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Braves Have Three Options for 2026-27 Calendar!

2026-27 Calendar Survey

It's time once again for our calendar poll!

If you're new to Brave Nation, then here's a quick explanation on how the school calendar development process goes.

  1. The calendar committee meets in September and creates multiple options for some of our student, staff, and parent stakeholder groups to consider.
     
  2. After collecting input from those groups across October and November, we narrow down those multiple options (four this year) to three finalists.
     
  3. We then ask all students 5th grade through 11th grade, all parents/guardians, and all staff to vote on the two final calendar options, and take that data to the Community ISD Board of Trustees in January.
     
  4. The Board will consider the data from all of our stakeholders and this survey, and then approve a calendar at the January 12, 2026 meeting that will be available for students, parents, and staff to download that evening. This final calendar will show only the schedule for students - we now create separate staff calendars for each of our different employee groups - teachers, child nutrition, district staff, etc.

Please take a moment to cast your vote for your favorite calendar. No one is allowed to vote more than once, and the surveys are broken out by students (5th-11th only), parents, and staff. Staff that are also parents of CISD students can vote in both groups. Votes can be cast until January 5, 2026.

You can click on the image of any of the three calendars to download a PDF version.

2026-27 Calendar - Finalists

Option 1 - Fall Break // Opción 1 - Vacaciones de otoño

Option 1 - Fall Break

Option #1 of our three finalist calendars has been nicknamed "Fall Break". Along with the normal Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Spring Break holidays, this calendar would add a week off in October 2026. Here's a few other notable things about this calendar:

  1. It has only one Friday half-day at the end of the year (May 28).
  2. Staff would work on the first Friday of each month.
  3. Teacher inservice would start July 27 and run Monday-Friday through July 31.
  4. Teachers would have a full day of work on May 28.
  5. May 28 for students would be an early release day.

Option 2 - Mid-Week Start // Opción 2 - inicio a mitad de semana

Option 2 - Midweek Start (PDF)

Option #2 of our three finalist calendars has been nicknamed "Mid-Week Start", as we would start the school year on Wednesday, August 5. Here's a few other notable things about this calendar:

  1. School would end Thursday, May 27 with a full day of school.
  2. Staff would work on the first Friday of each month.
  3. This is the only calendar with two "banked days", or days we would not have to make up if there is winter weather or another sort of emergency that shuts down multiple campuses.
  4. Staff would start in-service on Wednesday, July 29 and work through July 31, then return August 3 & 4 for more in-service.
  5. The first two days of school would revolve largely around establishing schedules, expectations, and good habits for students and staff. This would also let students and staff get used to bus routes.

Option 3 - Same as 2025-26 // Opción 3: igual que el 2025-26

Option 3 - Same as 2025-26 (PDF)

Option #3 of our three finalist calendars has been nicknamed "Same as 2025-26", as it is the same as this year's calendar except we would not attend school on the first Friday of the year (August 14). Here's a few other notable things about this calendar:

  1. It has only one Friday half-day at the end of the year (May 28).
  2. Staff would work on the first Friday of each month.
  3. Teacher inservice would start August 3 and run through August 7.
  4. Teachers would have a full day of work on May 28.
  5. May 28 for students would be an early release day.