Proposed Academic Calendars

2014-2015and

2015-2016

December 16, 2013

Academic Calendar• NISD District Education Improvement

Council – Development and Recommendation

• 2-year cycle to coincide with the end of a regular Legislative session

• In compliance with the Texas Education Code 25.0811– Public Schools cannot begin instruction prior to the fourth

Monday in August– Districts cannot request a waiver for the first day of instruction

●Sought input- Presented to the PTA council- Online survey for students, staff, parents and community

• 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– 177 Instructional days - The state requires students to attend

180 days of instruction. However, districts can request a waiver for 5 instructional days to be used for staff development. Currently, Northwest ISD has a waiver for 3 instructional days.

– 189 Staff days– 12 Staff Development days– Balance fall and spring semester as much as possible– Compatibility with surrounding school districts

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• Survey Results Response TotalResponse

Percent

• Students in grades PreK-5 35 4%• Students in grades 6 – 12 79 9%• Parent of student in PreK-5 381 41%• Parent of student in 6 – 12 335 36%• Community member w/o children in district 11 1%• NISD teacher of PreK-5 170 18%• NISD teacher of grades 6 – 12 104 11%• NISD non-teaching staff 119 13%• Total Respondents 925 (6 respondents skipped this question)

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• 2014 – 2015 Response Total _____Response

Percent

Option 1 637 69%Option 2 288 31%Total Responses 925

(6 respondents skipped this question)

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• 2015-2016 Response Total__ Response

Percent

Option 1 629 69%Option 2 282 31%Total Responses 910

(21 skipped this question)

Proposed Academic Calendars

2014-2015and

2015-2016

December 16, 2013