Update #27: Post-grad help, UIL info, District art show, CNS outreach, Board Briefs
This is an ongoing issue and response by Leander ISD. As we continue to get new information and...
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#1LISD VOICE Time Capsule 2020
Students and staff are invited to create an artifact and upload your experiences to be a part of history in our #1LISD VOICE Time Capsule!
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Drive-Thru Drives Home How Much We Love Our School Nurses
School Nurse Day brought all but a few Leander ISD nurses out to receive much-deserved recognition. In all, 47 school nurses drove through a Nurse Appreciation Station set up at Vista Ridge High School. From the comfort of their own cars, our caregivers were treated to a cup of Summer Moon coffee, a Round Rock doughnut, a gift of appreciation, not to mention a showering of virtual hugs and waves of support.
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Update #25: Messages from Trustees, AP testing, off-campus PE info; Tennis courts, MS tracks open
The Leander ISD Board of Trustees is mindful of the incredible challenges our teachers, staff and families are meeting every day. Each Trustee wrote a personal note and recorded a video for us to share with the LISD community.
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Feedback Needed on Remote Learning Experience
What’s happening in your homes? As we continue to move forward through emergency distance learning, we would love to hear form you. While the governor’s plans include reopening Texas, he also ordered school buildings remain closed for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year.
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Episode 6: Let’s Learn with Bruce & Friends
During Wednesday’s show, we fielded lots of questions about remote learning and our future, which included our finances and hiring outlook moving forward. We also heard from a student panel from Cedar Park High School’s broadcast journalism program. We put a bow on the show with a positively delightful performance from Reed Elementary teachers and staff!
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LISD Super Kid: April 23, 2020
Our LISD Super Kid Colton Alderman’s love of learning has launched this Westside Rocket into a new realm of imagination and exploration! Colton, fourth grade, takes his pursuit of excellence and colors it with creativity. With a desire to turn concepts into products, he builds amazingly creative projects. Puppets, animation, and complete Lego worlds: these activities require persistence and commitment to complete.
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Update #22: Classrooms to Remain Closed for 2019-20 School Year, Zoom Forums Next Week, Board Briefs
All school classrooms will remain closed for students through the end of the 2019-20 school year, Gov. Greg Abbott announced earlier today. In his press conference on the state’s response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic, the Governor directed school districts to Texas Education Agency (TEA) Commissioner Mike Morath for guidance on graduation and other operational decisions tied to the extended closure.
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Board Briefs: April 16, 2020
The district continues to respond to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic, with the Board of Trustees meeting remotely for its April 16 Agenda Review meeting. In addition to COVID-19, the Board discussed remote learning, bond sales, and construction.
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Superintendent to host virtual chats with students and staff
We have to be physically apart from each other, but we can still be social. Superintendent Bruce Gearing, Ed.D., is hosting four live Zoom chats with students and staff next week, April 20-24.
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