Lake Travis Independent School District staff presented the annual report on the district's student drug‑testing program, saying 3,252 students were enrolled in the program during the 2024–25 school year, 754 random tests were administered and 40 tests returned positive results.

Tasha Parker, the staff presenter, said the program is "designed as a preventative and an educational tool, not a punitive measure," and that the district uses testing to deter substance use and connect students and families to supports. Parker said the district conducted randomized selections that include students in UIL activities, athletics, fine arts, competitive extracurriculars and students with high‑school parking permits.

Under the district's current practice, described in the presentation and aligned with existing board policy, a first positive test leads to 14 calendar days of suspension from competitions and performances, four counseling sessions with a district social worker and 30 hours of community service. Repeat positives carry stiffer consequences; the presenter said a third positive renders a student ineligible for extracurricular participation for a full calendar year.

The presenter said nicotine and marijuana remain the most commonly detected substances, and that for the first time in recent years the testing returned positives for other substances. Board members asked whether the change in substances and the slight uptick in positives could be related to the district's decision to reduce the number of testing dates to limit instructional disruption. Parker said the testing company randomizes dates and that the district does not publish a fixed testing frequency; she also said testing calendars try to avoid conflicts with campus events but acknowledged students may perceive patterns over time.

Board members pressed on program effectiveness and next steps. Parker said the district will add prevention resources next year, expand outreach to at‑risk students and connect families to community support. The district also reported cost savings from using in‑house social workers for the required counseling sessions instead of outsourcing those services.

Trustees asked for further analysis on repeat positives and whether students who lose extracurricular eligibility return to the program and to supports; Parker said the district will track student outcomes and that some of those details are limited by small counts (the presenter noted the district masks values under 10 in some internal tables). The district described planned additions for 2025–26 including more prevention materials, targeted outreach to at‑risk students and stronger family resources.

No formal board action was taken on the report during the meeting; trustees discussed follow up reporting and possible changes to policy or implementation in future agendas.