Leander ISD Superintendent Dan Troxell rides Vandegrift bus #377 on its way to Steiner Ranch on Wednesday, Aug. 22. He posted this photo on Twitter saying, “Continuing my yearly tradition of riding the buses with our ⁦@LeanderISD⁩ students.”\

By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News

Long, hot bus rides in Leander ISD — especially in the Four Points area — have been the focus of many parents, school administrators and staff. Triple digit temperatures last week coupled with the fact LISD buses do not have air conditioning, and that students sit in hot buses longer — more than an hour in cases — because the traffic has been extremely congested leaving Vandegrift and Four Points Middle School from the one exit. Continue reading →

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By KAYLA BOUCHARD, Hill Country News

Leander ISD was among five area school districts to receive an overall ‘B’ grade in the first-ever Texas State Accountability Ratings released last week by the Texas Education Agency.

The TEA website established for parents to view schools’ performance reports Leander ISD’s overall score as an 89, with the district earning a numeric score of 93 for ‘Student Achievement,’ a score of 87 for ‘School Progress,’ and an 89 for ‘Closing the Gaps.’

However, Leander ISD officials say the district’s actual score was a 95, but because TEA rules prevent a district with a campus listed as ‘Improvement Required’ from earning an ‘A’ rating, the district is reported as having a ‘B.’

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