32 Student Holiday/Staff Development Mon, August 21, 2023 – Fri, August 25, 2023 First Day of School Mon, August 28, 2023 National Hispanic Heritage Month Fri, September 1, 2023 – Sun, October 15, 2023 National Attendance Awareness Month Fri, September 1, 2023 – Sat, September 30, 2023 National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month Fri, September 1, 2023 – Sat, September 30, 2023 Sora September (eBook of Month) Fri, September 1, 2023 – Sat, September 30, 2023 Holiday Mon, September 4, 2023 Labor Day (Schools/Offices Closed) Mon, September 4, 2023 Schools and offices are closed for Labor Day. National Substitute Appreciation Week Mon, September 4, 2023 – Fri, September 8, 2023 Esports Fall Kickoff (NAC 8 am-noon) Sat, September 9, 2023 Kickoff event for esports, held at NAC from 8 am to noon. National Grandparents Day Sun, September 10, 2023 National Arts in Education Week Sun, September 10, 2023 – Sat, September 16, 2023 Patriot Day Mon, September 11, 2023 Official Appreciations Week @ Athletic Events Thu, September 14, 2023 – Sat, September 16, 2023 Appreciation events taking place at athletic events. Adult Education & Family Literacy Week Mon, September 18, 2023 – Sat, September 23, 2023 National IT Professional Day Tue, September 19, 2023 National Instructional Assistant Day Fri, September 29, 2023 NISD America’s Heroes Week Sat, September 30, 2023 – Fri, October 6, 2023 National Principals Month Sun, October 1, 2023 – Tue, October 31, 2023 National Bullying Prevention Month Sun, October 1, 2023 – Tue, October 31, 2023 Crime Prevention Month, Learning Disabilities Awareness Month Sun, October 1, 2023 – Tue, October 31, 2023 National Custodial Appreciation Day Mon, October 2, 2023 World Teacher Day Thu, October 5, 2023 NISD Declaration of Respect Signing Day Fri, October 6, 2023 Student Holiday/Work Day Mon, October 9, 2023 National School Lunch Week Mon, October 9, 2023 – Fri, October 13, 2023 Special Athlete Week @ Athletic Events Thu, October 12, 2023 – Sat, October 14, 2023 End of 1st Grading Period Fri, October 13, 2023 Start of 2nd Grading Period Mon, October 16, 2023 National Bosses Day Mon, October 16, 2023 National School Bus Safety Week Mon, October 16, 2023 – Fri, October 20, 2023 Digital Citizenship Week Mon, October 16, 2023 – Fri, October 20, 2023 Student Holiday/Teacher Choice Fri, October 20, 2023 Esports Fall Middle School Sat, October 21, 2023 Qualifying Event Red Ribbon Week Mon, October 23, 2023 – Tue, October 31, 2023 Generation Texas (GenTX) College Application and Financial Aid Awareness Month Wed, November 1, 2023 – Thu, November 30, 2023 Connally Middle School 25th Anniversary Thu, November 2, 2023 Jay Science & Engineering 2023 Academic Symposium Sat, November 4, 2023 Held at John Jay Cafeteria. Academic Research Symposium Sat, November 4, 2023 – Sun, November 5, 2023 Daylight Savings Time Ends Sun, November 5, 2023 Clocks set back 1 hour. Student Holiday/Staff Development Tue, November 7, 2023 National Holiday/Staff Development Tue, November 7, 2023 Staff Development Day. Student/STEAM Day Wed, November 8, 2023 Thanksgiving Break Thu, November 23, 2023 – Fri, November 24, 2023 STAAR End-of-Course December Admin Tue, December 5, 2023 English II Winter Break Mon, December 18, 2023 – Mon, January 1, 2024 Student Holiday/Work Day Tue, January 2, 2024 STAAR Stand-Alone Field Test Thu, February 8, 2024 English I & II, 3-8 RLA Student Holiday/Staff Dev. /Bad Weather Makeup Day Mon, February 19, 2024 End of 3rd Grading Period Fri, March 1, 2024 Start of 4th Grading Period Mon, March 4, 2024 Spring Break Mon, March 11, 2024 – Fri, March 15, 2024 STAAR