Important dates to look out for on Houston ISD’s Spring 2025 calendar
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HOUSTON – As Houston ISD staff and students, prepare to kick off the Spring 2025 semester, there are some important dates parents might want to remember.
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For example, shortly after returning from winter break, students will take the next round of Northwest Evaluation Association’s Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) exams
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Here’s a look at HISD’s Spring semester calendar with upcoming holidays and testing dates.
January 2025 January 7: Students return to school
January 10: Deadline to submit feedback for 2025-2026 School Calendar
January 14 - 16: MAP Growth exams
January 20: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No Classes)
January 22- 24: STAAR Interim testing (Algebra, English, English II)
January 26: Texas Success Initiative Assessment 2.0
February 2025 February 12: School choice application lottery; Phase 1 applications due
February 13: Board of Managers vote on 2025-2026 School Calendar
February 14: Staff Development Day (No Classes)
February 17: President’s Day (No Classes)
March 2025 March 10 - 14: Spring Break (No Classes)
March 26: ACT Exams
March 31: Chavez Huerta Day (No Classes)
April 2025 April 2: SAT Testing
April 10: STAAR EOC for English and RLA
April 15: STARR EOC for English II and RLA
April 16: STAAR EOC for 8th grade Science, MS Biology, and U.S. History
April 18: Spring Holiday
April 22: STAAR Exam 5th grade Science
April 23: STAAR EOC Biology, 8th grade Social Studies
April 24: STAAR Math exams (3rd - 5th grade)
April 29: STAAR Math Exams (6th - 8th grade), MS Algebra I, and EOC Algebra I
May 2025 May 2: Staff Development Day (No Classes)
May 5 - 16: AP Exams
May 20 - 22: MAP Growth exams
May 26: Memorial Day (No Classes)
May 28: Texas Success Initiative Assessment 2.0
June 2025 June 4: Last day of instruction for students
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