BY MICHAEL CROUCHLEY & CONNOR PITTMAN
City working toward event center hotel Plano staff shared an update with council regarding development surrounding the Plano Event Center during a briefing session Nov. 7. Parks and Recreation Director Ron Smith said the city is getting closer to selecting a contractor that could complete required infrastructure work to allow for the future development of a hotel and parking struc- ture near the event center. What you need to know Smith said the construction of street connections to East Spring Creek Parkway and a new sewer line connection need to be constructed before a hotel project can begin. He added that the lack of nearby lodging has had an adverse impact on the revenue for the center.
Mark your calendar
First day of school
Winter break
Aug. 13
Dec. 23-Jan. 3
Here are the dates of note on Plano ISD’s newly approved 2024-25 schedule.
Fall break
Spring break
Oct. 14-18
March 17-21
Last day of school
Thanksgiving break
May 23
Nov. 25-29
SOURCE: PLANO ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
Plano ISD approves academic calendar
The calendar also added five minutes of instruc- tional time per day to all grade levels besides high school and senior high school, which will see their start and end times moved back five minutes due to transportation, PISD Chief Communications Officer Lesley Range-Stanton said. What else The first semester will be 82 days long, and the second will be 89. The second semester is gen- erally longer due to testing, Range-Stanton said. She also added that PISD’s 171 instructional days is comparable to McKinney and Frisco ISDs.
The Plano ISD board of trustees approved the district’s calendar for the 2024-25 school year during its Nov. 28 board meeting. What you need to know The calendar sets the first day of school for Aug. 13, 2024, and the last day for May 23, 2025.
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