EDUCATION Cy-Fair ISDboard approves 2021-22 instructional calendar
Cy-Fair ISD’s 2021-22 instructional calendar was approved in January. SAVE THE DATES
2021
2022
Professional development Aug. 9-20
Jan. 3
Professional development
Teacher work day/ student holiday
Aug. 23
Jan. 14
First day of school
BY DANICA LLOYD
The board approved plans as they were proposed by the district’s calendar committee, which is made up of district parents, administrators, teachers, paraprofessionals and community partners, at a Jan. 14 meeting. Chief Academic Officer Linda Macias said CFISD’s calendar committee considered factors including the state’s testing schedule, neighboring districts’ calendars and the fact that teachers may need additional planning time next year due to the learning gaps brought on during the COVID-19 pandemic. Remote learning days were added to the calendar to address this need in 2020-21, but Macias said this option will not be available in 2021-22. However, five teacher work days are built into the calendar, giving teachers additional oppor- tunities to plan while students can
Cy-Fair ISD’s board of trustees unanimously approved an instruc- tional calendar for the 2021-22 school year that, for the most part, mirrors calendars from previous years. Students and staff will have a week off for Thanksgiving and two weeks off for the winter holiday break. Spring break is slated for the third week of March. The first day of school is slated for Aug. 23, and the school year is set to end May 26, 2022. This adds up to 76,950 minutes of instruction for students—three days more than state law mandates. According to the state, teachers are required to work 187 days, and students must have a minimum of 75,600 minutes of instruction throughout the academic year. Addi- tionally, school cannot start before the fourth Monday in August.
Sept. 6
Jan. 17
Student/staff holiday
Student/staff holiday
Teacher work day/ student holiday Teacher work day/ student holiday
Teacher work day/ student holiday
Sept. 24
Feb. 11
Professional development/ inclement weather day
Oct. 22
Feb. 14
Nov. 1-2
Student/staff holiday March 14-18
Professional development
Student/staff holiday Nov. 22-26
April 15
Student/staff holiday
Teacher work day/ student holiday
Student/staff holiday Dec. 20-31
April 18
May 26
Last day of school
Professional development/ inclement weather day
May 27
SOURCE: CY-FAIR ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
take advantage of a holiday. These days may also be used as additional inclement weather days as needed. “Although remote learning days are not an option, I do strongly believe that our teachers need some
additional time for planning and preparation,” Macias said. “This next year, and probably the next year, are going to be some of the most difficult years in the classroom for our teachers.”
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