Category Archives: LISD

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

December 8 2019 Issue

River Place Elementary parents seek answers for bus tardiness

LISD says congestion, construction,  lack of drivers are main reasons

Savannah Bruce is greeted by her family as she gets off her school bus on Nov. 20. Four Points neighborhoods off City Park Road are reporting school bus delays of up to an hour and 20 minutes in the afternoon coming from River Place Elementary. LESLEE BASSMAN

By LESLEE BASSMAN, Four Points News

As Thanksgiving break begins and the school year is well underway, parents in the neighborhoods along City Park Road have voiced concerns about ongoing Leander ISD school bus delays.

For Westminster Glen resident Ashley Bruce, whose daughter Savannah is in the third grade at River Place Elementary School, the issue has been mounting since the semester’s start.

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