EDUCATION BRIEFS
News from Eanes, Lake Travis & Leander ISDs
SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS LAKE TRAVIS ISD The board of trustees voted to increase midpoint pay for all sta by 2% at its March 23 meeting. Costing $1.3 million, the raise was introduced as a means to retain and recruit sta , which has been an ongoing trustees approved Sheri Bryant as the principal of Bridge Point Elementary School at its special meeting March 8. With 17 years of experience in public education, Bryant has served as the interim principal for the school since 2020, and she previously served as the problem for the district. EANES ISD The board of assistant principal and campus support specialist of the school. LEANDER ISD Schools in LISD are utilizing volunteers to ll gaps in sta ng. Parents, on-site sta and employees from LISD’s o ce in Leander have pitched in to help in the cafeteria, where sta was at times operating at 50% capacity. NUMBERS TOKNOW Cost of Travis County holding May 2021 election for Lake Travis ISD $45,000 $300,000+ Estimated cost of LTISD to hold its own election instead of Travis County Eanes ISD board of trustees meets April 26, May 10 at 6 p.m. at 601 Camp Craft Road, West Lake Hills; www.eanesisd.net Lake Travis board of trustees MEETINGSWE COVER
TEAexpands teacher vacancy task force
TASK FORCEMEMBERS The Texas Education Agency formed the teacher vacancy task force in March. Originally the force was mostly composed of district o cials, but the TEA on March 15 announced plans to add two dozen additional teachers.
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TEXAS EDUCATIONAGENCY The group on March 15 announced plans to add two dozen public teachers to the teacher vacancy task force following its rst meeting. When the task force was rst announced March 10, 16 of the 28 original members were superintendents from across the state, 10 were district human resources and operations o cials and two were teachers. According to a TEA release announcing the task force, population growth and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic have been contributing factors to the sta ng shortages. School districts across the state have struggled to ll vacancies and retain teachers, and a study conducted by the Charles Butt Foundation found that 68% of teachers sur- veyed considered leaving the profession in 2021, compared to 58% in 2020.
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The study found that high levels of work-related stress, feeling undervalued, excessive workload, too many admin- istrative burdens and low pay were major contributing factors to a teacher’s consideration of leaving. Primary goals of the task force will be to understand challenges districts are facing related to teacher vacancies, develop recommendations for regulatory or other policy changes for the TEA and provide feedback on TEA initiatives designed to help impact vacancies.
District to buy 25 acres o Bee CreekRoad
District to adopt new sex ed resources
BY GRACE DICKENS
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LAKE TRAVIS ISD The district will proceed with e orts to secure a 25-acre parcel of land o Bee Creek Road for future facilities following action taken at the March 23 school board meeting. Located northeast of Lake Travis Middle School, the land will be used for future educational facil- ities and infrastructure. The land will be paid for out of the district’s 2018 bond. The action approved at the meeting allows the superintendent or designee to notify the county of their intent and negotiate a pur- chase sale agreement for the land,
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BY GRACE DICKENS
EANES ISD The community had the chance to comment on potential instructional material used for health and human sexuality instruction at Eanes ISD virtually and in person following a decision from the school board to convene the Eanes ISD School Safety and Health Advisory Council at its special March 8 meeting. Recommendations from the advi- sory council were anticipated to be given at the April 12 board meeting, followed by potential adoption of the recommendations April 26.
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which is owned by Travis County, according to district documents. A nal purchase sale agreement will be presented before the board if negotiations are successful. This land sits next to the upcom- ing Bee Creek Sport Complex, a multi- eld athletic development scheduled to open by 2023.
meets April 20 at 6 p.m. at 607 RM 620, Lakeway www.ltisdschools.org
Leander ISD board of trustees meets April 21, May 5 at 6:15 p.m. 300 W. South Drive, Leander www.leanderisd.org
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