Both calendars had a slight adjustment with the Professional Development Day and Bad Weather Day in February. The Board of Trustees approved the adjusted calendars on February 26, 2024.
The CISD Board of Trustees approved the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 academic calendars at their Jan. 22 meeting. The approved 2024-2025 calendar aligns with Option A shared with the CISD community in December and is similar to the district’s calendar for the past few years. The approved calendar has the 187 required workdays for teachers and exceeds the 75,600 minutes required by the state of Texas for student instruction.
The approved 2024-2025 CISD calendar has the following:
The First Day of School: Wednesday, August 14
No Early Release Days
Professional Development Day: Friday, October 11 (No School for Students)
District Holiday: Monday, October 14
No School on Election Day: November 5 (Staff Professional Development Day/Student Holiday)
Several CISD schools are mandated by Dallas County to serve as polling stations on Election Day.
Thanksgiving Break: November 25-29
Staff Workday/Student Holiday: Friday, December 20
Winter Break: December 23-January 6
Staff Workday/Student Holiday: Monday, January 6
First Day of School for Students for the Second Semester: Tuesday, January 7
District Holiday: January 20
Staff Professional Development Day/Student Holiday: Friday, February 14
Bad Weather Day: Monday, February 17
Spring Break: March 17-21
Aligns with Dallas County College for Dual Credit high school students.
Flex Professional Development Day/Student Holiday: Friday, April 18
Bad Weather Day: Monday, April 21
Last Day of School: Thursday, May 22
Staff Workday/CHS and New Tech Graduation: Friday, May 23
83 Days in the First Semester
88 Days in the Second Semester
The 2025-2026 approved calendar is similar to the 2024-2025 calendar. For copies of the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 approved calendars, visit www.coppellisd.com/calendars.