Proposed Academic Calendar

2016-2017

January 28, 2016

2016-2017 Academic Calendar• NISD District Education Improvement

Council – Calendar Development and Recommendation

• In compliance with HB 2610 – amends TEC §25.081– Effective 2015-2016 school year– Removes the 180 day, seven hour requirement of instruction– Requires 75,600 minutes of instruction– Allows a district to add minutes as necessary to compensate

for minutes of instruction lost due to school closures caused by disaster, flood, extreme weather conditions, fuel curtailment, or another calamity

– Public Schools cannot begin instruction prior to the fourth Monday in August or end the school year prior to May 15

• Criteria used to develop calendar options– Educationally best for students– Current holidays– Professional development days– State and District Assessment dates– No student holiday prior to state assessment day– Minimum 75,600 minutes– 189 teacher contract days– 12 Staff Development days– Balance fall and spring semester as much as possible– Compatibility with surrounding school districts – Minimum 2 bad weather days

2016-2017 Academic Calendar

2016-2017 Academic Calendar2016 – 2017 Calendar Survey Response Total _____Response Percent

Option A 1120 71.3%Option B 371 23.6%Option A & B 3 .2%Skipped question 76 4.8%

Total Responses 1570

2016-2017 Academic Calendar

Survey Comments:•12.6% did not support a longer school day•7.5% or less of respondents replied to other category commentsConsiderations:•Educationally best for students•71% of Respondents supported ending 1st semester prior to Winter Break•Early release days

2016-2017 Academic Calendar

Option A – Revised•Less disruptive to the learning environment•More convenient for families•Helps meet the objective for staff development•Final Recommendation of DEIC

Proposed Academic Calendars

2016-2017

January 28, 2016