Public Comments
Lauren Aribe spoke to the Board of Trustees regarding a traffic concern near Rancho Sienna Elementary School
Communication Items - District Updates
- Chief Financial Officer Rosanna Guerrero partnered with Independent External Auditing Agency Moak Casey to share findings from the 2024 Efficiency Audit. House Bill 3 (86th Legislative Session) generally requires school districts' board of trustees to conduct an efficiency audit before conducting a Voter Approval Tax-Rate Election such as the School Funding Election that LHISD trustees have called for this November. The Legislative Budget Board has released guidelines that govern what must be included in a district’s efficiency audit. As the district prepares for the upcoming school funding election, the independent efficiency audit report shows the underlying reasons why the district needs additional revenue. This article breaks down the key factors driving the district’s current financial strain and why the board of trustees selected to go out for an election in November 2024.
- Click here to review the full external efficiency audit.
- For more information about the VATRE/School Funding Election visit our website www.LHvotes.com.
- Chief of Schools Travis Motal and Director of Career Technical Education (CTE) Deah Twine shared an update on Career, College and Military Readiness (CCMR) data.
- AP exam scores increased 2% from the 2023 scores.
- Dual credit/enrollment increased from 698 students in 2022/23 to 840 students in 2023/24. In addition, the number of students who earned college credit increased from 616 in 2022/23 to 699 in 2023/24.
- 775 industry certifications were earned last year, which is 242 more certifications from the 2022/23 school year and 625 more than the 2020/21 school year.
- LHISD Superintendent Snell shared school and operations updates
- Schools
- We are partnering with Project Protect Our Children (PPOC). Mayor Mancilla is working with us to create programs for parents and student leadership initiatives to discuss the dangers of social media including exploitation of children and human trafficking.
- Bully Information website is live and running. A thorough presentation will be in October which is Bullying prevention month.
- On Sept. 20, the CTE teachers train with Workforce to find solutions on how to build partnerships between industry and the classroom. We are also currently working with the LH Chamber of Commerce for them to bring industry partners to the CTE advisory meeting on Thursday, Oct. 3 at LHHS. There have been two planning meetings to get this better set up for internships this school year.
- Operations
- Custodial Services are implementing Custodial Levels of Cleanliness & Task Checklist for all campuses. LHISD is fully hired with the custodial staff.
- Maintenance - We currently have three vacancies in the grounds maintenance.
- Safety & Security - Preparing the Emergency Operation Procedures for TEA submittal. Cameras have been ordered for access controls, cameras, and other safety enhancements at both the new Technology Building and the 18+ Center.
- The State of Texas has a new portal for safety audits called Sentinel. We are expecting our first round of campus safety audits in October and are prepared.
- Technology - LHISD has hired a new Executive Director of Technology Gregg Burcham.
- In addition, the Network Administrator position is posted, and Mr. Burcham is setting up interviews.
- Transportation - LHISD currently has 11 bus driver vacancies and three monitor vacancies. Interviews are ongoing.
- District enrollment is at 9,827 as of September 13, 2024
Action Items
- The Board approved improvements on the Liberty Hill High School marching band tower for improved safety for the teachers and student directors.
- The Board approved local policy updates for DCB (LOCAL), DEAB (LOCAL) and DEC (LOCAL) as presented by Chief of Schools Travis Motal and Director of Human Resources Rebecca Owen. You can find all of our district Board policies on this website.
The next regular board meeting will be October 21, 2024.
To listen to the September 19, 2024 board meeting and the efficiency audit, click here.
