In this issue of The Compass, we’re celebrating the leaders that help guide our schools, spotlighting important opportunities for families and sharing stories that stretch from local classrooms to international stages. 🧑‍🏫📚🌍
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Leander ISD’s six comprehensive high schools have been recognized for student success in Advanced Placement programs while broadening participation.
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The Vandegrift High School Legacies varsity dance team kicked off 2026 with a milestone performance at London’s New Years Day Parade.
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During January, Leander ISD is proud to honor School Board Recognition Month. The 2026 theme, Our Future is Public, emphasizes the critical role that school board members play in shaping the future of Texas.Â
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Across Leander ISD, students and staff are making an impact in powerful ways. In this edition of The Compass, see how STEM learning extends beyond the classroom, how the #1LISD band community showed up for each other when it mattered most, celebrate a GRAMMY finalist music educator and meet a four-legged friend making a difference at an elementary campus.
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The City of Leander and Leander ISD are proud to continue our annual tradition of honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through the MLK Student Essay and Video Contest.
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Superintendent Bruce Gearing, Ed.D., has announced his intention to retire at the end of the 2025-26 school year, concluding a distinguished career in public education and six years of service to Leander ISD.
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Lisa Sunset Holt, head choir director at Cedar Park High School, has been named a Finalist for the 2026 GRAMMY Music Educator Award.
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📮 In this edition of The Compass, we’re celebrating the grand reopening of a space that inspires creativity, cheering on a new #1LISD state championship team and spotlighting a pathway that helps students get ahead.
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Leander ISD’s annual in-district transfer window for currently enrolled Kindergarten through 11th grade students opens in January 2026.
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