LHISD Community Message

Happy Thanksgiving Panther Nation!

Enjoy this much-needed Thanksgiving break sharing valuable time with your loved ones, counting your blessings, and reaching out to those less fortunate. Please continue to keep in mind and practice the safety and health protocols that will help prevent our community's spread.

Williamson County moved into the RED phase for COVID yesterday, as is most of the state. Please stay diligent. As of right now, all schools will open for in-person learning when we return on Monday, November 30th. If there are any new developments, we will communicate them to you through our district-wide communication channels via email, district website, mobile app, and social media platforms.

I am grateful to serve you. Stay well!

Steve Snell

BOARD BRIEFS 11-16

Recognition - Champions of the Month

Student of the Month

Liberty Hill Elementary - Noah Eaton
Bill Burden Elementary - Titus Pituch
Rancho Sienna Elementary - Hartley Wehring
Santa Rita Elementary - Morgan Pham
Liberty Hill Intermediate - Spencer Ballew
Liberty Hill Junior High - Mason Hunter
Liberty Hill High School - Piper Ilgen

Teacher of the Month

Maria Galindo - Santa Rita Elementary

Staff Member of the Month

Sheri Durham - Liberty Hill Intermediate

Public Hearing

CFO Mrs. Guerrero presented an overview of School FIRST (Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas) and Liberty Hill ISD's Superior rating.

Communication and Information Items

Procedures for Naming Schools
" Loop 332/Bailey Lane Project" presented by Curtis Steger and Lacie Hale

Action Items

Approved the action of right-of-way dedication to Williamson County at CR277
Approved the Design for Elementary Campuses
Approved the Land Surveying for Junior High
Approved Sledge Engineering for the Facility Planning and Project Management Services

New Hires

Andrea Acosta, 8th grade Social Studies Teacher-replacing Mrs. Townes LH Intermediate
Elisha Parker - Budget Analysis - new position Business Office
Todd Washburn - Asst. Superintendent Teaching, Learning & School Leadership-Replacing Dr. Hicks


Liberty Hill Elementary	Bill Burden Elementary	Rancho Sienna Elementary

Liberty Hill Elementary

Bill Burden Elementary

Rancho Sienna Elementary


Santa Rita Elementary	Liberty Hill Intermediate	Liberty Hill Jr. High

Santa Rita Elementary

Liberty Hill Intermediate

Liberty Hill Jr. High


Liberty Hill High School	Teacher of the Month Maria Galindo - Santa Rita Elementary	Staff Member of the Month Sheri Durham - LH Intermediate School

Liberty Hill High School

Teacher of the Month

Maria Galindo - Santa Rita Elementary

Staff Member of the Month

Sheri Durham - LH Intermediate School


New Board member Terry Smith	New Board Member Kendall Carter	Secretary - Anthony Buck Vice President - Kathy Major Superintendent- Steve Snell President - Megan Parsons

New Board member Terry Smith

New Board Member Kendall Carter

Secretary - Anthony Buck

Vice President - Kathy Major

Superintendent- Steve Snell

President - Megan Parsons

LHISD SUPERIOR RATING

LHISD received a Superior Rating (98) on the TEA Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST). The “Superior Achievement” rating is the state’s highest, demonstrating the quality of

Liberty Hill ISD’s financial management and reporting system.

“We are very pleased with Liberty Hill ISD’s School FIRST rating and the outstanding work of

our CFO, Mrs. Guerrero, and her team,” said Liberty Hill ISD Superintendent Snell. This rating

and their fiscally responsible work show that our district is making the most of our taxpayers’

dollars. It also shows that Liberty Hill’s schools are accountable not only for student learning,

which Liberty Hill ISD received an “A” on the Accountability ratings from TEA but also for

achieving these results cost-effectively and efficiently.”

Liberty Hill ISD Education Foundation- YOU can #makeTHEdifference

Are you wanting to #makeTHEdifference in our district and help contribute to grants that will help teachers and students in their classrooms? Now is a great time! The Education Foundation has two community fundraising programs that you can participate in that will directly benefit and go back to our teachers and students.

1. DELL Member Purchase Program - Shop for your Christmas, Birthday, Graduation, or tech needs on the LHEF website that gives you exclusive savings, and LHEF will receive a contribution from your purchase with DELL. This program is available anytime and for anyone in our Panther extended family, so share out our member number and URL. Read the information below.

2. Christmas shopping? Make sure to shop local at the Holiday Around the Hill! Support our businesses who give back to our schools and district day in and day out. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Liberty Hill Education Foundation. Amazing! See the businesses participating in the flyer below.

Community Input - Naming New Schools

Panther Nation-

The Board of Trustees wants your input on the names of the new Middle School and Elementary (Intermediate renovated) school. Fill out this form to voice your choice as we build for the future.

After Hours Reporting Line & Holiday Travel

Panther Family as Williamson County moved to orange, let's all be mindful and keep up our guard while we're on holiday break. You've been doing a great job, let's continue doing the daily healthy practices to keep our schools open.

Over the holiday break, remember to use the COVID after-hours reporting line on our district Return to Learn website to help our health services team stay informed so we can keep all our Panthers safe.

As you begin making travel plans for the upcoming holidays, parents keep in mind LHISD may ask students to quarantine depending on the area of travel. Let's be vigilant to help keep the spread down in our Liberty Hill community.

https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/us-map

Community Partners

Thank you to Two Brand It for joining us and donating to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Our community purchased 267 shirts, equaling $1,335 donated!

Classic Bank delivered a wonderful lunch to Central Office today, giving our staff a wonderful treat that we are so appreciative of- THANK YOU!!! #blessingsgalore

PANTHER FANS

Due to the increase of COVID cases within our schools and community, ticket sales for athletic events, at this time, will only be offered to the families of the student-athletes participating in the events.

Community health data continues to change in our Liberty Hill ISD community, and we are continuously monitoring this information and adjusting our plans accordingly.

We know these are challenging times, and thank you for your understanding and cooperation. The safety of our students, staff, and community members is our priority.

GO PANTHERS!

Volleyball

The Lady Panthers played hard last night in their Bi-District playoff game against Alamo Heights. Their efforts were to no avail and ended their 2020 season. We are so proud of the players and coaches as they made the leap to 5A and represented Liberty Hill in true champion style.

Good luck to the seniors, you will be missed!

Boys Basketball

Last Saturday, the Panthers were up by 2, then down by 1, and Daniels hits a buzzer-beater for the win over a tough Copperas Cove team. Watch the exciting ending on the video below- it's going to be another exciting season for the Running Panthers!

Tuesday night the Running Panthers beat St. Michaels 58-51 - well-done boys!!

Lady Basketball

CONGRATS Lady Panthers and Coaches! The Liberty Hill varsity basketball team won last Saturday's home non-conference game against Copperas Cove by a score of 45-43.

They came up short at Tuesday's home non-conference game against Ellison by a score of 58-50. Good luck tonight against Vandegrift!!

Boys & Girls Golf

The kick-off of the season is going great. They just finished back to back days of golf. The boys played Monday and the girls played today. This tourney was a scramble format. The boys shot a 70 and the girls shot a 71. Great job LH!

Girls from left to right: Sarah Baker, Morgan Poulain, Brooklyn Huckaby, and Emma Walz.

Boys from left to right: Dhanush Kondapalli, Connor Sanders, Aaron Hurst, and Paul Maderia. Reese Vickers has also Golfed with the team this season.