Calendars

July 2026 

• July 3: Holiday (Schools/Offices Closed)
• July 23: Servant Leader Summit for Athletes, 8 a.m., Northside Sports Gym
• July 24: Northside Coaches Academy, 8 a.m., NAC/Hardin Complex
• July 24: Athletics Hall of Honor, 6 p.m. at Northside Sports Gym (tickets required)
• July 27: New Teacher Academy, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Brandeis HS
• July 27: Summer Graduation, 6:30 p.m. at Paul Taylor Field House
• July 28: Regular Board Meeting, 6 p.m. at CO Board Room

August 2026 
National Immunization Awareness Month

• Aug. 2: National Friendship Day
• Aug. 4 & 5: Convocations, 8:15 a.m., 10:45 a.m., 1:30 p.m. at Northside Sports Gym
• Aug. 10: First Day of School

September 2026 
Attendance Awareness Month, Sora September (eBook Month), National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, Sept. 15–Oct. 15 National Hispanic Heritage Month

• Sept. 6: National Read a Book Day
• Sept. 7: Student/Staff Holiday
• Sept. 11: Patriot Day
• Sept. 12: NISD Esports Kickoff, 9 a.m.-noon, NAC
• Sept. 13-19: National Arts in Education Week
• Sept. 13: National Grandparents Day
• Sept. 14: Pillar Reception, 6-8 p.m., Cavendar Land Rover
• Sept. 15: National Dot Day
• Sept. 15: National IT Professional Day
• Sept. 16: National School Backpack Awareness Day
• Sept. 17: Constitution Day

October 2026 
National Principals Month, National Bullying Prevention Month, Crime Prevention Month, Learning Disabilities Month, Dyslexia Awareness Month, National Book Month, National CyberSecurity Month

• Oct. 2: National Custodial Appreciation Day
• Oct. 5: World Teachers’ Day
• Oct. 6: National Coaches Day
• Oct. 7: National Walk & Roll to School Day
• Oct. 9 & 12: Student/Staff Holidays
• Oct. 12-16: National School Lunch Week
• Oct. 12-18: Texas Free College Application Week
• Oct. 13: Student Holiday/Teacher Planning Day
• Oct. 16: National Boss’s Day
• Oct. 17: World Esports Day
• Oct. 18-24: America’s Safe Schools Week
• Oct. 19-23: Digital Citizenship Week
• Oct. 19-23: National School Bus Safety Week
• Oct. 23-31: Red Ribbon Week
• Oct. 24: Make a Difference Day

November 2026 
Generation Texas (GenTX) College Application and Financial Aid Awareness Month

• Nov. 1: Daylight Saving Time Ends
• Nov. 3: Student Holiday/Staff Development
• Nov 3: Election Day
• Nov. 3-7: National School Psychology Week
• Nov. 5: Clinical Teacher Celebration, 4:30-6:30 p.m., NAC
•  Nov. 8: National STEM/STEAM Day
• Nov. 11: Veterans Day
• Nov. 12: National Community Education Day
• Nov. 13: World Kindness Day
• Nov. 14: Esports Fall Qualifiers, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., NAC
• Nov. 16-20: American Education Week
• Nov. 17-21: Texas Character Education Week
• Nov. 18: Education Support Professionals Day
• Nov. 18: NEF Gala, doors open 5:30 p.m., program at 7 p.m., Boeing Center
• Nov. 20: Substitute Educators Professionals Day
• Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving Break (Schools/Offices Closed)

December 2026 

• Dec. 1-5: Inclusive Schools Week
• Dec. 2: National Special Education Day
• Dec. 5: International Volunteer Day
• Dec. 7-13: Computer Science Education Week
• Dec. 8:  25th Anniversary Celebration, 6 pm, Lewis ES
• Dec. 9: NEF Donor Appreciation Night, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Dominion CC
• Dec. 12: Esports Fall Championship, 8 a.m. to noon, NAC
• Dec. 21–Jan. 1: Winter Break Student/Staff Holiday

January 2027 
School Board Recognition Month, National & Statewide Mentoring Month

• Jan. 4: Student Holiday/Teacher Planning Day
• Jan. 9: National Law Enforcement Day
• Jan. 18: Student/Staff Holiday
• Jan. 18-22: No Name-Calling Week
• Jan. 27: International Holocaust Remembrance Day

February 2027 
African American History Month, Career & Technical Education Month

