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Leander ISD seeks waiver to use up to 2,100 staff‑development minutes; 2026–27 calendar reviewed
Summary
Administration asked the board to approve a Staff Development Minutes Waiver under Texas Education Code §25.081 to permit up to 2,100 minutes of staff development in place of student instructional minutes and reviewed the district’s 2026–27 approved calendar (first day Aug. 12, professional learning dates, holidays, and teacher days).
District administrators asked the board to approve filing a Staff Development Minutes Waiver under Texas Education Code §25.081 to permit up to 2,100 minutes of staff professional development in the 2026–27 school year in place of student instructional minutes. Brenda Cruz, Assistant Superintendent of Empowered Learning, and April Chauvette, Director of Professional Learning, presented the waiver language and described allowable local scheduling options (early release, late start, full staff development days, or combinations) as long as waiver minutes do not exceed 2,100 total.
The agenda packet included the 2026–27 approved district calendar showing teacher professional learning dates (Aug. 3–11 for teacher professional learning; Aug. 12 first day of school), specific professional learning days (Sept. 21, Jan. 4, Feb. 12, March 29, April 26), typical holiday breaks and 187 teacher days totaling 75,600 minutes. Administration’s recommendation asked trustees to approve the waiver and the calendar structure; the packet included a sample motion for board consideration but does not record an outcome.
