Education
BY SAM SCHAFFER, BROOKE SJOBERG & CHLOE YOUNG
5 education updates from Leander and Round Rock ISDs
1 Leander ISD approves 2025 26 calendar The Leander ISD board of trustees approved the academic calendar for the 2025-26 school year Feb. 13. School will start on Aug. 13, according to a draft of the calendar, and students and sta will see a number of holidays and breaks in the year, including:
2 RRISD’s surplus turns into $3.8M shortfall In January, Round Rock ISD administrators shared that the district was expecting a surplus budget for the 2024-25 school year after selling $9.3 million in district property. One month later, changes in how the district receives funding have upended that expectation. A Feb. 20 nancial update from the district shows a potential shortfall of $3.8 million. Chief Financial O cer Dennis Covington said the change is mostly due to complex state funding changes, which means the district will once again pay recapture.
4 $7.17M limit set for Cedar Park HS work Leander ISD trustees set the guaranteed maximum price for the third phase of improvement projects at Cedar Park High School at $7.17 million. The board voted to set the limit Feb. 13 after discussing whether the number was still feasible after recent budget shortfalls were announced for the district. The GMP dictates how much money will be spent on certain improvements at CPHS. The third GMP is funded by the 2023 LISD bond authorization, according to the documents. 3 Superintendent’s contract extended The Round Rock ISD board of trustees voted to extend the contract of Superintendent Hafedh Azaiez through June 30, 2028, in a called meeting on Jan. 30. In addition to a contract extension, the board also approved a bonus of $21,333 to be paid to the superintendent. The contract extension does not come with a salary increase, according to the district.
2025
Sept. 1: student/sta holiday Sept. 22: sta development day (no school for students) Oct. 16 17: student/sta holiday Oct. 20: sta development day Nov. 3 4: sta development day Nov. 24 28: fall break Dec. 22 Jan. 2: winter break
“We were expecting to get $1.5 million in that cost report and we’re going to get zero because they said they paid us more than we should have gotten last
year. In fact, we have to write them a check for $100,000 this year to settle our Medicaid from last year.”
2026
Jan. 5: sta development day Jan. 19: student/sta holiday Feb. 12 13: student/sta holiday Feb. 16: sta development day March 16 20: spring break March 23: sta development day April 3: student/sta holiday April 6: sta development day May 25: student/sta holiday May 29, will be the last day of school, according to the draft.
DENNIS COVINGTON, RRISD CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
5 Frontier Direct Care opens for LISD sta Primary care clinic Frontier Direct Care opened to Leander ISD sta members at 11840 Hero Way West in late January. While the company’s clinics are typically open to the public, the new Leander location exclusively serves LISD sta and their dependents.
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