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Ysleta ISD approves 2026–27 instructional calendar; proposal to add Super Bowl Monday fails
Summary
After public comment and extended debate, trustees approved the district’s 2026–27 instructional calendar presented by staff; an amendment to make the Monday after the Super Bowl a non‑instructional day failed 2–3, while the district retained the Monday after Easter as a holiday.
The Ysleta ISD Board of Trustees voted Jan. 14 to adopt the district’s 2026–27 instructional calendar as presented by staff, after extended public comment and trustee debate.
Trustee Chris Hernandez proposed an amendment to designate the Monday after the Super Bowl (President’s Day holiday week for 2026) as a non‑instructional day, citing attendance data and substitute costs that he said make the day routinely low in attendance and expensive for the district. He argued that shifting a teacher work day from Thursday to Wednesday and a modest…
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