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As part of our ongoing effort to align and streamline central office functions, Leander ISD has sunset the Office of Educational Access (OEA). The important work of advancing access, belonging and opportunity now lives within our core teams—Learning & Innovation, Campus Leadership, Human Resources & Instructional Professional Learning, and School & Community Relations—bringing it closer to classrooms, campuses and daily practice.
Embedding this work across departments ensures that removing barriers for each and every student remains at the heart of what we do every day.
Community members who wish to stay engaged in district decision-making are encouraged to serve on one of our standing committees:
- District-wide Educational Improvement Council (DWEIC)
- Community Curriculum Advisory Committee (CCAC)
- Site-Based Planning Committees (SBPCs), which operate at each campus
To learn more about committee opportunities, please refer to our Committees page.
Together, we continue to build a culture where every learner feels seen, supported and challenged.
The LISD Office of Educational Access (OEA) has four major areas of focus.
- Ensuring that each and every student has equitable access in academics, extracurricular and cocurricular activities by identifying and removing any barriers, both structural and perceptual to their engagement. Ongoing data collection and cultural competency education will be foundational components of this area.
- Reducing academic gaps between student groups as measured by the LISD equity access data. This data will be reviewed by each feeder pattern during the school year and mitigation plans will be devised as warranted.
- Ongoing professional development for staff to enhance organizational cultural competency and inclusive leadership. This will include workshops, article reflections, action learning tabletop scenarios, and a staff survey administered in the fall and spring.
- Continuing to serve as an internal consultant for LISD campus and District leadership.
Reflections & Resources
Currently Reading
- “The Diversity and Inclusion Handbook” by Sondra Theiderman
- “Leading from Within: Poetry that Sustains the Courage to Lead” by Sam M. Intrator and Megan Scribner
- “Creating a Culture of Reflective Practice: Building Capacity for Schoolwide Success” by Pete Hall and Alisa Simeral
Reflective Practice Book Study Resources: Chapters 1–4, Chapters 5–8, Chapters 9–13
