Category Archives: Leander

VHS named a top STEM-ranked school in Texas

Charlie Little, Vandegrift HS principal

By CASSIE MCKEE, Four Points News 

Vandegrift High School is ranked the 5th best high school in the state of Texas among traditional and STEM-ranked schools, according to the 2019 Best High School Rankings by U.S. News & World Report. 

To determine the top science, technology, engineering and math schools, U.S. News looked at the top 1,000 public schools from the latest Best High Schools rankings, and then evaluated their students’ participation and success in Advanced Placement science and math tests.  

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January 5 2020 Issue

December 29 2019 Issue

LISD Trustees, Superintendent find common ground

2020-21 calendar, new courses  approved at board meeting  

Leander Independent School District Superintendent Bruce Gearing shares conversations had by the administration regarding performance objectives for the District Improvement Plan with the LISD Board of Trustees at the Dec. 12 board meeting. APRIL S. KELLEY

By APRIL S. KELLEY, Hill Country News

The Leander Independent School District Board of Trustees approved new course proposals, adopted the academic calendar for the 2020–21 school year, talked budget, and received a construction update at the Dec. 12 board meeting.  

Also the LISD board and Superintendent Bruce Gearing are finding some common ground when it comes to their collaborative effort to redefine performance objectives for Goals 1-7 of the District Improvement Plan that was approved at a prior meeting in November. 

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December 22 2019 Issue