Public CommentsThere were no public comments at this meeting.
Communication Items - District Updates
- District and campus improvement plans were presented by Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning Dr. Heather Stoner.
- A Team of Eight follow-up was presented by LHISD Board President Megan Parsons
- Interim Superintendent Travis Motal shared updates with the Board to include:
- Celebrations across the district
- Liberty Hill Education Foundation received 115 staff grant requests (up 57 from last year)
- Oct. 30, 2025 is Snapshot Day. This is the day that the state will use our attendance to determine funding for the rest of the school year. Attendance matters!
- Leadership Pipeline
- Twelve people signed up for the Aspiring Assistant Principals course
- Nine people signed up for the Aspiring Principals course.
- The Long Range Planning Committee (LRPC) has convened twice so far to discuss district growth. Over the coming months they will put together an infrastructure recommendation package to present to the Board for consideration.
- A parent committee and campus administrators will meet with district staff in the coming months to discuss attendance boundaries. A recommendation will be provided to the Board in February 2026.
- Tax Rate Election
- 37 community events have been hosted to date.
- Factual, non-partisan informational flyers and mailers have been distributed to registered voters to ensure they have the opportunity to make an informed decision when they go to the polls.
- Voters have been encouraged to vote early. Early voting is open Oct. 20-31, 2025 to include the weekend. Election Day is Nov. 4, 2025.
Consent Agenda
The Board approved consent agenda items to include:
- Minutes from previous board meetings
- Tax collection summary
- Cash position and investment report
- Finance summary report
- Budget amendments
- Purchases over $100,000
- Digital instructional reading language arts and science materials
- Bond status report
- Food service report
- Enrollment and ADA reports
- Police reports
- Accept donations
- District and campus improvement plans
- School district teaching permits for CTE teachers
The Board postponed consideration and possible action on library book purchases for LHISD school libraries for further discussion at a future board meeting.
Action Items
- The Board approved Liberty Hill High School scoreboards as presented by Athletic Director Justin Carrigan and Construction Project Manager TJ Washburn.
- Despite yearly maintenance, the current scoreboards at LHHS gyms and fields (not including Panther Stadium) have been malfunctioning with age.
- The new scoreboards will be:
- Fully functional and similar to those at Legacy Ranch High School
- Wireless so the floor box will no longer be an issue
- Allow for sponsorships
- The scoreboards will be purchased with bond funds with no impact on the maintenance and operations budget.
- The Board approved contract professional services as presented by Construction Project Manager TJ Washburn.
- At a previous Board had authorized the interim superintendent to negotiate the following properties and to bring back the finalized contracts to the Board for their approval of the closing on these properties.
- The Board approved the purchase of unimproved land containing approximately 13.497 acres, located in Williamson County, Texas, as presented by Interim Superintendent Travis Motal.
- The Board approved the purchase of a tract of land containing approximately 160 acres, described in Williamson County Appraisal District R022226, R022227, R328631, and R363914, located in Liberty Hill, Williamson County, Texas, as presented by Interim Superintendent Travis Motal.
- The Board approved accepting resignations and employing personnel.
The next regular board meeting will be on Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, at 6 p.m.
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