Dallas ISD Board Extends School Year In Approved Upcoming Calendars

CBS Dallas/Fort Worth

January 29, 2021

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The Dallas Independent School District (DISD) Board of Trustees has approved three calendars for the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years — two of them are aimed at helping combat what’s being called the ‘COVID slide’.

In addition to the base calendar, the DISD board also approved a School Day Redesign calendar and an Intersession calendar. Both calendars would extend the school year from the beginning of August to the End of June, but how they handle the time is different.

For the School Day Redesign, all students would get more education time. Teachers and staff would be able to have more flexibility with what each school day looks like.

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