The district announced the addition of 17, 2-hour early release days during the Oct. 22, 2020, Board of Trustees meeting. The action is the result of multiple listening sessions with teachers and staff who shared concerns about workload and burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on their immediate request for time, the district took this action to start Nov. 11.

Leander ISD is building our school year calendars for the next school years during a multi-month process for collecting community feedback and submitting a recommendation to the Board of Trustees.

The Thoughtexchange identified a few areas for high agreement and brought to the forefront issues impacting working parents, including early release days, changes to the academic calendar during the year, and placement of the early release and professional development days.

Overview Leander ISD hosted four virtual listening sessions with parents, guardians, teachers, and staff on Dec. 8 and 9. The...