Academic calendar
Summer 2026 runs May 26, 2026 – Aug 1, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Summer 2026Relevant now
- Summer 2026 1st 5-Week Session
- Summer 2026 10-Week Session
- Summer 2026 8-Week Session
- Summer 2026 2nd 5-Week Session
- Fall 2026
- Fall 2026 1st 8-Week Session
- Fall 2026 2nd 8-Week Session
- Winter Mini 2026-2027
- Spring 2027
- Spring 2027 1st 8-Week Session
- Spring 2027 2nd 8-Week Session
- Summer 2027
- Summer 2027 1st 5-Week Session
- Summer 2027 10-Week Session
- Summer 2027 8-Week Session
- Summer 2027 2nd 5-Week Session
Campus language
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Showing 14 of 14 terms
B
- Blazers
- The common shorthand for the school's official mascot, the Trailblazers.
- Blazing the Trail
- The school's core motto and guiding principle for student achievement and behavior.
L
- LISD
- Leander Independent School District, the governing school district for Tarvin Elementary.
M
- mLISD
- The district's mobile device program that provides students with laptops or Chromebooks for educational use.
N
- Nutrislice
- The digital platform and app used by students and parents to view daily breakfast and lunch menus.
P
- PTA
- Parent Teacher Association
Q
- QUEST
- The district's gifted and talented program (Quality Utilization and Enrichment of Student Talents).
S
- School Cafe
- The official Leander ISD nutrition portal for menus and meal payments.
- SchoolCafé
- The digital platform and app used by parents and students to manage meal accounts, pay for lunches, and view nutritional information.
T
- The Cafe
- The school cafeteria where students eat lunch and purchase meals.
- The Trail
- A common nickname for the school environment or community, often used in newsletters.
- Trailblazer
- The term used to refer to any student, staff member, or community member associated with Tarvin Elementary.
- Trailblazers
- The school mascot and name for the student body.
W
- WATCH D.O.G.S.
- Dads Of Great Students, a volunteer program for male role models.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Car Rider Line
- The designated area and specific traffic flow process for student drop-off and pick-up by vehicle.
- Early Release
- Specific days in the school calendar when students are dismissed early (typically at 11:45 AM or 12:00 PM) for staff development.
- HAC
- Home Access Center, the online portal for parents to view grades, attendance, and schedules.
- Late Start
- Designated Thursdays where school begins later for teacher professional development.
- Learning Commons
- The school's library and collaborative media center.
- mPower
- The Leander ISD 1:1 technology program providing devices to students.
- Remind
- The primary messaging app used by teachers and the school to communicate directly with parents.
- SMART Tag
- The physical ID card system used by students to board buses and purchase cafeteria meals.
- Smore
- The digital platform used for the school's weekly newsletter, the Trailblazer Times.
- Tarvin
- Common shorthand for Nancy Tarvin Elementary School.
- The Cafeteria
- The multi-purpose room used for student meals, school-wide assemblies, and evening performances.
- The Pods
- Grade-level specific wings or clusters of classrooms within the school building.
- Wednesday Folders
- The weekly physical folder sent home with students containing school news, flyers, and graded work.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Summer 2026 runs May 26, 2026 – Aug 1, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 14 approved campus terms and 13 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.