Garcia Middle School Calendar

Student Holiday/Staff Development

Mon, August 21, 2023 – Fri, August 25, 2023

First Day of School

Mon, August 28, 2023

National Hispanic Heritage Month

Fri, September 1, 2023 – Sun, October 15, 2023

National Attendance Awareness Month

Fri, September 1, 2023 – Sat, September 30, 2023

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

Fri, September 1, 2023 – Sat, September 30, 2023

Sora September (eBook of Month)

Fri, September 1, 2023 – Sat, September 30, 2023

Holiday

Mon, September 4, 2023

Labor Day (Schools/Offices Closed)

Mon, September 4, 2023

Schools and offices are closed for Labor Day.

National Substitute Appreciation Week

Mon, September 4, 2023 – Fri, September 8, 2023

Esports Fall Kickoff (NAC 8 am-noon)

Sat, September 9, 2023

Kickoff event for esports, held at NAC from 8 am to noon.

National Grandparents Day

Sun, September 10, 2023

National Arts in Education Week

Sun, September 10, 2023 – Sat, September 16, 2023

Patriot Day

Mon, September 11, 2023

Official Appreciations Week @ Athletic Events

Thu, September 14, 2023 – Sat, September 16, 2023

Appreciation events taking place at athletic events.

Adult Education & Family Literacy Week

Mon, September 18, 2023 – Sat, September 23, 2023

National IT Professional Day

Tue, September 19, 2023

National Instructional Assistant Day

Fri, September 29, 2023

NISD America’s Heroes Week

Sat, September 30, 2023 – Fri, October 6, 2023

National Principals Month

Sun, October 1, 2023 – Tue, October 31, 2023

National Bullying Prevention Month

Sun, October 1, 2023 – Tue, October 31, 2023

Crime Prevention Month, Learning Disabilities Awareness Month

Sun, October 1, 2023 – Tue, October 31, 2023

National Custodial Appreciation Day

Mon, October 2, 2023

World Teacher Day

Thu, October 5, 2023

NISD Declaration of Respect Signing Day

Fri, October 6, 2023

Student Holiday/Work Day

Mon, October 9, 2023

National School Lunch Week

Mon, October 9, 2023 – Fri, October 13, 2023

Special Athlete Week @ Athletic Events

Thu, October 12, 2023 – Sat, October 14, 2023

End of 1st Grading Period

Fri, October 13, 2023

Start of 2nd Grading Period

Mon, October 16, 2023

National Bosses Day

Mon, October 16, 2023

National School Bus Safety Week

Mon, October 16, 2023 – Fri, October 20, 2023

Digital Citizenship Week

Mon, October 16, 2023 – Fri, October 20, 2023

Student Holiday/Teacher Choice

Fri, October 20, 2023

Esports Fall Middle School

Sat, October 21, 2023

Qualifying Event

Red Ribbon Week

Mon, October 23, 2023 – Tue, October 31, 2023

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

Wed, November 1, 2023 – Thu, November 30, 2023

Connally Middle School 25th Anniversary

Thu, November 2, 2023

Jay Science & Engineering 2023 Academic Symposium

Sat, November 4, 2023

Held at John Jay Cafeteria.

Academic Research Symposium

Sat, November 4, 2023 – Sun, November 5, 2023

Daylight Savings Time Ends

Sun, November 5, 2023

Clocks set back 1 hour.

Student Holiday/Staff Development

Tue, November 7, 2023

National Holiday/Staff Development

Tue, November 7, 2023

Staff Development Day.

