Education
BY SAM SCHAFFER
Leander ISD approves 2025-26 calendar The Leander ISD board of trustees approved the academic calendar for the 2025-26 school year Feb. 13. School will start on Aug. 13, according to a draft of the calendar, and students and staff will see a number of holidays and breaks in the year. What they’re saying Possible losses in funding due to low attendance was a prevalent concern brought up during the board’s discussion of the calendar. “We’re a state that’s funded based on atten- dance,” said Sade Fashokun, secretary of the board and trustee for place 5. “We’ve seen whenever we have a holiday, we tend to have a high rate of absenteeism that day or the day before.” Board President Gloria Gonzales-Dholakia said a 1% decrease in attendance equates to a roughly $3 million loss in funding for the district.
2025
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Sept. 1: student/staff holiday Sept. 22: staff development day; student holiday Oct. 16-17: student/staff holiday Oct. 20: staff development day; student holiday Nov. 3-4: staff development days; student holidays Nov. 24-28: fall break Dec. 22-Jan. 2: winter break
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Frontier Direct Care opens for LISD staff Primary care clinic Frontier Direct Care opened to Leander ISD staff members at 11840 Hero Way West in late January. While the company’s clinics are typically open to the public, the new location exclu- sively serves LISD staff and dependents. The clinic is operated by a staff of 15-20 and allows access to same- or next-day appoint- ments, company representative Casey Clay said.
2026
Jan. 5: staff development day; student holiday Jan. 19: student/staff holiday Feb. 12-13: student/staff holiday Feb. 16: staff development day; student holiday March 16-20: spring break March 23: staff development day; student holiday April 3: student/staff holiday April 6: staff development day; student holiday May 25: student/staff holiday May 29: last day of school
SOURCE: LEANDER ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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