BY HALEY MCLEOD
Liberty Hill ISD board of trustees, Place 1
KEY : *Incumbent
Albert Kennedy Occupation & experience:
Chris Neighbors* Occupation & experience: Two successful local businesses; Three years board experience; Degree in Political Science; Community Volunteer ...
Kevin Weber Occupation & experience: Candidate did not respond to questionnaire before press time.
Environmental Engineer; School nance expert, problem solver, consensus builder, eective communicator, attentive listener, dedicated family ... Facebook: Albert Kennedy for LHISD School Board Place 1
Ensuring transparency with the community, improving pay to retain and attract the highest quality teachers, ensuring maximum eciency and responsible use of taxpayer dollars, constantly seeking feedback and listening to the concerns of teachers, sta, and families, and ensuring the safest learning environment for our next generation to thrive. What will be your top priorities if you are elected?
Top priorities will be to restore cuts made from budget shortfall. Continue to navigate the budget challenges facing the district with the state funding not looking optimistic in the future. Continue to nd ways to plan and build for coming growth. Continue our push towards academic excellence.
Candidate did not respond to questionnaire before press time.
Lack of transparency. The latest example was the 16- day delay in informing the community of TEA’s denial of a [professional development] waiver, which resulted in teachers, sta, and families being blindsided when Fridays suddenly had to be added back. The community should be informed of things like this immediately. What do you see as the greatest challenge for the school district, and how will you improve it?
Greatest challenge is probably state funding. I have committed to increasing our fund balance to make sure we can weather future funding issues and that’s one great place to start. Another is making sure we add back positions strategically to be scally responsible.
Candidate did not respond to questionnaire before press time.
Liberty Hill ISD board of trustees, Place 4
Antonio Canas Occupation & experience: Military Retiree and state employee, with over 20 years of experience in administration and supervision ... Facebook: Liberty Hill ISD parents with a vision forward
Jamie Etzhorn* Occupation & experience:
Sharon Yager Occupation & experience: Retired School Employee 32 years in education, worked with Asst. Superintendent on Insurance committee, hiring ... Facebook: Sharon Yager for Liberty Hill ISD Board of trustees - Place 4
Attorney, Prior Volunteer with Education Connection, Served on CEIC at Rancho Sienna Elementary, Served on ...
What will your top priorities be if you are elected?
My priority is to anticipate sta and teachers’ needs early to proactively meet the school district’s requirements. Plan for the upcoming school year to support teachers, students, and the community. Ensure educators focus on preparing students academically and fostering future leaders.
My top priorities are making sure that every child in LHISD receives the best academic education for them to go forth from high school on their chosen path and be successful, for our students and sta to be safe on LHISD properties, to attract and retain the best educators for ...
Prioritize academic excellence, responsible growth planning, scal responsibility, teacher recruitment and retention, student safety and transparent communication. The focus must remain on improving student outcomes while managing rapid growth, supporting sta, protecting taxpayers, and building strong partnerships with families and the community. The greatest challenge is managing rapid growth amid ongoing budget shortfalls. Enrollment is rising faster than funding, straining stang and programs. Improvement required strategic growth planning, strong nancial stewardship, competitive sta support, state funding advocacy, and transparent community engagement to maintain academic quality and student services.
What do you see as the greatest challenge for the school district, and how will you improve it?
Public schools play a vital role in shaping future leaders and oering opportunities to all children. Yet certain groups aim to weaken and privatize the system, risking harm to everyone’s interests. It’s essential to support and defend our public educational institutions and safeguard children’s education from those who favor failure …
I see the greatest challenge for the district as growth and with that comes a challenge to keep the unity of Liberty Hill as one town. I think the District is doing a good job addressing the growth and looking to the future with growth. To keep the District united ...
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