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News from Leander ISD
HIGHLIGHTS LEANDER ISD The board of trustees approved employee compensation for days missed due to Winter Storm Mara, which swept through Texas on Jan. 31-Feb. 2. The board also approved double pay for auxiliary employees who were required to be on hand during the storm as well as time and a half for employees who worked over 40 hours while the district was out of school. LEANDER ISD Superintendent Bruce Gearing said LISD avoided any major damage to its facilities as a result of Winter Storm Mara. However, during a Feb. 9 board meeting, ocials said it would take up to two weeks to remove all of the tree limbs from campuses. The district also estimated it would cost $90,000 for the rental trailer, a wood chipper, labor and other small equipment used to remove the tree limbs. LEANDER ISD The 2023-24 academic calendar is set with the rst day of school Aug. 16 and the last day of school May 24, 2024. After going through a community feedback process, much of the district’s focus was to provide the parents and students with three full weekends during the winter break, which will be Dec. 22-Jan. 9, 2024. In addition, LISD aligned its spring break with Austin Community College’s. Leander ISD board of trustees will meet March 9 and 23 at 6:15 p.m. at 300 S. West Drive, Leander. 512-570-0000. www.leanderisd.org Austin Community College board of trustees will meet April 10 at 3 p.m. at 6101 Highland Campus Drive, Bldg. 3000, Austin. 512-233-7000. www.austincc.edu MEETINGS WE COVER “OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE OF THIS BOND, THERE’S AN ASSOCIATED TAX IMPACT. IT’S JUST NOT GOING TO AFFECT THE OVERALL TAX RATES.” LEANDER ISD BOND COUNSEL KRISTEN SAVANT, ABOUT A POTENTIAL MAY BOND ELECTION QUOTE OF NOTE COMPILED BY GRANT CRAWFORD
LISD trustees call $762.7M bond
LEANDER ISD Residents within Leander ISD will vote on a $762.7 million bond package in May after the district’s board of trustees called for an election Feb. 16.
Area residents will have three propositions on the May 6 ballot. Prop- osition A includes $698.3 million for school repairs and security upgrades; Proposition B includes $50.8 million for technology-related projects; and Proposition C contains $13.6 million for school modernization. While the ballot language states the bond would create a property tax increase, the district’s bond counsel, Kristen Savant, said it would not change LISD’s overall tax rate. The board voted 6-1 with Place 7 Trustee Paul Gauthier being the only member to vote against the election. The board’s vote comes after a committee recommendation. Ocials decided to pull some projects to balance the current and future needs of the district. For example, instead of building a new building for the Early College High School, which had an estimated price of $43.9 million, the bond includes $7 million to begin the design process of the campus.
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Proposition A: $698.3 million for school repairs and security upgrades Proposition B: $50.8 million for technology-related projects Proposition C: $13.6 million for school modernization Leander ISD voters will cast ballots for or against three propositions that would fund projects at schools across the district.
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Rezoning scenarios to alleviate overcrowding
LEANDER ISD The district unveiled scenarios to rezone secondary schools in late January to relieve overcrowding in the northern part of the district. The new attendance zones will go into eect in 2024. Under the current attendance zones, Glenn High School is pro- jected to reach 145% of its functional capacity by the 2028-29 school year, while Rouse High School would reach above 120% of its capacity by the 2028-29 school year. Meanwhile, Cedar Park High School’s use of space is projected to drop from 80% to 52% in 10 years. High school rezoning could see some students move from GHS to CPHS, or to Leander High School; from LHS to CPHS; from RHS to GHS; and from Vista Ridge High School to CPHS. Similarly, Stiles Middle School is expected to reach 146% capacity by 2028-29, and Danielson Middle School is expected to reach 165% by 2028-29. Students could move from DMS to Cedar Park Middle School, to Leander Middle School or to Wiley Middle School; from Four Points Middle School to Henry Middle School; from
HMS to CPMS; and from LMS to Running Brushy Middle School. The district is expected to present a recommendation for rezoning to the board in May. Exceeding capacity Several secondary schools in Leander ISD are projected to have more students than their capacity in the coming years.
Capacity Projected enrollment for 2028-29 school year with current boundaries
Glenn High School 2,400
3,473
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Rouse High School
2,400 2,943
Danielson Middle School 1,358 2,237
Stiles Middle School 1,358
1,985
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