Tiger Talk
07/29/25
Dear Lake Travis ISD Parents/Guardians,
We are pleased to announce the opening of Returning Student Verification for the 2025-2026 school year. This process is required to be completed for all students who will be returning for the 2025-2026 school year. If your child will not be returning to Lake Travis ISD for the 2025-2026 school year, please contact your campus registrar and submit the appropriate withdrawal form.
To complete the Returning Student Verification process, the parent/guardian listed as the primary parent in Skyward should log into Skyward Family Access and click on the “Returning Student Verification 2025-2026” tile (refer to image below).
Please note, you will be required to verify and update information on your student, family, and residency. Current proof of residency documentation (fully executed lease agreement, signed closing documents, most recent property tax statement, mortgage statement, or property deed in parent's/guardian’s name), AND a current utility bill (water, electricity, or gas with parent's/guardian’s name) are a required portion of the online form.
While returning students are automatically enrolled for the coming school year, student information must be verified and/or updated annually. Therefore, the primary parent/guardian must complete the verification process for each child before August 1, 2025.
Once you have submitted the online form, the tile will no longer be available in Skyward Family Access under the student’s profile. You can view the online forms that have been submitted by navigating to 1. Main Menu > 2. Online Forms > 3. My Online Forms History (refer to image below).
The completion of this form assists your campus with planning for the 2025-2026 school year. We appreciate your participation!
Sincerely,
Marco Alvarado
Executive Director for Communications & Community Relations
Returning student tile
My Online Forms History
Returning Tigers' input forms that were submitted in the past have been used to place them in their classes for 2025-2026. Our parent input form remains open, however, so that parents of students who are just now enrolling to attend WCHE can also provide us with input. We appreciate input about new-to-WCHE students that might be helpful so that we can place our newest Tigers in classes where they will be comfortable and successful.
We hope to make classroom assignments that will maximize the opportunity for your child’s success. If you have information you would like to have considered in your child’s placement, please complete and submit this form. Please limit your input to the way your child learns and any information we should consider.
Missing 10% of learning time, about 2 days each month, over the course of a school year can make it harder to
- gain early reading and math skills
- build relationships
- develop good attendance habits.
Attending school regularly helps children feel better about school—and themselves. Start building this habit in elementary so they learn right away that going to school on time, every day, is important.
As we look ahead to the next school year please keep in mind our long weekends/student holidays.
Long weekends/Student Holidays for 2025-2026
August 30 - September 1
September 20 - September 22
October 10 - October 13
November 22 - November 30
December 20 - January 6
January 17 - January 19
February 12 - February 16
March 13 - March 22
April 3 - April 5.
Returning Students WITH Prior Service
All students who received transportation services this past spring (January 2025 to May 2025) do not need to re-register for the 2025-2026 school year. Your child's ridership will be assigned according to the established routes from last year. However, if you have recently moved, you will need to update your contact information in Skyward Family Access using the "Address Change" tile. This form must be reviewed and verified by the campus registrar before any changes are accepted.
Returning Students WITHOUT Prior Service
Returning students who did not utilize transportation this past spring will need to register for services for the 2025-2026 school year. The form is available in Skyward Family Access and includes a simple checkbox asking if transportation services are needed for the student.
Newly Enrolled Students
Students new to the district who have completed enrollment in Skyward Family Access for the 2025-2026 school year and have elected for transportation services as a part of that process do not need to re-register. Please note, the form can be completed and resubmitted multiple times, so it is normal for parents to still see the Bus Registration tile in Skyward Family Access.
Route Assignments, Updates, and Activation Timelines
Ridership will be assigned according to the routes established in the spring of 2025. For all students who utilized transportation services this past spring and for new registrations entered by July 31, 2025, route assignments will be posted by August 6, 2025 in SMART tag and at Infofinder. Please allow three to five business days to obtain route assignments for any new registrations requested after July 31.
If your child is absent on the first day of school, please contact your campus registrar to establish enrollment and a start date. Transportation routing will be reactivated once your child is present at school during official attendance time. Please allow three business days for this to occur.
- School bus rules are available on our district website on the Transportation page.
- All students will be issued a complimentary Smart Tag badge to start the school year. Replacement badges are available at your campus office for a fee. Smart Tag badges from the last school year will work for this school year.
