College Station ISD board adopts tight vote to set 2025–26 school calendar

The College Station Independent School District Board of Trustees voted 5-0 on Jan. 24 to adopt Calendar O0 for the 2025–26 school year, following a District Education Improvement Committee (DEIC) recommendation based on a stakeholder survey.

The DEIC recommendation, presented by Mr. Maynard, followed a survey that drew 1,943 parents, just over 400 teachers, 216 other district staff and a smaller number of students. Overall, 52.1% of respondents preferred Calendar O0 and 47.9% preferred the alternate (Calendar N N). "It is the recommendation of DEIC, that the board consider calendar O0 for the 2025–26 school year," Maynard said during the meeting.

Why it matters: the adopted Calendar O0 is structured to align major holidays and Texas A&M University scheduling, to help families and campus operations; it also reflects the district's required instructional minutes. Under Calendar O0 the district will provide 174 instructional days for students and 187 instructional staff workdays, with a breakdown of 84 instructional days in the fall and 90 in the spring. The calendar includes seven professional development days and two teacher workdays in the fall, and three professional development days and one teacher workday in the spring. The district also reported 93 contract days in the fall and 94 in the spring and listed roughly 16 fall holiday dates and 10 spring holiday dates as part of the academic schedule.

Board discussion and context: Maynard described the outreach and survey process: the survey was posted on the district website after the prior board meeting, promoted on social media and remained open through Jan. 3. He told trustees that parents were the largest respondent group and that respondents could identify multiple grade levels (which affects some subtotals). The survey also generated 397 open-ended comments. Board members noted the close margins and that grade-level preferences varied: high school respondents leaned toward one calendar while K–8 respondents leaned toward the other. Trustee discussion also flagged local scheduling impacts: Trustee [last name Horack referenced earlier in the meeting] and others reiterated that College Station ISD’s timing is influenced by the district’s proximity to Texas A&M and neighboring districts.

The motion to adopt Calendar O0 was made by Trustee Vann and seconded by Trustee Simmons; the board approved the calendar 5-0. The board noted a likely follow-up to confirm any single-day adjustments near the January 2026 date cited in the presentation.