Education
BY ADAM DOE & PATRICIA ORTIZ
Lewisville ISD adjusts school day, start times Lewisville ISD will swap the start times for high school and middle school and extend the school day by 10 minutes for all grade levels starting with the 2026-27 school year, following approval at a Jan. 12 board meeting. The board approved the time change by a 5-2 vote, with trustees Allison Lassahn and Sheila Taylor opposed, and the 10-minute extension unanimously.
AISD approves hybrid, virtual programs Argyle ISD’s board of trustees unanimously approved a new hybrid and virtual learning program, which would start in the 2026-27 school year, at its Jan. 20 meeting. The new program became an option for public schools after the Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 569, which allows school districts to receive full funding for students learning remotely, per district documents. The gist AISD is bringing hybrid and virtual learning options for its students in an effort to com- pete with homeschooling, officials said. “People want choice, and public school needs to be more creative in how they compete,” trustee Josh Westrom said. Westrom added the programs could miti- gate future overcrowding at some schools.
The impact In the 2025-26 school year, high school classes start before middle school. For 2026-27, middle school classes will start before high school. Class for every grade level will start five minutes earlier and end five minutes later than the current school year, making the school day 10 minutes longer. District officials lengthened the school day to bank additional minutes for bad weather days and to give staff more time for work and profes- sional development and planning. The new start times and extended school day will take effect for the 2026-27 school year, which begins Aug. 12.
Middle school will start before high school in Lewisville ISD starting with the 2026-27 school year.
Grade Level
Start time
End time
Elementary
7:40 a.m.
3:05 p.m.
Middle
8:15 a.m.
3:40 p.m.
High
8:50 a.m.
4:15 p.m.
SOURCE: LEWISVILLE ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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Tien Tran, 11th Grade student at Lewisville High School “Growing up in Lewisville, and in LISD has offered me countless opportunities to grow and learn, and that has truly shaped me to who I am today,” said Tran. “I’m in the Texas All-State Band, Assistant Drum Major of the LHS Marching Band and a member of the Lewisville Youth Action Council. My parents and my brother inspire and support me every day, and I try and live by the quote, ‘To have a village, you have to be a villager.’.”
My Geography teacher, Mr. Patison, has made a difference in my life by creating a learning environment where I was comfortable sharing my thoughts freely and in turn, feeling heard.
Future aspirations: Attend the University of Texas, and major in Political Science
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