Texas / School Districts / LIBERTY HILL ISD
After two public speakers urged refusal, the Liberty Hill ISD board voted Feb. 16 to decline adopting a districtwide daily period for prayer and religious text reading authorized by SB 11, citing legal and logistical concerns and noting students retain individual rights to pray.
Texas / School Districts / LIBERTY HILL ISD
Trustees approved submitting an application to delay teacher-certification enforcement to allow locally hired teachers time to complete certification while the district scales mentor and residency supports.
Texas / School Districts / LIBERTY HILL ISD
Following extensive committee work and community input, trustees approved attendance boundary changes for 2026–27 and approved schematic designs for expansions at Bill Burton, Rancho Sienna and Santa Rita elementary schools; Legacy Ranch High School is roughly 92% complete.
Texas / School Districts / LIBERTY HILL ISD
At a public hearing, Liberty Hill ISD reported STAAR and college-readiness measures above region and state, a 99.3% graduation rate, and a determination level 1 for special education RDA while noting disproportionality concerns for students of Asian ethnicity in autism identification and placement.
Texas / School Districts / LIBERTY HILL ISD
Interim Superintendent Travis Motel told trustees the Texas Education Agency denied a 2,100-minute staff-development waiver, leaving the district short of required operational minutes; the district will add six makeup days and convene a calendar advisory committee before seeking board approval of a revised calendar in March.
Texas / School Districts / LIBERTY HILL ISD
Trustees asked the superintendent to refine board and superintendent goals to be measurable and aligned with the district improvement plan, suggesting items such as board operating procedures, testing metrics, construction plans and CTE expansion as concrete metrics.
Texas / School Districts / LIBERTY HILL ISD
The Liberty Hill ISD Board approved a resolution under board policy DEA (Local) to provide wage payments for employees affected by recent weather-related closures and a two-hour delayed start; the motion was moved by Mr. Neighbors and seconded by Mr. Kennedy and the motion carried.
Texas / School Districts / LIBERTY HILL ISD
The Liberty Hill Education Foundation told the board it awarded a record number of grants and increased total giving in 2025, distributing $127,740 in teacher grants in December and $219,098 back to the district in 2025; the foundation has provided about $727,000 since 2019.
Texas / School Districts / LIBERTY HILL ISD
Several parents urged the Liberty Hill ISD board to keep the Laniera and Calandria sections of Santa Rita Ranch assigned to Tierra Rosa Elementary, saying the areas are within safe walking distance to TRE and that rezoning to Santa Rita Elementary would increase bus routes and traffic through an existing school zone.
Texas / School Districts / LIBERTY HILL ISD
Trustees voted to authorize up to $281,510.18 for Legacy Ranch High School's opening collection and approved district book purchase lists after extended discussion about circulation data, vendor services and pricing; motions passed with recorded 5‑1 votes.