Bay Area Edition | January 2026

Education

CCISD OKs 2026-27 academic calendar

CCISD invests $16.6M in school repairs Clear Creek ISD’s 2023 bond is funding $16.6 million worth of facility upgrades at Brookwood, Ferguson, Hyde, North Pointe, Wedgewood and Ward Elementary schools. The board of trustees approved the projects at its Dec. 16 meeting. What to expect Construction at Brookwood, Ferguson, Wedgewood and Ward for critical infrastruc- ture and priority repairs will begin immedi- ately, while projects at Hyde, North Pointe and roof repairs at select schools will begin at the start of summer break, according to district documents.

CCISD’s survey results for the 2026-27 academic calendar Available from Oct. 22 to Nov. 30, the survey received just over 6,650 responses

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Clear Creek ISD students will start school on Aug. 11 and 12 after the board of trustees approved the 2026-27 academic calendar at its Dec. 16 meeting. The overview Two calendar drafts were shared with the Dis- trict Educational Improvement Committee, CCISD staff and the community for feedback. According to survey results, the first draft received 56% support. The details Most students will start on Aug. 12, but tran- sition students in Pre-K, kindergarten, sixth and ninth grades will begin on Aug. 11, according to district documents. New specialized student programs coming to Clear Creek ISD in 2026 A re-envisioned science magnet program at Seabrook and Brookside Intermediate schools, as well as new learning specialties for Clear Creek, Victory Lakes and Clear Lake Intermediate schools, are underway at Clear Creek ISD. The new specializations are slated to roll out through the 2026-27 school year, officials said at CCISD’s board of trustees’ Dec. 8 workshop.

1,346 2,375 Draft 1: 3,721 total responses 1,935 Draft 2: 2,933 total responses 998

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According to district documents, some sched- uled breaks for CCISD include the following dates: • Fall break: Oct. 9-12 • Thanksgiving break: Nov. 23-27

• Winter break: Dec. 21-Jan. 1 • Spring break: March 8-12

Changes in the science magnet program will include:

Clear Creek Intermediate Visual and performing arts, partnering with The Museum of Fine Arts Victory Lakes Intermediate Medical science, partnering with local hospitals Aviation and museum studies, partnering with The Lone Star Flight Museum Clear Lake Intermediate

• An option to take up to nine science magnet quarterly Quest Courses per semester before leaving intermediate schools • More student-driven choice and personalized science pathways • Expanded science showcases pathways in the scientific research course

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What else? CCISD is also expanding its space, technology, robotics, engineering, arts and medicine, or STREAM, initiative to Clear Creek, Victory Lakes and Clear Lake Intermediate schools.

What you need to know The idea to re-envision the science magnet program at Seabrook and Brookside Intermediate schools stems from an effort to expand opportuni- ties for students, officials said.

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