BY BROOKE SJOBERG & CHLOE YOUNG
LHISD considers additional days off Liberty Hill ISD is considering adopting an academic calendar for next school year that would include several four-day school weeks. The gist Calendar B includes 16 staff development or work days during the school year, which is twice as many as Calendar A, Chief of Schools Travis Motal said. Many of these work days fall on Mondays, during which students would not attend school. What they’re saying At a Dec. 16 meeting, several board mem- bers said they supported Calendar B to better support teachers and save the district money. Stay tuned The board is expected to adopt a calendar in January or February.
Liberty Hill ISD considers reducing bus stops Liberty Hill ISD is reducing the number of district bus stops by 57% and is considering additional cost-saving measures. This comes as the district faces a $7.5 million budget shortfall for fiscal year 2024-25. Current situation At a Dec. 16 board of trustees meeting, LHISD officials shared that the district will reduce the number of bus stops from 77 to 33 in mid-Janu- ary. The reductions will allow the district to save money on fuel, improve safety for students by reducing traffic, and make bus routes more effi- cient, Chief Operations Officer Mark Willoughby said. Consolidating the district’s bus stops within each neighborhood will require students to walk less than 2 miles to reach their pickup location, he said.
The district may consider taking the following steps to increase revenue:
Provide attendance incentives for campuses and staff
Step 1
Implement a fee for school supplies or participation in athletics Offer advertising opportunities through its buses or website Partner with a charter school to operate a campus through Senate Bill 1882
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SOURCE: LIBERTY HILL ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
Looking ahead Looking to FY 2025-26, the district will need to pass a balanced budget of $99 million in expenditures to avoid further reducing its fund balance, Superintendent Steven Snell said. This will require around $4.6 million in budget cuts, assuming the district does not provide pay raises for staff.
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