I hope you and your family had a great spring break! This is one of my favorite times of the year as we approach the Easter season. On Monday we had a great board meeting with many celebrations and productive work.
Communication and Information Items
Executive Director of Technology Scott Stansbury gave an excellent presentation on the devices needed to accommodate growth and periodic refresh of student devices, staff devices, instructional technology, and technology infrastructure.
Superintendent Steven Snell highlighted recent student success including:
Robotics is heading to the state championship in Houston, April 3-6. They placed 14th in the regional competition. They also earned the General Motors Industrial Design Award. The team designed the entire robot on the computer before creating the parts or building the physical components.
LHHS Debate Team Students Jade Campbell and Mackenzie Ross competed in the CX Debate meet over spring break. They went two and two in their four rounds.
Two girls from LHHS competed at state powerlifting over the break with Elise Eckford finishing second and Camryn Maddox finishing fourth. Boys wrestling will be heading to Abilene this week.
Our LHHS yearbook won the Gold Crown Award which is awarded to only 14 teams in the entire country!
- 200 school administrators including superintendents from 54 Texas school districts visited LHISD as a part of the Future Ready Superintendent Leadership Network (FRSLN) event hosted in LHISD. We highlighted many of the great things LHISD is doing by visiting LHHS, LHMS, SRMS, LNE and LHE. In addition to excellent educational programs, LHISD highlighted the community and culture of LHISD. The group visited the International Sculpture Garden led by student leaders and the Panther Pit Crew provided dinner. On the second day, the group heard a discussion on the importance of innovation in education and ways to engage the community led by Jana Spruce, VP of Spacecraft, and a team from Firefly Aerospace. The day ended with a tour showcasing how LHISD uses Artificial Intelligence for school security by partnering with local company Spark Cognition.
- Update on Child Nutrition Services who recently completed audits on all of their food to ensure that all meals are properly served and students receive the proper portion sizes. SFE will be hosted "Flavor Fest" on Wednesday, March 20, where students had the opportunity to taste different food options.
- The Liberty Hill Education Foundation "Make a Difference" Gala will be Thursday, March 21, at High Point Estates. This annual event raises money that the Education Foundation uses to support teachers, staff, and students.
- Legacy Ranch branding update - Mr. Snell shared a rustic wrangler logo option for LRHS, feeder pattern options for elementary schools, district branding, and basic future school ideas for new high schools.
- Branding process update - Elementary and Middle School Principals will be engaging with campus leadership teams to discuss changes, if any, with the campus mascots. Campuses will report back next month.
The Board approved the consent agenda to include:
The Finance Summary Report
Budget Amendments
Purchases over $50,000: including technology for district growth and new campuses
- 1200 Student Laptops
- 1625 Student Chromebooks
- 873 Student iPads
- 117 Staff Laptops
- Device Configuration Services and Network Switches
- Classroom Instructional Technology Including Projectors, Televisions and Carts
- Wireless Access Points
- CTE Laptops
- 2 Activity Mini Buses
- Legacy Ranch Middle School Athletic Equipment over $50,000
- Proclamation 2024 - Instructional Resource Adoption for Science, Technology Applications, and CTE Courses
Library Opening Collection for Tierra Rosa Elementary
Closed Session Items
The Board tabled the utility easements and right-of-way deed for development behind Liberty Hill High School.
The Board approved administrative contracts, resignations, and employing new personnel.
The Board approved the districtwide intruder detection audit report findings.
To listen to an audio recording of the March 18, 2024 Regular School Board Meeting click here.
The next Regular Board Meeting will be on April 15, 2024.
