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Todd Washburn, the staff presenter, said the TAPR data are often a year or more old but give a useful baseline: \"When you look at all-star grades, that's 3 through English II ... the short story is that we are outperforming the region and the state in all these areas for approaches, meets to masters,\" he told the board. He highlighted approaches-level results published in the TAPR: reading at about 86% (regional 77%, state 76%), math at about 81% (regional/state ~72%), and science at about 86% (regional 76%, state 75%).

Washburn also emphasized student growth measures used in state accountability. \"This basically states 72 percent of our students on reading are meeting or exceeding one academic year's worth of growth,\" he said, and noted combined reading-and-math annual growth around 68% on the measures the state reports. He described district-level work to align early-literacy and numeracy screeners (MAP Growth, mCLASS) with state expectations so campuses can set five-year improvement goals.

The presentation included other key data points the district cited from the TAPR and related reporting: special education at roughly 15% (district noted it rose to 17% in the current year), gifted-and-talented at 10%, career and technical education (CTE) participation about 25%, and total district enrollment near 9,966. The district reported a graduation rate of 99.3% and said AP performance improved: the number of AP examinees scoring 3, 4 or 5 rose from 398 (spring 2023) to 595 (spring 2024), and the district said industry-based certifications (IBCs) also increased year over year (district figures presented: 398 -> 533 -> 775 across different reporting years and cohorts, noting some data are lagged).

Ella Hussey summarized Results Driven Accountability for special education, explaining RDA replaces older PBMAS reviews and evaluates three domains: academic achievement, postsecondary readiness and disproportionate identification. She said the district received a \"determination level 1,\" the highest overall state rating, and listed strengths (several specific performance areas at the state's performance level 0) and continued areas of work. Hussey called out required improvements: timely evaluations for children transitioning from early childhood intervention by age 3 and completing transition documentation for students age 16 and older. She also said the state found \"significant disproportionality\" in the identification of autism for students with Asian ethnicity, intellectual disability for students with Hispanic ethnicity, and placements rated over 60% for students with Asian ethnicity; those findings factor into the RDA corrective actions the district must monitor.

Public comment during the TAPR hearing included one speaker who criticized testing and curriculum. Resident Jim Dillon told trustees the TAPR contained \"a lot of numbers and statistics that were more disappointing and discouraging\" and urged choices he said would raise educational quality; his remarks reflected a broader set of public questions the trustees heard in the meeting.

Trustees asked clarifying questions about how the state sets approaches/meets/masters cut points, how the district monitors growth and how lagged data (for example, TEA and Coordinating Board measures that use older cohorts) affect planning. Washburn and Hussey told trustees they would return to the board with campus improvement goals and additional correlated data points so trustees could review proposed five-year targets.

Why it matters: TAPR, RDA and related reports are the state's public accountability documents used for transparency, campus improvement planning and some teacher recognition processes. Liberty Hill's board received data indicating district performance above regional and state averages in several categories, but staff also highlighted RDA-identified discrepancies and lagging indicators the district must address as part of continuous improvement and special education compliance work.

What trustees directed: trustees asked staff to bring back campus and district improvement plans built on the TAPR and the district's newer early-screening assessments. Washburn said staff will return with recommended five-year goals and campus plans once more current school-year assessment data are available.

