Texas / School Districts / LEANDER ISD
After a closed session, the Leander ISD Board of Trustees approved several personnel motions, including hiring Dr. Chris Clark as superintendent and accepting a recommendation for a principal at Running Brushy Middle School; all motions passed unanimously.
Texas / School Districts / LEANDER ISD
Trustees approved the bond oversight committee's recommendation to consolidate $16,590,627 in line-item savings from the 2017 bond into a single 2017 bond project savings account to increase transparency and simplify future allocations.
Texas / School Districts / LEANDER ISD
After a districtwide review, staff recommended Reading Horizons Discovery as the tier‑1 K–3 phonics resource based on PLC and community feedback; the K–5 math selection process was narrowed and will return to the board with a recommendation in coming weeks.
Texas / School Districts / LEANDER ISD
Trustees approved an amendment to the district's District of Innovation to permit local certification pathways for Career and Technical Education (CTE) instructors, a step staff said will protect roughly $250,000 in CTE funding and expand the applicant pool.
Texas / School Districts / LEANDER ISD
Leander ISD administrators told trustees that 10 campuses will hit a 25‑year lifecycle between 2026 and 2030 and proposed a three‑gate framework to validate and reallocate realized bond savings for future needs while protecting voter intent and tax‑rate stability.
Texas / School Districts / LEANDER ISD
At a budget workshop, Leander ISD staff outlined a roughly $12.2 million 2025–26 deficit projection, proposed a 3% budget parameter (creating about $6.8M capacity) or alternative payroll budgeting to bridge gaps, and described a possible November 2026 voter‑approval tax election that could net the district about $6.5M after recapture.
Texas / School Districts / LEANDER ISD
The School Health Advisory Committee recommended implementing My Rights My Life (SAFE Alliance collaboration) as an opt‑in elective for 18–22 transition students, proposing 27 of 32 lessons, accessibility edits, staff training and a one‑year pilot with pre/post evaluation.
Texas / School Districts / LEANDER ISD
Multiple students and parents told the Leander ISD Board of Trustees that ending two‑way dual‑language instruction after fifth grade would harm language proficiency and social ties; speakers urged trustees to view the program as a long‑term investment rather than a short‑term budget cut.
Texas / School Districts / LEANDER ISD
District staff and Pfluger Architects unveiled a phased master plan for Leander High School emphasizing security and access, improved student experience, more efficient use of square footage and program alignment; Phase 2A would add a new main entrance, cafetorium and CTE addition with Phase 2B remodeling to follow across several years contingent on bond funding.
Texas / School Districts / LEANDER ISD
After returning from closed session the board approved the consent agenda, adopted the 2026–27 academic calendar (and accepted the 2027–28 proposed calendar), authorized Dr. Sarah Grissom as TEA alternate approver for superintendent functions, and approved budget amendment No. 7 transferring $2 million to the health‑insurance fund; all routine motions passed by recorded voice vote with six ayes.