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Central Texas Schools Close 2nd Day: How Districts Avoid Makeup Days
Most districts have built in extra instructional time to prevent having to make up snow days
Jan. 27, 2026 at 6:23pm
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Central Texas school districts are managing their second consecutive day of winter weather closures, with most avoiding makeup days thanks to extra instructional minutes built into their academic calendars. While Killeen ISD announced it will make up one of the closure days, most other districts report they won't need to request waivers or schedule makeup days due to the extra time already built in.
Why it matters
School districts must balance providing sufficient instructional time for students while also ensuring safety during inclement weather. By building in extra minutes, districts can avoid the disruption and logistical challenges of making up missed school days, allowing them to focus on educating students.
The details
Temple ISD Superintendent Dr. Bobby Ott explained that districts must have about 75,620 instructional minutes per year, but most build in extra time to avoid makeup days during closures. Killeen ISD announced it will make up its Wednesday closure on February 13, while most other Central Texas districts won't need makeup days. With freezing fog forecast for Wednesday, a third consecutive day of closures remains possible as transportation staff prepare to assess road conditions.
- Central Texas school districts closed on Tuesday due to winter weather.
- Most districts will not need to make up the closure days thanks to extra instructional minutes built into their calendars.
- Killeen ISD announced it will make up its Wednesday closure on February 13.
- With freezing fog forecast for Wednesday, a third consecutive day of closures remains possible.
The players
Dr. Bobby Ott
Superintendent of Temple Independent School District.
Killeen ISD
A school district in Central Texas that announced it will make up a closure day on February 13.
What they’re saying
“Depending on if everything falls out or not today but I can certainly see that as a possibility tomorrow where our transportation staff gets in really early and drives routes.”
— Dr. Bobby Ott, Superintendent of Temple Independent School District
“Certainly a majority build enough minutes in to the calendar because calendars are done by minutes since every school district has to have about 75,620 minutes instructional minutes for the entire year.”
— Dr. Bobby Ott, Superintendent of Temple Independent School District
“So, if you build in a calendar that say has 77,000 minutes well than you have enough banked minutes that if you miss a day or two then it's no consequence to having students coming in and make up [school days].”
— Dr. Bobby Ott, Superintendent of Temple Independent School District
What’s next
With freezing fog forecast for Wednesday, a third consecutive day of closures remains possible as transportation staff prepare to assess road conditions early in the morning.
The takeaway
By building in extra instructional time, Central Texas school districts are able to avoid the disruption and logistical challenges of making up missed school days due to inclement weather, allowing them to focus on educating students.