Provenance: TAPR presentation began when staff introduced the report (\"Good evening President Parsons, Superintendent Snell...\") and concluded after the staff summary and Q&A about data and growth. Evidence excerpts captured the start and end of the TAPR/RDA presentation and related Q&A.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","LHISD Board Meeting 2/18/25","oneSentenceSummary","Liberty Hill ISD trustees heard the district's 2023'24 Texas Academic Performance Report and a Results Driven Accountability update on Feb. 18; staff told the board the district outperformed region and state averages on many STAAR measures while flagging special education disproportionality and lagging CCMR/IBC reporting as areas for close attention.","taxTitle","LIBERTY HILL ISD, School Districts, Texas","taxId",49814,"location","Texas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6692075,"Votes at a glance: Liberty Hill ISD board approves consent items, technology purchase, legislative priorities and personnel actions",4760,6661000,11421000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2343383-618d3b01a7b1a01b24aed4ec4b95dc51&start=6661&end=11421","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2343383-618d3b01a7b1a01b24aed4ec4b95dc51/thumbnail_6661000.jpg","/articles/6692075/Texas/Votes-at-a-glance-Liberty-Hill-ISD-board-approves-consent-items-technology-purchase-legislative-priorities-and-personnel-actions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6692075-04654c03046d4f0b95c65a36820951a2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771032136&Signature=iJcwc5XasVFQYEUvM2LbOMIql9QdP4I04LdvIluozCQ1rWJ6bH4D7zR9lqUCPW6nEYkUAj39YjExJL0xbAokSYLDd~2wBNLtMbUEOR~withK7AXrZn1Ku3pAqTNjX6SQOcEnBpqhjgE5qssSLM9J6sIf4TuLvZrwq9cikL49LipzjjYpWJFLh09x03RdUxFJDwZbarVWRoHG5f6ChXAcH-mAsQxMB30VO14RCLSYoO5-vf3mtlmBuN~denDJgQ1yYqF0SATB8POs4lg8-CLnNBlRlM-f~x9t4PVY-RZ4LEPhHwy93JD~sr4qx5ClC7sUi14QcLFKqvjRERfZ2ownKg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Trustees on Feb. 18 approved a series of motions in the meeting's action portion. The items below summarize formal actions, the motions as read aloud and the outcomes recorded in the minutes.

- Consent agenda: The board approved the consent agenda that included January minutes, monthly financial highlights and tax collection summary (the district reported about 90% of budgeted tax collections), the bond status report, food service report, enrollment (9,966 reported), donations and the monthly police report. The consent agenda also included a board resolution permitting pay for hourly employees for the January 21 bad-weather closure. Motion to approve: Michael Neighbors; seconded by Kathy Major. Outcome: approved.

- Server/storage technology purchase (agenda item 9b): The board approved a purchase request for server and storage technologies from Weaver Technologies in the amount of $125,611.55, to be funded from the 2021 bond program. Motion to approve: Kathy Hargrove; seconded by Michael Neighbors. Outcome: approved.

- Legislative priorities for the 89th legislative session: Trustees approved the district's 2025 legislative priorities, which include requests for increased basic allotment and special-education funding, consideration of fast-growth funding and facility allotments, protection of election timing and ballot language for local measures, and testing/accountability reform. Motion to approve: Michael Neighbors; seconded by Kendall Kennedy. Outcome: approved.

- Superintendent evaluation and contract extension: In closed session trustees completed the superintendent's evaluation and then approved the evaluation and a contract extension in open session. Motion to approve superintendent evaluation: Kendall Kennedy; seconded by Michael Neighbors. Motion to approve contract extension: Kathy Major; seconded by Kathy Hargrove. Outcome: both approved.

- Personnel and resignations: Trustees accepted resignations and approved routine employee and personnel recommendations presented in closed session. Motion to accept resignations: Kathy Major; seconded by Kendall Kennedy. Motion to approve personnel: made by Michael Ferguson; seconded by Kendall Kennedy. Outcome: approved.

- Growth positions: The board approved additional growth positions for the 2025'26 school year as presented by district staff. Motion to approve: Kathy Hargrove; seconded by Kendall Kennedy. Outcome: approved.

Why it matters: These votes implement routine business (financial reporting, enrollment and routine personnel actions), fund a technology refresh from existing bond funds and set the district's legislative agenda for the 2025 session. The superintendent contract extension and personnel approvals were finalized after closed-session discussion.

