Education
BY BRITTANY ANDERSON
$48.3 million LTISD stadium contract OK’d Lake Travis High School’s Cavalier Stadium is set to undergo renovations to increase the stadium’s capacity, expand the women’s athletic program and more. The board of trustees approved a guaranteed maximum price of $48.3 million for the project with general contractor White Construction during the July 15 board meeting. The details The renovations slated for the stadium include: • New women’s field house to include team meeting rooms, coaches offices and relocation of athletic offices • Additional seating, bringing capacity to 7,400 to 12,000 • Game day locker rooms with direct access to the field for visiting teams
LISD adopts state conduct changes
Cavalier Stadium expansions/renovations
1 Women's field house addition 2 New press box 3 New game day locker rooms 4 New concession stand 5 Cavalier spirit shack
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Leander ISD’s 2025-26 student code of conduct will see a few changes based on legislation passed during the 89th Texas Legislature, which concluded June 2. The LISD board of trustees adopted the updated code of conduct during its July 31
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Cavalier Stadium
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board meeting. Diving in deeper
• New press box with scoreboard operations room, film and observation deck and more • Game day concession stands • Home and visitors restrooms • Spirit Store to replace current portable building Something to note Voters approved $22.3 million in the 2023 bond for stadium renovations. Sanchez said staff have been able to find efficiencies in other bond athletic projects in order to cover the renovation costs.
Updates to the code of conduct include the prohibition of personal communica- tion devices; adding “unauthorized use of artificial intelligence” to the definition of academic dishonesty; and in-school suspension for first-time possession of an e-cigarette, among other changes. The board is required to adopt the code of conduct each year.
EISD selects firm for new superintendent search Eanes ISD is on the search for a new superinten- dent, and a lone finalist could be named later this fall. The board of trustees selected JG Consulting to guide the district in the search during a special
Potential timeline
application portal opens, candidate screening begins, community
Sept.-Oct.
his retirement June 16, and the board named Tom Trigg as interim superintendent July 24. The board later submitted a request for qual- ifications, or RFQ, to select a firm to assist with the search process. JG Consulting was one of two search firm options selected from the RFQ. As part of the search, the firm will assist with community engagement efforts, which include in-person meetings and anonymous surveys.
engagement efforts begin application portal closes, candidates reviewed
October
candidate interviews and final selection
Oct.-Nov.
meeting Aug. 5. How we got here Former Superintendent Jeff Arnett announced
lone finalist is named at board meeting
Nov. 18
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