Denton ISD draft calendar would start 2027-28 classes Aug. 12 and end them May 26

Students in Denton ISD would start the 2027-28 school year on Aug. 12, 2027, a Thursday, and finish on May 26, 2028, a Friday, under a draft calendar the district's trustees will discuss Tuesday, Nov. 10.

The draft has 175 student days, the number the district says it needs to qualify for state Additional Days School Year funding, which helps pay for summer learning. Teachers and staff would work 187 days, reporting back Aug. 3.

Breaks and half days

The presentation lists the district's goals for any calendar: a full week off at Thanksgiving, two weeks for winter break, a fall semester that ends before winter break and a spring semester that wraps up before Memorial Day.

Other dates in the draft:

• Half days: Dec. 16 and 17, and May 25 and 26.
• Built-in weather makeup days: March 10 and April 17.
• Exchange day: Feb. 18.
• Staff learning days without students: Aug. 9, Sept. 27, Oct. 8, Jan. 3 and March 20.
• Graduations: May 25 and 26.

Staff also asked for monthly holidays for students and employees, few half days and enough planning time, according to the presentation.

How the draft was built

The district says the calendar was shaped by its Educational Improvement Committee, the superintendent's cabinet, the Denton Council of PTAs, a teacher communications committee and staff at every campus, along with a ThoughtExchange survey.

Families can still weigh in through a feedback link included in the presentation, tejoin.com/scroll/143054590. The workshop item does not list a date for a final vote.

Denton ISD serves several neighborhoods near Little Elm, and the town provides school resource officers for district campuses inside its limits. Trustees convene at 6 p.m. in Denton, at 1307 N. Locust St.

Sources

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