Provenance: These actions are recorded across the Feb. 18 meeting minutes and include motions and votes announced in open session following closed session.","At its Feb. 18 meeting the Liberty Hill ISD Board of Trustees approved routine consent items, a server/storage purchase, adopted legislative priorities for the 2025 session, approved several personnel matters and extended the superintendent's contract; the calendar vote is reported in a separate article.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6692077,"Liberty Hill ISD board approves 2025'26 hybrid calendar combining 4-day student weeks and targeted 5-day weeks",3994,6686000,10680000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2343383-618d3b01a7b1a01b24aed4ec4b95dc51&start=6686&end=10680","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2343383-618d3b01a7b1a01b24aed4ec4b95dc51/thumbnail_6686000.jpg","/articles/6692077/Texas/Liberty-Hill-ISD-board-approves-202526-hybrid-calendar-combining-4-day-student-weeks-and-targeted-5-day-weeks","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6692077-ac26095baab9d6b1b605afabf2216c8c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771032136&Signature=BZa-2NEaLJsFM3Nc3EqyAAiou7pJDhYDaRmVocw5S5AO7seU9WZ3azU-Jm-6qgcxZ9FHTXPxOIvvsdr1Qm5Kp3hNmrCuKwI0zFQClYrzMtVtQG1q4oyyfvlLJimdka-9K4qTPOoB3l5a6yQ-SOdH~lR-qywduSyybIm4aVlV3XH9TdB9smYY3H0rLsCioHyykRpdSZ--SuN7vSx~gNfVXCHr8AK~wdCsqlmRuNpNIu04hROBdt~VfcjZBw7H98vTqj6F~JLHWc6J~aanOajPM83ZPQQHR2FGBQs2XSHpSDBoI3tRmffro~Odw8u3tlblDsgs6TGCLKg8j~u14u5JYg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Trustees for Liberty Hill ISD on Feb. 18 approved a hybrid 2025'26 school calendar that combines periodic 4-day student weeks with 5-day staff schedules, a district effort intended to give teachers protected planning time while preserving testing windows and end-of-year activities.

The plan approved by the board was presented by a district staff member who described it as a middle ground between calendars the district previously surveyed. The calendar shown to trustees called for 160 student instructional days and 187 staff work days, with instruction starting Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, and the school year extending through the week after Memorial Day in 2026 (staff noted the proposal ends the school year after Memorial Day with graduation scheduled the next day). The hybrid plan adds roughly 10 minutes to the daily schedule compared with the current year (the district described the added minutes as targeted to intervention/enrichment/flex time) and organizes most Fridays as dedicated teacher time: a morning block alternating between district and campus professional development/PLCs, and an afternoon block for teacher work time.

On childcare and logistics: the district told trustees it would offer Panther Care free for staff on Fridays and planned paid childcare options for families through Panther Care and the YMCA; a drop-in Panther Care rate of $50 per day was noted as an initial estimate that depends on participation and staffing. The district said hourly staff would still work 40 hours per week, reallocating hours across the week as needed; administrators told trustees Friday afternoons would be flexible work time for certified teachers.

Transportation and extracurriculars: staff emphasized that athletics and extracurricular travel would continue on Fridays and that moving the high school schedule earlier in the day was intended to reduce missed class time for high school students who travel for competitions. The administration told the board that middle school ridership is higher than high school and elementary and that routing and start times remain subject to refinement as the district finalizes times with principals and transportation.

Board debate and conditions: trustees spent more than an hour questioning the proposed schedule. Board members asked about childcare, substitution costs, AP and concurrent-enrollment deadlines, senior activities, and how Fridays would be protected from routine absences. Several trustees said they wanted a clear written definition of Friday expectations and asked that the district present details to staff before teacher contracts are finalized. The board directed staff to return with finalized expectations and a clear plan for Friday PD/PLC and teacher work time by April 1 so teachers would know the working conditions before contracts are issued.

Board action: the calendar was approved by motion and second; trustees indicated they expected the district to finalize Friday schedules and return with any minor adjustments quickly. The board discussion and approval followed months of community and staff input, including targeted surveys, principal feedback sessions and a public town hall.

Why it matters: the calendar change is an operational decision with direct impact on staffing, transportation, childcare and classroom instruction. District leaders argued the hybrid model will recruit and retain staff by reducing weekday planning pressure and providing more structured time for teacher collaboration; trustees and public commenters raised questions about family childcare needs and attendance impacts for certain calendar weeks.

Provenance: the calendar discussion began when the administration presented the 2025'26 calendar options and concluded with the board vote to approve the proposed hybrid calendar pending final operational details.","After extended public and staff discussion, the board approved a hybrid 2025'26 calendar designed to give teachers additional planning time while retaining key testing and activity weeks for students; board asked administration to return with final Friday schedules and implementation details before April contract dates.","actionData","errors"]

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Liberty Hill ISD presents TAPR results: district reports higher STAAR rates, growth mixed; special education and CCMR flagged for attention

Votes at a glance: Liberty Hill ISD board approves consent items, technology purchase, legislative priorities and personnel actions

Liberty Hill ISD board approves 2025'26 hybrid calendar combining 4-day student weeks and targeted 5-day weeks