- Middle school campuses do not use Smart Tag for dismissal purposes. Students are responsible for getting to their location on their own with adult supervision in each area.
We encourage you to send your child(ren) to school with a personal water bottle.
We have a total of eight water bottle filling stations on campus.
Please send your child with a refillable water bottle labeled with first and last name to ensure our students stay refreshed and hydrated. These bottles will be sent home daily to be cleaned and sanitized at home.
For the 2025-2026 school year, elementary school breakfast and lunch meals will increase to $1.95 and $3.35 respectively. For more information, please visit our Menus & Meal Prices webpage.
We’ve updated our online menu platform! You can now find school menus, nutrition facts, and allergen information on My School Menus.
To help reduce food waste and promote sustainability, students will now self-serve bulk fruits and vegetables in the café.
Free and Reduced Price Meals
Households can access Free & Reduced Meal Program applications online starting August 1, 2025. Information about the program and applications are located on our website at Free and Reduced Meal Program.
Households must complete a new Free & Reduced Meal Program application each school year to ensure continuation of benefits.
Annually, a small sample of applications will be randomly selected for income verification. Notice of verification selection and instructions will be sent to randomly selected households in late Fall.
For SY 2025-2026, students who qualify for reduced-price meals will receive breakfast and lunch meals at zero cost.
To receive meal benefits, students must select a complete (or full) meal.
Please refer to the Complete/Full Meal Information tab on our website for more information on how to select a complete (or full) meal.
Lunch Accounts
To add funds to your student’s meal account, MySchoolBucks will be available starting August 1, 2025. The MySchoolBucks service charge is $3.50 for all credit card transactions and $2.75 for all electronic checking account transactions. There is a $240.00 maximum deposit per transaction. Please visit MySchoolBucks for more information.
Free prepayments are accepted via cash or check in all FANS cafes. Checks should be made out to LTISD FANS. For proper account credit, cash or check prepayments must be in a labelled envelope with the student ID# and full name.
Deposits to accounts made in person will be available for use immediately. Deposits made via MySchoolBucks, including deposits that are established via the MySchoolBucks auto-replenish service, could take up to 24hours to process.
You may sign up for MySchoolBucks or download the free app to make payments, view transaction history, and utilize other features.
Students will not be allowed to purchase snacks or a la carte items (anything besides a CLASSIC meal) without a positive balance on their meal account.
If you would like to limit purchases on your student’s meal account, Lunch Account Restriction Forms are available on the Food & Nutrition Service webpage.
Lunch account restrictions roll over from year to year. If your child already has restrictions in place, there’s no need to submit a new request unless you want to make a change. To modify or remove restrictions, please contact your campus cafeteria manager.
Meal Accommodations and Special Dietary Needs
Information regarding Special Diets and Meal Accommodations can be found on the Food & Nutrition Service Meal Accommodations page.
Vegetarian menus and special menu items are available by request from the FANS Dietitian Marissa Bell, MPH, RD at bellm@ltisdschools.org.
Here are a few things we are proud to offer this year in the FANS Café!
Unlimited fruits and vegetables with every complete meal (more info linked here)
Fresh for Less initiative! We use strategic pricing and menu placement to promote full meals, healthy snacks, fruits, vegetables, and nutrient-rich options.
Clean Label initiatives! We prioritize products free from artificial dyes, high-fructose corn syrup, and MSG.
A continued commitment to fresh, locally-sourced, and plant-forward menus.
Participation in the Good Food Purchasing Program! We make strategic food purchases that support local economies, environmental sustainability, animal welfare, a valued workforce, and community health!
For more information, visit the Food & Nutrition Services website, call 512-533-6037, or email foodservice@ltisdschools.org.
Please be a good neighbor to our families whose homes are near our campus.
Please park in our parking lots, when possible. If the parking lots are full, please park along curbing on pavement. Please avoid parking on landscaped medians as there are irrigation systems buried there. Please do not park in front of neighborhood mailboxes.
Thanks for your help!
West Cypress Hills Elementary
Email: WCHPrincipal@ltisdschools.org
Website: https://wche.ltisdschools.org/
Phone: 512-533-7500
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ltisdschools