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Board approves 2025–26 school calendar that ends before Memorial Day; district outlines Friday professional learning plan
Summary
The Liberty Hill ISD board adopted a 2025–26 calendar that ends the student year before Memorial Day and designates Friday mornings for professional learning while preserving afternoon planning time for teachers.
The Liberty Hill ISD board on Wednesday adopted a 2025–26 school calendar that moves to a student-year end before Memorial Day and formalizes a Friday schedule for staff development.
District staff presented two calendar options during a budget-related workshop and recommended the calendar that reduces student instructional days slightly (to 157) while adding minutes to the school day so total instructional minutes meet state requirements. The board approved the staff-recommended calendar.
Why it matters: The adopted calendar shifts instructional time rather than simply shortening or lengthening the year. Staff said the change allows the district to provide district-wide professional learning on selected Friday mornings and preserve afternoon blocks for teacher planning and grade work. District leaders said the Friday model is…
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