January 22, 2026 at 6:15 PM - Regular Meeting
JANUARY IS SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITION MONTH
The public is invited to attend a reception honoring our Board of Trustees from 5:30 to 6:00 p.m. at the Denise Geiger Compass Center, located next to the Linda Lippe Instructional Materials Center, at 1775 W. New Hope Drive in Cedar Park.
The Board meeting protocols are available at https://bit.ly/3DHAR4v.
Members of the public may access this meeting via live stream at https://www.leanderisd.org/boardlivestream. Please note, this link will not be active until approximately 5 minutes before the scheduled meeting time.
Citizens wishing to address the Board of Trustees may do so in person at the meeting location noted on the agenda. In order to address the Board, individuals must sign up online at https://www.leanderisd.org/citizencommentform, between noon the day prior to the meeting and noon the day of the meeting, and be present at the meeting when their number is called.
Citizens who need special accommodations or assistance with sign-up should contact the office of the Superintendent (512-570-0000) during regular business hours.
The notice for this meeting was posted in compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act on January 16, 2026, at 3:26 PM.
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1. CALL TO ORDER AND DECLARATION OF QUORUM
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2. OPENING CEREMONY
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2.A. Pledge of Allegiance
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2.B. Moment of Silence
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3. RECOGNITION
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3.A. Spotlight on Learning: Westside Elementary School
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3.B. Video Recognitions
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3.B.1. School Board Recognition Month - January
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4. CITIZEN COMMENTS (See the notes at the top of the agenda for instructions on how to sign up and details regarding speaking.)
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5. CONSENT AGENDA
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5.A. Consider Adoption of Local Policies BBFA, CKC, EIF, FDB and FFH
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5.B. Consider Approval of 2024-2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) Single Audit Report
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5.C. Consider Approval of Budget Amendment FY26 - # 6
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5.D. Consider Approval of External Auditor for 2025-2026 Audit Services
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5.E. Consider Approval of Library Resources
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5.F. Consider Approval of Minutes of Regular and Called Board Meetings
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5.G. Consider Approval of Financial Advisor Contract with PFM Financial Advisors LLC and Nickel Hayden Advisors LLC
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6. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
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6.A. Empowered Student Learning
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6.B. Empowered Staff Learning
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6.C. Safe and Innovative Learning Environments
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7. DISCUSSION / ACTION ITEMS
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7.A. STUDENT EXPERIENCE
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7.A.1. Discussion of 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 Academic Calendars
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7.A.2. Discussion of Annual House Bill 3 (HB3) Update
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7.A.3. Discussion of Instructional Materials Adoption Process Update
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7.B. GOVERNANCE
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7.B.1. Legislative Listening Circles Update
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7.B.2. Consider Approval of Leander ISD Interim Legislative Priorities
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7.C. OPERATIONS
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7.C.1. Consider Approval of Bond Oversight Committee Recommendation to Reallocate Bond Funds for the Replacement of Artificial Turf at AC Bible and Monroe Regional Stadiums
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7.C.2. Discussion and Consider Approval of Pfluger Architects for Architectural Design Services Related to the Repurposing of Faubion Elementary School
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7.C.3. Discussion of 2025-2026 Budget Projections
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7.C.4. Discussion and Consider Approval of the 2026-2027 Budget Assumptions
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7.C.5. Discussion and Consider Approval of a Resolution Nominating an Individual(s) to the Travis Central Appraisal District (TCAD) Board of Directors
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7.C.6. Discussion of Districtwide Intruder Detection Audit Report Findings
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8. CLOSED SESSION
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8.A. Texas Government Code 551.071: consultation with attorney regarding, pending or contemplated litigation, and/or attorney client privileged matter
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8.B. Texas Government Code 551.074: personnel - deliberation regarding resignations, terminations, employment, reassignments, duties, and evaluation of personnel and public officers
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8.C. Texas Government Code 551.0821: deliberation regarding matters whereby personally identifiable information regarding one or more students will be disclosed
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8.D. Texas Government Code 551.074: deliberation and consideration of employment of Early Childhood Center Principal
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8.E. Texas Government Code 551.089: discussion of district-wide intruder detection audit report findings
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9. ACTION PURSUANT TO CLOSED SESSION
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9.A. Consider employment of Early Childhood Center Principal
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10. BOARD MEETING DEBRIEF
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11. ADJOURNMENT
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