BY ELLE BENT & CHLOE YOUNG
Leander ISD to open early childhood center Leander ISD will open its first early childhood center to prekindergarten students in 2025. Two-minute impact The board of trustees voted Oct. 26 to open an early childhood center using $60 million in 2023 bond funds. The board also approved an architec- ture firm to design the center, which will open for the 2025-26 school year. At a Sept. 21 meeting, the district’s Long-Range Planning Committee recommended opening an early childhood center to relieve capacity at ele- mentary schools in the northern part of the district. The center will provide pre-K to 3- and 4-year- olds currently offered at 18 of its elementary cam- puses. The district had over 1,000 pre-K students as of October, LISD Chief Communications Officer Crestina Hardie said. While pre-K enrollment is currently based
Lake Travis ISD shares legislative priorities Lake Travis ISD Superintendent Paul Norton spoke with Community Impact about the district’s legislative priorities. What you need to know Texas lawmakers convened Oct. 9 for a third special session concerning school choice legislation. The voucher-like program would allow parents to use taxpayer dollars to pay for pri- vate school or other educational expenses. The Texas Senate passed a bill Oct. 12 that would create a $500 million ESA program allocating $8,000 per child. LTISD is opposed to ESAs and vouchers because private schools are not held to the same accountability standards, Norton said. If passed, Norton said ESAs could divert money from the district to private schools.
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upon eligibility, Hardie said the district may begin offering tuition-based pre-K if the center has capacity. The district may also include its Parents as Teachers program for parents of children ages 5 and under at the center, and it may consider offering additional programs during the design
phase, Hardie said. What they’re saying
“I’m just excited we are putting an emphasis on where learning starts,” board Vice President Anna Smith said.
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