EDUCATION BRIEFS
News from Eanes, Lake Travis & Leander ISDs
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Eanes ISD board of trustees meets Feb. 22 at 6 p.m. at 601 Camp Craft Road, West Lake Hills www.eanesisd.net Lake Travis board of trustees MEETINGSWE COVER students to simultaneously earn a high school diploma and either an associate degree or 60 credit hours. EANES ISD The 2021-22 district calendar was amended to turn Feb. 18 and April 14 into two student holidays and sta work days. These changes give families two additional four-day weekends. The remainder of the spring 2022 calendar is unchanged. LAKE TRAVIS ISD The board of trustees will vote at its Feb. 16 meeting to add three new o -campus physical education providers, including providers for ice skating; gymnastics; and Camp Gladiator, which focuses on cardiovascular workouts mixed with strength and core training. NUMBER TOKNOW wins this season for the Eanes ISD Westlake High School football team concluding with its state championship win in December 16 SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS LAKE TRAVIS ISD, EANES ISD & LEANDER ISD All three area districts approved their calendars for the 2022-23 school year in December and January. The calendars are available for full review on the districts’ websites. LAKE TRAVIS ISD Bee Cave City Council on Jan. 25 unanimously approved an amendment to the code of ordinances zoning rules that allows for the use and regulation of relocatable or portable educational facilities in the city. The amendment allows for portable classrooms to be permitted at private schools for a maximum of two years and at Lake Travis ISD schools with no time limit. LEANDER ISD The district’s early college high school program is expected to start in the 2022-23 school year with an inaugural class of about 125 ninth grade students. The board of trustees approved the submission for the program’s provisional designation application at its Jan. 13 meeting. A partnership between LISD and Austin Community College will allow
Eanes ISD announces sole superintendent finalist
EANES ISD Deputy Superintendent Je Arnett has been named the lone nalist for superintendent in Eanes ISD at the Jan. 25 board of trustees meeting. Arnett has served as the deputy superintendent of EISD since 2016 and has overseen operations of the district leadership team and Envision Eanes advisory committee, both of which are aimed at exploring how the district can improve. He has several years of experience in public education and holds a doctorate in educational leadership along with master’s degrees in education and corporate communications, accord- ing to a press release from the district. following an announcement from Superintendent Tom Leonard that he planned to retire by the time his contract expires in 2023. The search rm Thompson & Horton LLP was hired in October to oversee the search and gathered feedback The search for a new super- intendent began in October School board seats up for election inMay EANES & LAKE TRAVIS ISDS Elec- tions for board of trustees seats will be held in May. Places 3, 4 and 5 will be up for election in LTISD for trustee Jessica Putonti, President John Aoueille and trustee Kim Flasch, respectively. EISD has Places 6 and 7 up for election, including board members Heather She eld and Ellen Balthazar. Each of these positions will be for full three-year terms. The deadline to le an application to run on the ballot is Feb. 18 at 5 p.m., according to the districts.
“HAVINGWORKEDWITH JEFF FORMANY YEARS ACROSS TWO STATES, I CANNOT THINK OF A BETTERMATCH FOR EANES ISD. I AM CONFIDENT THE DISTRICTWILL RISE TO NEWHEIGHTS UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP.” TOM LEONARD, EANES ISD SUPERINTENDENT
from community-wide surveys and focus groups throughout December to determine what qualities were desired in the new superintendent. The board interviewed Arnett on Jan. 14 and Jan. 18 prior to naming him as a nalist. Arnett began his career in public education in Missouri for various school districts as a director of communications, director of school and community relations, and as a classroom teacher, according to a press release from EISD. He then served as the director of communications, education and public programs for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
in Cooperstown, New York. Prior to joining EISD, he spent eight years in a suburban school district outside of Chicago. The board is expected to vote
Je Arnett
on the nal selection for superin- tendent at its Feb. 22 board meeting in accordance with state law, which requires 21 days to pass after the announcement of a nalist before the board can enter into a contract with the candidate, according to a press release from the district.
TRACKING COVID 19ACTIVE CASES EANES ISD LAKE TRAVIS ISD
POSITIVE ACTIVE STUDENTS
318
685
POSITIVE ACTIVE EMPLOYEES
33
74
POSITIVE ACTIVE STUDENTS
84
365
POSITIVE ACTIVE EMPLOYEES
18
61
SOURCES: EANES ISD, LAKE TRAVIS ISD COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
Schools overcome surge of COVID 19 cases
EANES & LAKE TRAVIS ISDS Local school districts experienced a surge in COVID-19 cases follow- ing the holiday season, according to district data. Totals for positive active student cases are now less than a third of what they were in Eanes ISD and almost half of what they were in Lake Travis ISD in mid-January.
EISD has shifted its rules to follow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guide- lines on quarantining, requiring ive days of isolation followed by ive days of wearing a mask around others. LTISD is still following the 10-day quarantine rule. Neither district is enforcing the use of masks at this time.
MAIN EARLY VOTING LOCATION
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City of Austin Planning and Development Center
meets Feb. 16 at 6 p.m. at 607 RM 620, Lakeway www.ltisdschools.org
Leander ISD board of trustees meets Feb. 10 and 24 at 6:15 p.m. 300 W. South Drive, Leander www.leanderisd.org
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SOURCE: CITY OF AUSTIN COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
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LAKE TRAVIS WESTLAKE EDITION • FEBRUARY 2022
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