Education
BY HALEY VELASCO
CCISD to vote on open enrollment program Clear Creek ISD’s board opted in December to postpone a vote that could loosen its open enroll- ment policy to allow more families to apply. The new vote will take place in February. What’s happening? The district is considering broadening its open enrollment policy to allow any family interested in attending CCISD to apply, with acceptance depending on superintendent approval. The super- intendent would consider the student’s academic, attendance and disciplinary history, o cials said. Currently, the policy requires guardians of students to live within 10 miles of the district’s boundaries and be a peace o cer, military member or federal employee, documents show. Students who are children of CCISD employees or who have grandparents within the district are eligible as well. The potential change would remove this criteria.
2025 26 academic calendar approved Most Clear Creek ISD students will start school Aug. 13 after the board of trustees approved the 2025-26 academic calendar at its Dec. 16 meeting. What you need to know Students in pre-K, kindergarten, sixth and ninth grade will begin school on Aug. 12, according to district documents. The new calendar also features a fall break for everyone in the district, o cials said. Notable dates include: • First day of school: Aug. 12-13 • Fall break: Oct. 10-13 • Thanksgiving break: Nov. 24-28 • Winter break: Dec. 22-Jan. 2
“Doing nothing is not really a realistic option here. ... Every year that we wait, we are starting farther and farther behind to come up with a solution. ... Declining enrollment is going to become a self-ful lling prophecy if we don’t stop it.” For
SCOTT BOWEN, CCISD TRUSTEE
“I think we can do better. We need to really have that answer as to why before we just Against
pass a policy, put it all on the superintendent’s shoulders and her sta to gure it out.” JONATHAN COTTRELL, CCISD TRUSTEE
• Spring break: March 9-13 • Last day of school: May 21
CCISD OKs $4.55M for facility, construction projects
Breaking down CCISD's project costs
no longer reliable without continual repair with costly replacement parts,” district documents note. The central plant replacement request stems from the age of equipment and a need for constant repairs, CCISD’s Facility Services Director Alex Aragon said at the meeting. The video board will be completed by April, while the central plant replacements will be completed by July, district documents noted.
Clear Creek ISD o cials will replace the video board at Challenger Columbia Stadium and central plants for heating and cooling at Clear Creek High School after the board of trustees approved the projects at its Dec. 14 meeting. The overview The current video board at Challenger Columbia Stadium is “nearing the end of its lifecycle and is
Challenger Columbia Stadium's video board
26.37%
replacement: $1,200,000
$4.55M Total
Clear Creek High School central plant replacements: $3,358,000
73.8%
SOURCE: CLEAR CREEK ISD COMMUNITY IMPACT
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