Launch to Learning 2020-21
Update #11 for Leander ISD Planning | July 24, 2020
Good afternoon LISD families,
Thank you for your patience as we continue to plan for the start of the 2020-21 school year. In this update, we have the latest information for you on:
District opens student choice process for in-person, Virtual Empowered Learning
A recap of Thursday’s LISD Board Meeting information
Our updated Frequently Asked Questions database
District opens student choice process for in-person, Virtual Empowered Learning
While we’re starting our 2020-21 school year with all students in Virtual Empowered Learning (VEL), parents and guardians will soon be able to select their student’s choice for in-person or virtual learning after Sept. 7.
Click here to learn more about our Launch to Learning Plan for the 2020-21 school year.
Click here to complete the selection form.
Seleccione la opción de su estudiante haciendo clic aquí.
After the Aug. 13 - Sept. 7 period where all students will learn at home through VEL, Leander ISD will offer the following options for student learning:
Elementary schools:
100% Virtual Empowered Learning
100% In-Person Learning
A hybrid schedule where students will be in school or in-home learning based on an alternating schedule
Middle schools:
100% Virtual Empowered Learning
100% In-Person Learning
High schools:
100% Virtual Empowered Learning
100% In-Person Learning
A hybrid learning option will be offered at our elementary campuses in an effort to reduce in-person class sizes. This model will have half of the students on alternating days participate in-person and virtual independent learning leaving 11-13 students in the classroom at a time. This option may only be available at schools where enough families select the hybrid choice.
On July 17, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) provided school districts the option to adopt a hybrid schedule (a combination of in-person and virtual learning) instead of 100% in-person for grades 9 - 12 only. Leander ISD may explore this option as a means to reduce class size at the high school level and information will be shared throughout our planning process.
The district will open the student selection process for families on Friday, July 24. Parents and guardians will receive an email and text message on Friday with a link to submit their student(s)’s choice. On Tuesday, July 28, the district will send instructions for families without internet access to submit their choice(s) via telephone.
Parents and guardians will have until Aug. 6 to submit their choices.
The selection form also includes questions about internet accessibility so we can work with individual households to ensure connectivity and access to learning resources.
LISD Trustees focus on Launch to Learning 2020–21, dress code, equity and diversity, legislative priorities
The district’s Launch to Learning for the upcoming school year, the ongoing conversation on equity and diversity, and the LISD dress code were among the topics during the Trustees’ regular board meeting Thursday night.
Read Board Briefs here. View the entire agenda here. Watch the video here.
FAQs at your fingertips
We know you have questions about how school (and all the activities that go with it) will look in the coming year. We are committed to keeping you informed with the latest information, which is why we’ve combed through thousands of emails and Let’s Talk messages to bring you FAQs on our constantly-updated Launch to Learning webpage. Latest additions are highlighted green for a few days and then moved into a queue under the appropriate subcategory:
Student and Staff Health,
Classroom and Campus Safety,
Social Distancing, and
Virtual Empowered Learning
About Us
LISD educates more than 42,000 students at its 44 campuses. The district encompasses nearly 200 square miles.
Website: leanderisd.org
Location: 204 West South Street, Leander, TX, USA
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LeanderISD/