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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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Saturday with Santa at Austin Christian Fellowship

Photos by Lynette Haaland, Four Points News

Abigail, Emma and Hunter Williams of Grandview Hills show off their balloon art from Saturday with Santa at ACF.
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Four Vandegrift students perform in Macy’s Parade in NYC

Vandegrift students Avery Lewis, Sydney Bell, Faith Anton and Audrey Brink (left to right) pose in their uniforms on the day of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. NATALIE BRINK

By HARSHITA AVIRNENI, CLAIRE LAWRENCE, Vandegrift Voice

They heard the audience as they walked along 8th Ave next to Central Park. This was the biggest audience they had ever performed in front of. Millions of people were watching and this was an opportunity of a lifetime. 

After getting hand-picked from a group of competitors, several dancers performed during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Nov. 28 in New York City as a part of a Spirit of America Production.

“It was really exciting,” freshman Audrey Brink said. “It was a new experience. Something I’ve never done before. Just getting to dance on the green mat that The Rockettes and other famous [dancers] were on before was cool.”

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December 22 2019 Issue