During its Aug. 17 meeting, the Board of Trustees agenda included:
- Board Adopts Tax Rate, Calls Nov. 3 School Funding Election
- Board Orders Nov. 3 Trustee Election
- Hiring Announcements: Principals for Camacho Elementary & Steiner Ranch Elementary
The Board will meet next for a meeting Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026.
Board Adopts Tax Rate, Calls Nov. 3 School Funding Election
🎬 4.A. Public Hearing on the 2026-27 Tax Rate
🎬 8.A.2. Consider All Matters Incident and Related to Calling a Special Election Ratifying a Voter-Approval Tax Rate
🎬 8.B.1. Consider Approval of an Ordinance Adopting the 2026 Property Tax Rate
After holding a public hearing, Trustees adopted the district’s 2026 property tax rate as part of the annual budget and tax-rate adoption process.
The adopted total tax rate is $1.1169 per $100 valuation, including $0.7869 for Maintenance & Operations (M&O) and $0.3300 for Interest & Sinking (I&S). Because the adopted rate exceeds the district’s calculated voter-approval rate of $1.0869, the Board also called a Voter-Approval Tax Rate Election (VATRE) for Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.
The election asks voters to consider adding three pennies to the district’s M&O tax rate, which funds day-to-day operations such as staff pay, programs and student services.
If approved, the three additional pennies would provide Leander ISD with approximately $6.7 million in additional revenue after state recapture.
For a home with LISD’s 2026 average taxable value of $460,292, the passing of the School Funding Election would result in an estimated annual district tax bill of $5,141. Compared to last year, the average homeowner would pay $27.56 more per year or $2.30 per month.
For more information about what led to the election, projected taxpayer impact and how the additional revenue would support district operations, read the full school funding election update.
Board Orders Nov. 3 Trustee Election
🎬 8.A.1. Consider Approval of Order of Election for Board of Trustees Election
Trustees approved the Order of Election for the Nov. 3, 2026 Board of Trustees Election, which will be held in conjunction with the general election.
Leander ISD school board positions are four-year terms and represent the entire school district. Four trustee positions will appear on the November ballot:
- Place 1
- Place 2
- Place 6
- Place 7
Each place will elect one trustee. More information will be added to the Board Elections webpage as it becomes available.
Hiring Announcements: Principals for Camacho Elementary & Steiner Ranch Elementary
Leander ISD is pleased to welcome Sarah Elbers as the new principal of Camacho Elementary and Tamara Shifrin as new principal of Steiner Ranch Elementary after the Board approved the recommendations at Monday’s Board meeting.
