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Feedback from our community is important as CISD considers the Academic Calendar Options for the 2024-2025 School Year.  Please express your preference between Calendar Option A,  Calendar Option B or Calendar Option C by providing your feedback via the Coppell ISD 2024-2025 Calendar Options Feedback Survey, which is available at go.coppellisd.com/2024-2025CalendarSurvey between Dec. 14, 2023 and Jan. 5, 2024 at 4:30 p.m.  Learn more about the three options in the video above or by visiting www.coppellisd.com/calendaroptions.

All of the CISD 2024-2025 Calendar Options have the following:

  • The 187 required workdays for teachers

  • 76,095 minutes, which is 495 extra minutes than the State of Texas required 75,600 minutes

  • No Early Release Days

  • Fall Break: October 11-14

  • No school for students on Election Day: November 5

  • Thanksgiving Break: November 25 to November 29

  • Bad Weather Day: February 14

  • Staff Professional Development Day/Student Holiday: February 17

  • Spring Break: March 17-21 (to align with Dallas County College for Dual Credit high school students) 

  • Bad Weather Day: April 18

  • Staff Professional Development Day/Student Holiday: April 21 

  • Last Day of School: Thursday, May 22

  • CHS and New Tech Graduation: Friday, May 23

Calendar Option A is similar to the current CISD Calendar with the First Day of School on Wednesday, August 14 and Election Day on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 as a Professional Development Day/Student Holiday.

In Calendar Option A:

  • The First Day of School: Wednesday, August 14

  • No School on Election Day : November 5 (Professional Development/Staff Workday/Student Holiday)

  • Winter Break: December 20-January 6 (Winter Break starts on a Friday. Staff comes back on January 6, and Students Return on January 7)

  • 1st Semester: 83 Days

  • 2nd Semester: 88 Days

Calendar Option B has school starting on Tuesday, August 13 with Monday, November 4 as a Staff Professional Development Day/Student Holiday and Tuesday, November 5 as a Flex Day/Student Holiday.

In Calendar Option B:

  • The First Day of School: Tuesday, August 13

  • No School the Day Before and the Day of Election Day: November 4 (Professional Development/Student Holiday) and November 5 (Flex Day/Student Holiday/District Closed)

  • Winter Break: Dec. 23-January 6 (Winter Break starts on a Monday. Staff comes back on January 6, and Students Return on January 7.)

  • 1st Semester: 84 Days

  • Second Semester: 87 Days

Calendar Option C has school starting a week earlier on Thursday, August 8 with Monday, November 4 as a Staff Professional Development Day/Student Holiday and Tuesday, November 5 as a District Holiday.  It also has a longer Spring Break for students with a Staff Professional Development Day plus a Staff Workday the week before Spring Break and more even Fall and Spring Semesters. 

  • First Day of School: Thursday, August 8

  • No School the Day Before and the Day of Election Day: November 4 (Professional Development), November 5 (District Holiday)

  • Winter Break: Dec. 20-January 6 (Winter Break starts on a Friday. Staff comes back on January 6 and Students Return on January 7)

  • Professional Development/Staff Workdays in March Prior to Spring Break: March 13 (Professional Development/No School for Students) and March 14 (Staff Workday/No School for Students)

  • 1st Semester: 85 Days

  • Second Semester: 86 Days

To see the calendar options in detail, visit www.coppellisd.com/calendaroptions

Calendar feedback will be shared with the CISD Board of Trustees as they discuss and consider approval of the 2024-2025 CISD Calendar at the Jan. 22 Board Meeting.  CISD Trustees make the final decision on the approved calendar, which also will be replicated for the 2025-2026 academic year For questions or additional feedback, please email input@coppellisd.com.