End-of-Course Spring Admin Tue, April 9, 2024 English II STAAR 3-5 Spring Administration Tue, April 16, 2024 Grades 3-5 RLA STAAR 6-8 Spring Administration Wed, April 17, 2024 Grades 6-8 RLA Holiday Fri, April 26, 2024 Holiday Mon, May 27, 2024 Last Day of School Thu, June 6, 2024 Bad Weather Makeup Day Fri, June 7, 2024 STAAR End-of-Course Summer Admin Mon, June 24, 2024 Biology Holiday Thu, July 4, 2024 Teacher Work Day/Staff Dev Mon, August 12, 2024 Staff development day Teacher Work Day/Staff Dev Tue, August 13, 2024 Staff development day Teacher Work Day/Staff Dev Fri, August 16, 2024 Staff development day First Day of School Mon, August 19, 2024 Start of the academic year Holiday Mon, September 2, 2024 Holiday Student Holiday/Teacher Planning Day Mon, October 14, 2024 Teacher planning day Student Holiday/Staff Dev./Bad Weather Makeup Day Tue, November 5, 2024 Staff development day/Bad weather makeup day Thanksgiving Break Wed, November 27, 2024 – Fri, November 29, 2024 Thanksgiving holiday break Winter Break Mon, December 23, 2024 – Fri, January 3, 2025 Winter holiday break Student Holiday/Teacher Planning Day Mon, January 6, 2025 Teacher planning day Holiday Mon, January 20, 2025 Holiday Student Holiday/Staff Dev./Bad Weather Makeup Day Mon, February 17, 2025 Staff development day/Bad weather makeup day Spring Break Mon, March 10, 2025 – Fri, March 14, 2025 Spring holiday break Holiday Fri, April 18, 2025 Holiday Student Holiday/Teacher Planning Day Mon, April 21, 2025 Teacher planning day Student Holiday/Teacher Choice Work Day/Staff Dev Fri, May 2, 2025 Staff development day Last Day of School Thu, May 29, 2025 End of the academic year Student Holiday/Teacher Choice Work Day/Staff Dev Fri, May 30, 2025 Staff development day Holiday Thu, June 19, 2025 Holiday Independence Day Fri, July 4, 2025 U.S. Independence Day holiday Teacher Work Day/Staff Development Mon, August 4, 2025 – Fri, August 8, 2025 Period for teacher preparation and training First Day of School Mon, August 11, 2025 The start of the academic year Holiday Mon, September 1, 2025 Labor Day Holiday Grading Period Start/End Fri, October 10, 2025 End of First Grading Period Student Holiday/Teacher Planning Day Mon, October 13, 2025 Student holiday with teacher planning Teacher Work Day/Staff Development Tue, November 4, 2025 Teacher work/staff development day Student Holiday/Teacher Choice Mon, November 24, 2025 – Tue, November 25, 2025 Student holiday with teacher choice work Thanksgiving Break Wed, November 26, 2025 – Fri, November 28, 2025 Thanksgiving holiday Winter Break Mon, December 22, 2025 – Fri, January 2, 2026 Winter holiday break Teacher Work Day/Staff Development Mon, January 5, 2026 Teacher work/staff development day Grading Period Start/End Mon, January 19, 2026 End of Second Grading Period Student Holiday/Teacher Planning Day Mon, February 16, 2026 Student holiday with teacher planning Bad Weather Make-up Day Tue, February 17, 2026 Designated make-up day for bad weather Spring Break Mon, March 9, 2026 – Fri, March 13, 2026 Spring holiday break Student Holiday/Teacher Planning Day Mon, March 16, 2026 Student holiday with teacher planning Holiday Fri, April 3, 2026 Good Friday Holiday Holiday Mon, April 6, 2026 Easter Monday Holiday Grading Period Start/End Fri, April 24, 2026 End of Third Grading Period Last Day of School Thu, May 21, 2026 The end of the academic year Teacher Work Day/Staff Development Fri, May 22, 2026 Teacher work/staff development day Holiday Mon, May 25, 2026 Memorial Day Holiday Holiday Fri, June 19, 2026 Juneteenth Holiday Holiday Fri, July 3, 2026 Independence Day observed on July 3rd