Academic calendar
Houston ISD Regular School Year 2026-2027 runs Aug 10, 2026 – May 28, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Houston ISD Regular School Year 2026-2027Relevant now
- 5th Quarter Summer 2027
Campus language
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D
- Days
- The specific number of successful days a student must complete to finish their placement (e.g., 'I have 30 days left').
H
- Home Campus
- The original middle or high school a student was attending before being assigned to the DAEP.
L
- Level Up
- To advance to a higher behavioral tier in the program's merit system, which grants additional privileges.
T
- The Bus
- Refers to the specialized district transportation provided specifically for students assigned to the alternative program.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- AEC
- Alternative Education Center; the official designation for the building housing the disciplinary program in many districts.
- Dress Code
- The highly specific uniform policy (often involving solid-colored polos and khaki pants) that is strictly enforced daily.
- Intake
- The mandatory orientation and registration meeting that a student and parent must attend before the student can begin the program.
- Point Sheet
- A daily behavior tracking document that students must carry to every class to be graded by teachers on conduct and productivity.
- Search
- The daily security screening process, often involving metal detectors and bag checks, that every student undergoes upon arrival.
- secondary_daep_cafeteria
- Secondary DAEP Cafeteria
- The Center
- A frequent shorthand for the Alternative Education Center building.
- The DAEP
- The common shorthand used by students and staff to refer to the entire physical campus facility.
- Transition
- The formal process, including a meeting with administrators, required for a student to return to their home campus after completing their DAEP term.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Houston ISD Regular School Year 2026-2027 runs Aug 10, 2026 – May 28, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 4 approved campus terms and 9 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.