Henrietta ISD Granted Waiver for Winter Weather Missed Days

Texas Education Agency approves district's request, allowing school calendar to remain unchanged.

Published on Feb. 11, 2026

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Henrietta Independent School District students will not be required to make up school days missed during the winter weather in late January. The Texas Education Agency granted the district a waiver for several of the missed days, allowing the school calendar to remain unchanged.

Why it matters

The waiver from the Texas Education Agency helps Henrietta ISD avoid disrupting the school calendar and requiring students and staff to make up the missed days, which can be challenging logistically and financially for families and the district.

The details

Henrietta ISD closed schools from January 26 through January 30 due to snow and ice. The TEA granted the district a waiver for the instructional days missed on January 28, January 29, and January 30. The district had also accumulated 'banked' instructional minutes earlier in the school year, which helped cover the entire five-day closure without needing to make changes to the calendar.

  • Henrietta ISD closed schools from January 26 through January 30, 2026 due to winter weather.
  • The TEA granted the district a waiver for the missed days on January 28, January 29, and January 30, 2026.

The players

Henrietta Independent School District

A school district located in Henrietta, Texas that serves students from pre-K through 12th grade.

Texas Education Agency

The state agency that oversees public primary and secondary education in Texas.

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The takeaway

The TEA's approval of Henrietta ISD's waiver request allows the district to maintain its existing school calendar without requiring students and staff to make up the missed days due to the winter weather, providing stability and avoiding disruptions for the community.