EDUCATION BRIEFS
News from Eanes, Lake Travis & Leander ISDs
HIGHLIGHTS EANES ISD The Eanes Education Foundation donated $2.65 million to the district at a meeting June 6. The amount donated to the district will fund more than 50 teaching positions for the 2023-24 school year. The EEF also donated $242,000 to be used as a year-end gift to the educators of the district. LAKE TRAVIS ISD The board of trustees approved a schedule for summer and fall bond projects at a meeting May 17. Projects will either be in the construction or design phase of the process. Among the various projects are a new parking lot and a new softball field at Lake Travis High School. Eanes ISD board of trustees will meet Aug. 8 and 22 at 7 p.m. at 601 Camp Craft Road, West Lake Hills. www.eanesisd.net Lake Travis ISD board of trustees will meet June 21 and July 19 at 6 p.m. at 607 RM 620, Lakeway. www.ltisdschools.org Leander ISD board of trustees will meet Aug. 10 and 24 at 6:15 p.m. at 300 W. South Drive, Leander. www.leanderisd.org MEETINGS WE COVER
Eanes ISD to increase law enforcement presence on campus
BY APRIL KELLEY
armed security officer at each district campus,” Trimble said. Trimble said HB 3 will fund the district with $10 per student plus an additional $15,000 per campus to help implement the public school safety measures. The district plans to have two officers at the high school and at least one officer at every other campus beginning in the 2023-24 school year. EISD in the long term plans to create an internal police department to enhance safety and security in the district.
• Psychological/medical exams • Anti-bias; diversity, equity and inclusion • Human trafficking • Conflict resolution • De-escalation techniques • Mental health crisis response • Active shooter response • Child/adolescent psychology REQUIRED TRAINING All law enforcement officers will be required to take several trainings within their first 180 days of employment, including:
EANES ISD The district will increase the law enforcement
presence at district campuses for the 2023-24 school year after trustees voted unanimously in favor of an updated school resource officer policy at a special meeting June 6. Jeremy Trimble, EISD assistant superintendent of operations and planning, said House Bill 3, antici- pated to go into effect Sept. 1, has cer- tain public school safety and security requirements. “We have to ensure at least one
SOURCE: EANES ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
Leander ISD board approves 4% pay raises
that LISD workers “by far” preferred a flat 4% raise over the alternative. “That came across very strongly,” he said. “Specifically, they didn’t like some people having to wait the two to four years before they got that longevity incentive.” The total cost for the compensation package is $12.75 million.
LEANDER ISD The board of trust- ees approved a 4% pay raise for all full-time employees for the 2023-24 school year May 25. The recommendation for a 4% raise was approved over a package BY GRANT CRAWFORD
that would have raised salaries by 3% but would have also included a longevity pay plan to give employees an additional $4,000 every five years of continuous employment. Superintendent Bruce Gearing said in a listening session with employees
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