Education
BY CASSANDRA JENKINS & VANESSA HOLT
CISD approves two school calendars
What’s next?
A calendar was also approved for 2025-26 with similar dates. Sauceda-Upshaw said both calendars were presented due to similar dates in both calendar years. She said the difference in dates regards the early release dates, which will be Dec. 20 and May 23 for 2024-25 and Dec. 19 and May 22 for 2025-26. “I like presenting two years in a row, that gives parents the time to plan those Disney vacations or trips with families,” board member Theresa Wagaman said. “I think it’s a good idea to do it two years in a row.” Superintendent Curtis Null said the district gets more feedback from families on school calendars than any other topic. However, it can be challenging to engage all district stakeholders, officials said.
day weekends. CISD surveyed parents and employees, and 51.33% voted for Draft A. Hedith Sauceda-Upshaw, assistant superintendent for teaching and learning, said changes were made to the approved calendar, including moving spring break to March 10-14.
The Conroe ISD board of trustees adopted the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school calendars Jan. 16. The board had discussed two options for the 2024-25 calendar at its Dec. 12 meeting. Both calendars included 172 days of instruction, but the first option contained several four- CISD calendar options Calendar A.2 (approved with some changes)
Calendar differences
Calendar B
Jan. 20: Holiday Feb. 17: Staff development *March 17-21: Spring break April 18: Holiday May 23: Last day of school
Aug. 14: Start date Sept. 2: Holiday Oct. 14-15: Fall break Oct. 16-18: Staff
Feb. 14: Staff development Feb. 17: Holiday *March 10-14: Spring break April 18: Holiday April 21: Staff development May 23: Last day of school
Aug. 14: Start date Sept. 2: Holiday
Oct. 11: Staff development
development Nov. 5: Staff development Dec. 23-Jan. 6: Winter break
Oct. 14: Holiday Nov. 4-5: Staff development Dec. 23-Jan. 6: Winter break Jan. 20: Holiday
SOURCE: CONROE ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT * BOTH CALENDARS ORIGINALLY HAD SPRING BREAK FROM MARCH 17-21, BUT THE APPROVED CALENDAR'S SPRING BREAK WAS CHANGED TO MARCH 10-14.
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