The Compass

Good afternoon Leander ISD families,

Thank you students, staff, parents, and community members for your patience, grace, kindness, and resilience during these incredibly challenging times. It truly is amazing to witness our #1LISD family coming together with empathy and compassion, looking out for and supporting one another. This community is great because of each one of you. We pledge to continue to listen carefully to your voice and do everything in our power to help you meet your needs.

- Bruce Gearing, Ed.D.

Superintendent of Schools

Catch up on our response to the winter storms:

• Watch our maintenance and food service teams respond to the winter storm in this video.

• Watch our community come together to help families in need.

• Learn about how LEEF is supporting our reopening efforts.

• Review the more recent information from our response to the winter storm and the ongoing efforts to restore all buildings.

In this issue:

• Join our Facility Advisory Committee

• Virtual Learning Options for 2021-2022 Secondary Students

• Annual School Quality Survey

• Bad Weather Make-up Day, April 12

Days might be cut short on Early Release Wednesdays, but that doesn't mean learning is! At Camacho Elementary, the great teachers are packing great material into less time, thanks to supportive families and a fantastic team. Enjoy a tour through in-person and virtual classrooms with Superintendent Bruce Gearing, Ed.D. and Camacho principal Gena Fleming.

Super School Visits offer a first-hand look into a new and evolving learning environment. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, our schools have risen to the challenge and ensured relationships are happening. Learning is happening. #LISDIsHappening

Due to the recent weather crisis, LISD decided to reschedule our Equity and Diversity Listening Sessions to March. We encourage our community to register for an upcoming session and sign up for our Equity and Diversity Discussion Group on Remind. As always, we appreciate your patience as we continue to prioritize these crucial conversations.

Leander ISD is seeking more than 100 volunteers to join our Citizens’ Facility Advisory Committee (CFAC) as we create our long-range facility plan and continue to manage growth across our 200-square miles. Learn how you can volunteer for our CFAC.

Families now have until Sunday, March 7 to complete Leander ISD’s school quality survey. Due to last week’s winter storm, we’re offering more time to participate.

This confidential survey asks questions that are designed to get opinions on academic and student support, safety and behavior, school leadership, family involvement, and more. Learn more about our School Quality Survey.

LISD will move forward in exploring expanding permanent online school offerings at the secondary level, including the creation of a Virtual Learning Academy.

The Dual Language application for 2021-22 incoming Kindergarten students is available now. To learn more about this program and how to register, click here.

The winter storms paused meetings of our Board of Trustees but didn’t stop them or the work. Trustees met on Jan. 28 to approve the 2021-22 academic calendar, support our committee’s recommendations around equity and diversity, extend the superintendent’s contract, and discuss the graduate profile. On Feb. 22, the Board took steps to repair buildings damaged by the winter storms, discussed the elementary school zoning plan (vote comes Feb. 25), and approved further exploration to create a permanent virtual high school option for students.

April 12 will be a regular school day to make up for the snow day on Jan. 11. Students need the minutes and staff contracts require employees to make up the time, therefore, we will use the bad weather makeup day allocated in our calendar. For our secondary students, this will be an A day.

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