the calendar. In order to accomplish this version, the last day of school is pushed one week later, ending May 29, the Friday after Memorial Day.
Key features of the calendar include:
- First day of school is Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, the same week as in 2024–25
- ** New ** Student and staff holiday Oct. 16–17, with a staff professional development day Oct. 20
- ** New ** Student and staff holiday Feb. 12–13, with a staff professional development day Feb. 16
- Last day of school Friday, May 29, one week later than in 2025–26
- Student early release days at the end of each semester: Dec. 19 and May 29
- Continuous Improvement Conference: Nov. 3–4, aligning with Tuesday’s student holiday for Election Day.
- Spring Break: March 16–20, aligning with Austin Community College
- Staff development days during the school year will balance new learning with teacher planning and collaboration time: Sept. 22, Oct. 20, Jan. 5, Feb. 16, March 23 and April 6
This calendar-adoption process also resulted in a draft of the 2026–27 academic calendar, which would be formally approved at a future meeting next year.
