LHISD Board Briefs

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• There were no public comments made at this meeting.

Public Hearing

• A public hearing to discuss the 2026-27 budget and proposed tax rate was presented by Chief Financial Officer Denise Stone. To learn more about the proposed tax rate, please visit this district news article.
• There were no public comments made at the public hearing.

Communication Items

• Updates were provided to the Board by Superintendent Travis Motal including:
• Leadership and instructional retreats
• New Teacher Academy we welcomed over 170 new teachers
• Convocation "Growing Stronger Together" - lots of student involvement
• Region 13 Teacher of the Year Banquet
• New LHISD PD sergeant - Sgt. Shipman
• Ribbon cutting ceremonies for Operations, Lariat Trails, and Legacy Ranch Middle School
• Meet the Panthers and Wranglers
• UIL State solo and ensemble outstanding soloists
• First week of school was amazing!
• Accountability ratings were released by Texas Education Agency
• LHISD will be recognized as a District of Distinction for Visual Arts

The Board approved consent agenda items to include:

• Minutes from the previous board meeting
• Tax collection summary
• Cash position and investment report
• Finance summary report
• Budget amendments
• Purchases over $100,000:
• Contracted services
• Bond status report
• Enrollment report - 10,759 on first day of school; 10,866 as of August 14.
• Accepting donations
• Monthly police reports
• Purchase of attendance credit (option 3 agreement) and to delegate contractual authority to the superintendent
• Adjunct faculty agreement with AgriLife Extension - Williamson County and Resolution for Extracurricular status of 4-H members
• TTESS appraisers and calendar 2026-27
• CKEA (LOCAL) policy deletion
• DC (LOCAL)
• Off-campus private or commercial PE (OCPE) substitutions for the 2026-27 school year

• The Board approved the proposed 2026-27 budget as presented by Denise Stone
• The Board approved the proposed tax rate for 2026-27 as presented by Denise Stone
• The Board approved the endorsement of candidates for the TASB Board of Directors as presented by Travis Motal
• Items from Closed Session
• The Board approved the purchase of a tract of land containing approximately 14.38 acres, described in part in Williamson County Appraisal District R366205, located in Liberty Hill, Williamson County, Texas as presented by Travis Motal
• The Board approved the Board of Trustee and superintendent goals
• The Board approved the Superintendent Evaluation Tool
• The Board approved the Board operating procedures update
• The Board approved additional teacher & professional contracts
• The Board approved personnel employment and resignations

The next regular board meeting will be on Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, at 6 p.m.
Click this link to listen to the full Aug. 17, 2026 regular board meeting.

Liberty Hill ISD. Building Champions in Academics, Character, and Community

Email: superintendent@libertyhill.txed.net
Website: libertyhill.txed.net
Location: 301 Forrest Street, Liberty Hill, TX, USA
Phone: 512-260-5580