Leander ISD has outlined a new approach for Elementary #32, a voter-approved 2023 Bond project: relocating the Mason Elementary School community to the new campus when it is scheduled to open in August 2028.

This approach reflects a comprehensive review of enrollment patterns, where students live and the learning environment of the existing Mason campus. 

What’s Guiding a New Direction

Four key commitments helped guide district administration:

  • Student experience;
  • Staff experience;
  • Stewardship; and
  • Sustainability.

By moving the entire school community together as a single unit, the district aims to deliver an updated, modern learning environment while preserving the relationships, culture and traditions that make Mason unique. 

Moving an existing school community into the new building also avoids the estimated $1.5 million in recurring annual staffing costs required to open a brand-new campus.

“This approach allows us to make use of a voter-approved investment while moving an existing school community together, rather than creating an entirely new one,” said Jeremy Trimble, Leander ISD chief operating officer.

The existing Mason campus would remain a valuable district asset with its future use being considered through the Leander ISD 2037 planning process.

Aligning the Campus with Where Students Live

A key factor behind this decision is the geographic shift in student population that has happened within the Mason attendance area. Data shows that approximately 76% of students zoned to Mason live in Travisso and surrounding developments, much closer to the ES #32 site, on the southwest corner of Travisso Parkway and Pavia Pass.

The transition would place the school closer to where a significant portion of Mason students and families already live, creating an opportunity to better align the school’s location with the community it serves.

Keeping the Mason Community Together

Also central part of this approach is the opportunity to move Mason students and staff together into ES32, preserving the relationships and connections of the existing school community.

Students, staff and the relationships and culture built at Mason would transition together to a new physical setting, preserving the existing community rather than creating an entirely separate school.

Elevating the Student Learning Experience

The transition also creates an opportunity to provide students and staff with a learning environment that reflects how elementary schools are designed today. As part of the district’s ongoing educational adequacy study, we have identified differences between the existing Mason facility and the district’s current elementary prototype. Those differences include expanded classroom layouts, dedicated collaboration spaces and other features designed around today’s instructional and operational expectations.

ES32 reflects the district’s current approach to elementary learning spaces and provides an opportunity for Mason students and staff to benefit from an environment designed around current educational needs while keeping the school community together.

Next Steps and Long-Term Vision

A longer-term lens will help us better understand and prioritize future needs across the district, including the potential future use or repurposing of Mason Elementary. At this time, the district anticipates continuing to own and operate the facility while its future use is evaluated through the broader Leander ISD 2037 planning process being lead by Civic Solutions Group (CSG).  You can help prioritize district needs by filling out this survey.

Like Elementary School #31 (located in the northeast end of the district), ES #32 is currently being advanced toward a targeted August 2028 opening, with construction activities anticipated to begin early in the spring of 2027.