Leander ISD

The Board of Trustees reviewed the district’s annual compensation study recommending a 2-percent raise for LISD employees, approved the use of unassigned epinephrine on campuses for student health emergencies and considered recommendations to expand programming at its May 17 meeting.

We are greatly saddened by the events that took place today at Santa Fe High School. This senseless tragedy has profoundly affected our community, our state and our nation. We extend our deepest sympathies to the victims, their families and the greater Santa Fe community.

There are no words to express our sense of loss and heartbreak after the tragic events in Santa Fe. A place of learning should never be the setting for violence, yet the loss of young life has once again touched our state and nation. We share in the anger and grief of the Santa Fe community and extend our offers of support.

Summer is right around the corner! Visit www.leanderisd.org/summer for all of your summer information.

Leander ISD Superintendent Dan Troxell, Ph.D., announced LaToya Easter as the new principal of Four Points Middle School on Thursday, May 17.

Leander ISD is proud to have a team of healthcare professionals who dedicate their time and efforts to our highest priority: keeping our students safe. During National School Nurse Day, we make a special effort to say “thank you” to these individuals.

Graduations for the Class of 2018 will be held once again at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park.

Due to improvement of safe routes, transportation service will not be provided in 2018–19 for certain neighborhoods zoned to Leander High School.

Due to improvement of safe routes, transportation service will not be provided in 2018–19 for certain neighborhoods zoned to Naumann Elementary School.

Due to improvement of safe routes, transportation service will not be provided in 2018–19 for certain neighborhoods zoned to Running Brushy Middle School.

Due to improvement of safe routes, transportation service will not be provided in 2018–19 for certain neighborhoods zoned to Reed Elementary School.

In an effort to increase student online safety and filtering consistency, Information Technology Services has begun deploying a remote content filtering system to all district-owned mLISD devices. This update will ensure students receive the same filtering policies off site as they do on LISD campuses/facilities.

Results for the April 2018 Grades 5 and 8 math and reading STAAR tests have been released. Families may access a student’s online STAAR Report Card, formerly known as the Confidential Student Report, by visiting the Texas Assessment website.

Leander ISD Superintendent Dan Troxell, Ph.D., announced Matthew Calkins as the new principal of Deer Creek Elementary School Monday, April 30.

Leander ISD Superintendent Dan Troxell, Ph.D., announced Kristen Alex as the new principal of Cypress Elementary School School Monday, April 30.

You can show your appreciation for the excellent work and dedication of our LISD educators and staff this May by participating in the LEEF Teacher Recognition Campaign by Friday, April 27.

I believe this is the greatest generation of students in my 30 years as an educator.

Board Briefs: Trustees move on 2017 Bond projects, renew inter-local agreements for School Resource Officers

Student transfers have been processed, and notifications have been sent to campuses. Parents will receive notification by Monday at 5 p.m.

Families of children who will attend kindergarten in Leander ISD next fall, as well as families with children who qualify for the district’s free prekindergarten program, are encouraged to register their children for school on April 18 and 19.

Leander ISD schools will open on April 23, 2018, as a weather makeup day for the Jan. 16 cancellation day due to inclement weather.

Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) affirmed Leander ISD’s high-quality bond rating in preparation for upcoming new money sales resulting from the 2017 bond election approved by the LISD community.

The Board of Trustees discussed future academic calendar parameters and approved the district’s hazardous routes report for the 2018–2019 school year at its April 5 meeting.

Leander ISD has revised and updated the Off Campus PE program. Off campus PE is an optional program utilized by students grades 6-12 who wish to apply to receive their PE credit through an outside, privately funded, pre-approved organization.