Student/STEAM Day

Wed, November 8, 2023

Thanksgiving Break

Thu, November 23, 2023 – Fri, November 24, 2023

STAAR End-of-Course December Admin

Tue, December 5, 2023

English II

Winter Break

Mon, December 18, 2023 – Mon, January 1, 2024

Student Holiday/Work Day

Tue, January 2, 2024

STAAR Stand-Alone Field Test

Thu, February 8, 2024

English I & II, 3-8 RLA

Student Holiday/Staff Dev. /Bad Weather Makeup Day

Mon, February 19, 2024

End of 3rd Grading Period

Fri, March 1, 2024

Start of 4th Grading Period

Mon, March 4, 2024

Spring Break

Mon, March 11, 2024 – Fri, March 15, 2024

STAAR End-of-Course Spring Admin

Tue, April 9, 2024

English II

STAAR 3-5 Spring Administration

Tue, April 16, 2024

Grades 3-5 RLA

STAAR 6-8 Spring Administration

Wed, April 17, 2024

Grades 6-8 RLA

Holiday

Fri, April 26, 2024

Holiday

Mon, May 27, 2024

Last Day of School

Thu, June 6, 2024

Bad Weather Makeup Day

Fri, June 7, 2024

STAAR End-of-Course Summer Admin

Mon, June 24, 2024

Biology

Holiday

Thu, July 4, 2024

Teacher Work Day/Staff Dev

Mon, August 12, 2024

Staff development day

Teacher Work Day/Staff Dev

Tue, August 13, 2024

Staff development day

Teacher Work Day/Staff Dev

Fri, August 16, 2024

Staff development day

First Day of School

Mon, August 19, 2024

Start of the academic year

Holiday

Mon, September 2, 2024

Holiday

Student Holiday/Teacher Planning Day

Mon, October 14, 2024

Teacher planning day

Student Holiday/Staff Dev./Bad Weather Makeup Day

Tue, November 5, 2024

Staff development day/Bad weather makeup day

Thanksgiving Break

Wed, November 27, 2024 – Fri, November 29, 2024

Thanksgiving holiday break

Winter Break

Mon, December 23, 2024 – Fri, January 3, 2025

Winter holiday break

Student Holiday/Teacher Planning Day

Mon, January 6, 2025

Teacher planning day

Holiday

Mon, January 20, 2025

Holiday

Student Holiday/Staff Dev./Bad Weather Makeup Day

Mon, February 17, 2025

Staff development day/Bad weather makeup day

Spring Break

Mon, March 10, 2025 – Fri, March 14, 2025

Spring holiday break

Holiday

Fri, April 18, 2025

Holiday

Student Holiday/Teacher Planning Day

Mon, April 21, 2025

Teacher planning day

Student Holiday/Teacher Choice Work Day/Staff Dev

Fri, May 2, 2025

Staff development day

Last Day of School

Thu, May 29, 2025

End of the academic year

Student Holiday/Teacher Choice Work Day/Staff Dev

Fri, May 30, 2025

Staff development day

Holiday

Thu, June 19, 2025

Holiday

Independence Day

Fri, July 4, 2025

U.S. Independence Day holiday

Teacher Work Day/Staff Development

Mon, August 4, 2025 – Fri, August 8, 2025

Period for teacher preparation and training

First Day of School

Mon, August 11, 2025

The start of the academic year

Holiday

Mon, September 1, 2025

Labor Day Holiday

Grading Period Start/End

Fri, October 10, 2025

End of First Grading Period

Student Holiday/Teacher Planning Day

Mon, October 13, 2025

Student holiday with teacher planning

Teacher Work Day/Staff Development

Tue, November 4, 2025

Teacher work/staff development day

Student Holiday/Teacher Choice

Mon, November 24, 2025 – Tue, November 25, 2025

Student holiday with teacher choice work

Thanksgiving Break

Wed, November 26, 2025 – Fri, November 28, 2025

Thanksgiving holiday

Winter Break

Mon, December 22, 2025 – Fri, January 2, 2026

Winter holiday break

Teacher Work Day/Staff Development

Mon, January 5, 2026

Teacher work/staff development day

Grading Period Start/End

Mon, January 19, 2026

End of Second Grading Period

Student Holiday/Teacher Planning Day

Mon, February 16, 2026

Student holiday with teacher planning

Bad Weather Make-up Day

Tue, February 17, 2026

Designated make-up day for bad weather

Spring Break

Mon, March 9, 2026 – Fri, March 13, 2026

Spring holiday break

Student Holiday/Teacher Planning Day

Mon, March 16, 2026

Student holiday with teacher planning

Holiday

Fri, April 3, 2026

Good Friday Holiday

Holiday

Mon, April 6, 2026

Easter Monday Holiday

Grading Period Start/End

Fri, April 24, 2026

End of Third Grading Period

Last Day of School

Thu, May 21, 2026

The end of the academic year

Teacher Work Day/Staff Development

Fri, May 22, 2026

Teacher work/staff development day

Holiday

Mon, May 25, 2026

Memorial Day Holiday

Holiday

Fri, June 19, 2026

Juneteenth Holiday

Holiday

Fri, July 3, 2026

Independence Day observed on July 3rd