Education
BY ANGELA BONILLA & EMILY LINCKE
Klein ISD approves 2026-27 district calendar The new Klein ISD calendar for the 2026-27 school year—which closely mirrors the current 2025-26 calendar—was unanimously selected by the district’s board of trustees during its Nov. 10 meeting. How it happened Trustees selected Option A for the 2026-27 school year, which will begin Aug. 12, 2026, and end May 28, 2027, according to Nov. 10 meeting documents. KISD leaders proposed three calendar options for employees, parents and students in sixth through 11th grades to vote on from Oct. 21-27 before trustees considered the calendars. Of 6,990 participants, 73.1% of respondents selected Option A. Surveys were available in English, Spanish and Vietnamese, according to meeting documents.
Lone Star College adds new courtroom Lone Star College-University Park recently celebrated the official ribbon-cutting of its on-campus courtroom Nov. 6, the college announced in a news release. The gist Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences officials said it was a “major milestone for the college’s paralegal studies and criminal justice programs.” “This new courtroom is more than a facil- ity; it’s a hands-on learning environment that prepares students to step confidently into professional legal settings,” LSC-Univer- sity Park President Matthew Dempsey said. The facility makes LSC-University Park the second campus in the Lone Star College System to offer American Bar Associa- tion-approved paralegal studies degree.
First day of school on the second Wednesday in August Five-day fall break in October Five-day Thanksgiving in November 12-day winter breaks for students and 10-day winter breaks for teachers in late December- early January Five-day mid-winter breaks for students Five-day spring breaks in March Last day of school May 28 Commonalities between the new and current calendars include:
SOURCE: KLEIN ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
The details Two other calendar options were created for survey participants to consider, with 12.4% of respondents favoring Option B and 14.4% of respondents favoring Option C, according to meet- ing documents. The biggest differences included scheduling spring break on the second week of March and rearranging staff work days.
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