• Feb. 2-6: National School Counseling Week
• Feb. 3: NEF Clay Shoot & Cornhole, 10 a.m., Nat'l Shooting Complex
• Feb. 4: NISD PTA Founders Day, 6 to 8 pm, Taft HS
• Feb. 6: FIRST LEGO League Challenge Robotics (MS Teams Qualifier Event), 9 am, Location TBD
• Feb. 8-14: National FBLA Week
• Feb. 9-13: National FCCLA Week
• Feb. 12 & 15: Student/Staff Holiday
• Feb. 15-21: Random Acts of Kindness Week
• Feb. 15: School Resource Officer Appreciation Day
• Feb 16: Student Holiday/Staff Development Day
• Feb. 21-28: National FFA Week
• Feb. 21-27: National Engineering Week
• Feb. 22-26: NISD Special Olympics, Gus Stadium
• Feb. 27: FIRST LEGO League Challenge Robotics (ES Teams Qualifier Event), 9 am, Paul Taylor Field House
• Feb. 23-27: National Public School Week
• Feb. 26: NISD Rodeo Day
• Feb. 27: Library Palooza, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Brandeis HS

March 2027 
Texas History Month, Music in Our Schools Month, Youth Art Month, Social Worker Month, National Nutrition Month

• March 1-5: Read Across America Week
• March 1-5: National School Breakfast Week/School Nutrition Employees Week
• March 2: National Read Across America Day
• March 2: Texas Independence Day
• March 3: CLASS Conference, 8 a.m. & 1 p.m. at NAC
• March 4: Maintenance Worker Appreciation Day
• March 5: Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Day
• March 7-13: National School Social Worker Week
• March 8: International Women’s Day
• March 8-12: Spring Break (Schools/Offices Closed)
• March 14: Daylight Saving Time Begins
• March 15: Student Holiday/Teacher Planning Day
• March 20: FIRST LEGO League Challenge Robotics Championships, 9 am, at Location TBD
• March 20: STEAMfest, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., JSEA
• March 24: MS Battle of the Books, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., NAC
• March 24: Elementary Educators of the Year, 6:30 p.m. at Northside Sports Gym
• March 25: Secondary Educators of the Year, 6:30 p.m. at Northside Sports Gym
• March 26 & 29: Student/Staff Holiday

April 2027 
School Library Month, Military Child Month, Child Abuse Prevention Month, World Autism Month, National Occupational Therapy Month

• April 2: World Autism Awareness Day
• April 2: School Librarian Appreciation Day
• April 3: Solar Cars (30th Anniversary), Gus Stadium
• April 3: Esports Spring Qualifiers, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., NAC
• April 3-11: National Robotics Week
• April 5: School Librarian Appreciation Day
• April 5: NEF Golf Tournament, 9 a.m., Dominion CC
• April 5-9: National Assistant/Associate Principals & Academic Dean Week
• April 5-9: GT Awareness Week
• April 7: Paraprofessional Appreciation Day
• April 9: ES Battle of the Bluebonnets, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., NAC
• April 10: Solar Cars rain date
• April 11-17: National Library Week
• April 11-17: National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
• April 14: Partner of the Year Celebration, 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Northside Sports Gym
• April 15: Purple Up for Military Kids Day
• April 19-23: Public School Volunteer Week
• April 19-23: After-School Professionals Appreciation Week
• April 21: Administrative Professionals Day
• April 22: Earth Day
• April 23: Holiday (Schools/Offices Closed)
• April 27: School Bus Driver Appreciation Day
• April 29: NISD Clinical Teacher Celebration, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at NAC
• April 29: Great Book Giveaway, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Brennan and Holmes HS

May 2027 
Better Hearing and Speech Month, National Physical Fitness & Sports Month, Mental Health Awareness Month

• May 1: NEF 5K, 8 a.m., Northwest Vista College
• May 1: Esports Spring Championships, 8 a.m. to noon, NAC
• May 1: School Principals Day
• May 1-7: National Physical Education Week 
• May 7: School Lunch Hero Day
• May 3-7: National Teacher Appreciation Week
• May 3-9: National Children’s Book Week
• May 12: National School Nurse Day
• May 12: Employee Recognition & Retirement Celebration, 6:30 p.m. at Northside Sports Gym
• May 14: School Communicators Day 
• May 15: Storyfest, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., NAC
• May 18: National Speech Pathologist Day
• May 26: Last Day of School
• May 27: Teacher Work Day/Staff Development
• May 31: Holiday (Schools/Offices Closed)

June 2027 

• June 18: Holiday (Schools/Offices Closed)

July 2027 

• July 5: Holiday (Schools/Offices Closed)

Board Meetings

• May 26: Regular Board Meeting, 6 p.m., Central Office Board Room (5900 Evers Road)
• June 9: Called Board Meeting, 6 p.m., Central Office Board Room (5900 Evers Road)
• June 23: Regular Board Meeting, 6 p.m., Central Office Board Room (5900 Evers Road)
• July 28: Regular Board Meeting, 6 p.m., Central Office Board Room (5900 Evers Road)
• Aug. 11: Called Board Meeting, 6 p.m., Central Office Board Room (5900 Evers Road) - tentative
• Aug. 25: Regular Board Meeting, 6 p.m., Central Office Board Room (5900 Evers Road) - tentative