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Lewisville ISD audit shows drop in out-of-class placements as restorative practices and attendance tools expand
Summary
A district audit presented to the board shows declines in out-of-class placements, a near-3,000 increase in restorative actions, an attendance dashboard tied to court partnerships, and roughly 3,711 transfer requests handled for 2024–25 (with out-of-district transfers estimated to bring about $6M). Trustees requested campus-level breakdowns and five-year trend data.
Lewisville ISD staff presented the student services audit on Feb. 10, saying the district is emphasizing restorative practices and other interventions to keep students in instructional settings.
Student services staff said out-of-placement events and the number of students affected both trended downward last year. Presenters noted one cause: the district has shifted some discipline responses—such as first-offense vaping incidents—toward campus-based ADAPT/HOPE counseling rather than automatic placement at juvenile-justice or DAEP sites. Staff said restorative-actions increased by roughly 3,000 and…
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