At the Feb. 2 board meeting, LISD administration presented the board with a list of closed campuses for 2012-13 school year along with campuses that are "on watch".

LISD is hosting a community forum to discuss the name for Elementary School #24 on Feb. 15, 6 pm at Naumann Elementary library. You may also submit your nomination online via the link below. If you previously submitted a name for Elem #24, you do not need to resubmit.

Wear Red Day is this Friday, February 3rd! To take the Go Red Heart Check Up and receive a 10 year risk assessment and personalized action plan, visit www.goredforwomen.org or call 1-888-MY-HEART.

Parents who are planning to register their children for Pre-K or Kindergarten for the 2012-2013 school year are invited to register early at Leander ISD’s Pre-K and Kinder Round Up on Thursday, March 22, 2012, from 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. at all elementary campuses.

Leander ISD will begin accepting applications for candidates for the Leander ISD’s May 12, 2012 Board of Trustees Election on Wednesday, February 8, 2012. The deadline for filing for a place on the May 12th ballot is Monday, March 5, 2012, at 5:00 p.m.

The Cedar Park Rotary Club is hosting its first Talent Show for LISD students on Friday, March 2 at 7 p.m. at the Don Tew Performing Arts Center in Leander. Applications are due no later than February 17, 2012, at 5 p.m.

The Financial Aid Saturday events, under the sponsorship of the Austin Chamber of Commerce, directly assist our students and families in completing the required documentation.

On Thursday, Jan. 19, the Leander ISD Board of Trustees voted to approve the amended 2012-2013 district calendar, which designated April 29, 2013 and May 27, 2013 as bad weather days. The district originally scheduled a bad weather day on Monday, April 1, 2013; however, due to conflicts with the TEA testing dates, the bad weather day was moved.

The revised calendar does not include early release days. The district plans to make a decision on early release days in the spring.

The Leander Council of PTAs and Texas PTA are proud to offer scholarship opportunities for high school seniors and staff.

Beginning with the 2011-2012 school year, the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR) will replace the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS). This new test is designed for students in grades 3-11.