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McAllen ISD committee presents three draft 2025–26 calendars; trustees debate District of Innovation route
Summary
District staff presented three draft 2025–26 school calendars and outlined the committee process; trustees debated whether to pursue a District of Innovation (DOI) designation to allow an earlier start date and alignment with federal holidays.
McAllen ISD staff reported to the board Jan. 17 on work by the calendar committee to produce three draft options for the 2025–26 instructional calendar and described the stakeholder survey and voting timeline.
Patricia Peña, director of professional development and literacy, told trustees the committee gathered stakeholder feedback via surveys and lead-assembly meetings beginning in November, produced three calendar drafts and planned stakeholder voting for late January with board approval expected Feb. 25. The committee’s goals included earlier start dates to maximize student learning time, more teacher planning days and access to Additional Day School Year/ATSI funding…
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