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Lubbock ISD unveils three draft 2026–27 calendars after 2,767-family survey; trustees warned four-day week could hurt grant competitiveness

Lubbock Independent School District Board of Trustees · December 12, 2025
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Summary

A district subcommittee presented three calendar options (student minutes: 77,740; 77,280; 78,200) after a survey of 2,767 respondents; trustees noted trade-offs and that districts adopting a four-day week may be deprioritized for some state grants.

District staff presented three draft 2026–27 calendar options and the feedback process the district used to develop them.

Beth Berridge and Amy Ayers summarized the subcommittee’s work and survey results: 2,767 respondents (majority parents) ranked priorities such as goal days attached to long weekends and preferred holidays. Option A includes 77,740 student minutes and an Aug. 12 start; Option B lists 77,280 student minutes with an Aug. 19 start; Option C has 78,200 student minutes and includes Election Day (Nov. 3) as a holiday. All three options are designed to end before Memorial Day and include fall and spring breaks aligned with daylight saving time.

Trustees and staff discussed specific stakeholder requests (a holiday after Halloween, teacher workdays, and testing windows). Superintendent Roller cautioned that moving to a four-day school week is getting increased scrutiny: he told trustees that state grant reviewers are now moving districts with a four-day week to the end of consideration for certain competitive grants, which could reduce access to millions in state funding. "School districts who have moved to a four day work week are now panicking because they’re probably not going to get those grant dollars," he said.

The board will post the three calendar options and a Frequently Asked Questions page; the public survey will be open from Dec. 12 to Jan. 5, and administration expects to return with a recommended calendar for board consideration in January.

What happens next: Public input via the Qualtrics survey will be collected through Jan. 5; administration will compile feedback and present a recommended calendar at an upcoming meeting.