Education
BY WESLEY GARDNER & RYAN REYNOLDS
Tomball ISD trustees approve 2026-27 calendar
Lone Star College OKs $18.5M for technology Lone Star College trustees approved more than $18.5 million in purchase agreements for computers and computer accessories to replace outdated equipment at two cam- puses and the college’s Office of Technology Services during the board’s March 6 meeting. The details Trustees approved three separate pur- chase agreements that will allow officials to purchase equipment as needed. The funds were distributed as follows: • $18 million for the college’s Office of Tech- nology Services over the next three years • $300,000 for Lone Star College-Magnolia Center over the next year • $210,000 for Lone Star College-North over the next year
Tomball ISD students will receive an extra week of summer break following approval of the district’s 2026-27 academic calendar at a March 18 board meeting. The overview TISD Director of Administrative Services Karen Graves said the 187-day calendar is “instruction- ally sound” and has semesters similar in length. The 2026-27 academic calendar features a five-day break in October, no holidays before state testing and maintains a familiar routine around testing times. Additionally, district staff and students will also have time off on the Monday before Election Day and on Election Day in November 2026. Under the new calendar, classes will start Aug. 18 , a week later than the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years, and end May 27. Similarly, spring break will take place a week later than in 2025-26, running from March 15-19 to align with Lone Star College’s proposed schedule.
According to the approved calendar, for the 2026-27 school year, the breaks will fall on the following dates:
Thanksgiving break: Nov. 23-27, 2026 Winter break: Dec. 21, 2026-Jan. 1, 2027 Spring break: March 15-19, 2026
Additional student holidays include:
Labor Day: Sept. 7, 2026 Staff workdays: Oct. 8-9, 12, 2026; Nov. 2-3, 2026; Jan. 4-5, 2027; Feb. 12, 2027; March 12, 2027 Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Jan. 18, 2027 Good Friday: March 26, 2027
SOURCE: TOMBALL ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
Officials also noted the importance of offering staff development throughout the school year, which Graves believes sets the district apart.
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