Public Comments
- LHISD parent Aleta Brochue shared information about the theatre program equipment and requested the Board consider providing help with transparency regarding what equipment will be provided.
Communication and Information Items
- Informed the Board that Santa Rita Middle School students and community would like to keep purple in their color scheme. During a meeting last week, the students decided on a live mascot different than the Wranglers, but related. Eventually, they narrowed the choices down to 4 types of horses. Principal Curtis had the 6th and 7th graders vote. The results of the survey chose the Stallions to be their new mascot. Common themes when talking about the Stallions were: powerful, majestic, and alliteration with SRMS. The students are excited about the next steps in the process of branding.
- Shared the community's feedback on the mascots for feeder patterns.
- LHE, LNE, and LHMS: will stay the Panthers and keep the colors purple and gold.
- Bar W, SRES, and TRES: will be the Wranglers and are still working through colors.
- BBE and RSES: would like to continue to explore the conversation with their community.
- LHISD is planning to create a youth-led program to get younger voices in front of our students to talk about social media, sexting, and how it ties into suicide and bullying. This is coming in the next 2 weeks.
- LHISD is planning a community program and conversation on the dangers of using fentanyl and recreational drugs in May.
The Board approved the consent agenda to include:
The Finance Summary Report
Budget Amendments
Bond, Child Nutrition Serve, Enrollment and Police Reports
Purchases over $50,000 including:
- Phase 3 of the cell phone booster plan
- Legacy Ranch Middle School athletic equipment
- Legacy Ranch Middle School band equipment and instruments
- Library opening collection for Legacy Ranch High School
- Vivi device purchases
- Student device purchase addendum
- Furniture for 18+ Program
- Portable relocation at Santa Rita Elementary and Noble Elementary
Action Items
- The Board approved utilities and infrastructure for the portable unit to serve the Success Academy/DAEP at Liberty Hill High School.
- This includes constructing deck awnings, and drywall partitions (including doors, frames, and hardware) to define the program spaces, electrical infrastructure/power to the unit (including PEC service fees), installation of COM/Network services, all wet utility connections, installation of a stand-alone fire alarm system (that will be monitored), fencing (including maintenance and emergency egress gates), and safety and security systems (including security cameras, access control, and push to talk systems).
- The Board approved the design services contract for VLK Architects for expansions and renovations to Liberty Hill High School.
- This project will be funded by the 2023 Bond program.
- Projects included in this scope for Proposition A are:
- New band hall, cafeteria expansions, instructional spaces, new expanded space for choir and wrestling, and expansion of robotics workshop.
- The project included in Proposition C is an additional concession stand/restroom.
- The Board approved commissioning agent services from Hendrix Consulting Engineers for HVAC and electrical for Legacy Ranch High School.
- This will be funded by the 2021 Bond program.
Closed Session Items
The Board approved additional positions, and professional/teacher contracts, accepted resignations, and employed new personnel.
The board hired Tanya Lambert as the Assistant Director of Talent and Recruitment.
Board President Comments
- LHISD Board President Megan Parsons shared information from the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Continuing Education for Board Members Report. The Board is required to complete continued education each year. All board members met their required hours and many had extra training.
To listen to an audio recording of the April 15, 2024 Regular School Board Meeting click here.
The next Regular Board Meeting will be on May 20, 2024.
