AUSTIN, Texas — Austin ISD (AISD) officials are considering making a tweak to its spring semester schedule, which could mean occasional shorter days.
In a newsletter sent out to AISD families on Thursday, the district gave options for early-release Fridays, citing challenges teachers are facing and in an effort to provide additional support.
“Our teachers have had a hard year and we’re working on ways we can provide additional support during this challenging time,” the newsletter reads.
The district presented three options in a survey to the families and gathered feedback through Sunday, Jan. 23:
- Three-hour early releases: For this option, schools would have one early release per month and two in May, starting in February. There would be a total of five, three-hour early-release Fridays in the semester.
- Two-hour early releases: For this option, schools would have nine, two-hour release days throughout the semester, starting in February.
- No early releases: Keep the schedule the way it is and make no changes.
AISD also said the early-release days would not result in adding more school days to the calendar. The district said it has enough minutes of instruction to meet the State of Texas' requirements.
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