LISD Rapport

Happy Kindness Week! Across the district, our staff and students are celebrating kindness with dress-up days, hands-on activities and more. I am so proud of our district’s focus on this important topic, and know that the lessons learned this week will stick with our students for years to come.

We celebrated some exciting news last month, as we were named one of the top employers in the state of Texas. All of the credit goes to our staff, and I am so proud of their outstanding work. I know many of you are looking for more opportunities to acknowledge your child’s teachers and administrators, and we are excited to unveil a new initiative that will help you do so. Keep reading to learn more about Recognize SomeONE, a district-wide recognition program to highlight our fantastic staff.

There are quite a few input opportunities included in this month’s Rapport, and I hope you’ll take the time to make your voice heard. Our 2023-24 Academic Calendar Survey is live, and we are asking all staff and families to complete it. This feedback is crucial to make sure we are meeting the needs of both students and staff with our yearly calendar, through an evaluation of starting/ending dates, holidays and more. We’re also collecting names through our new District Collaboration Interest Form for those interested in joining our many committees here at LISD. These committees are avenues we rely on to make important decisions for our district, and we hope you’ll learn more about them by visiting lisd.net/committees.

I am so encouraged by the amazing things happening all around the district, and can’t wait to see what the rest of this year will bring. Thanks for everything you do to support #OneLISD!

Dr. Lori Rapp

Superintendent of Schools

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Sept. 12 - 16 | LISD Kindness Week

Sept. 17 | Fall Snack Drive

Sept. 20 | National IT Professional Day

Sept. 26 | HR Professional Appreciation Day

Sept. 29 | Candidate Forum @ LHS

Oct. 7 | Student Early Release

Oct. 10 | Holiday

Oct. 14 | Student Early Release

Nov. 8 | Holiday

As you all know, Tuesday, November 8th is Election Day in the U.S. Many of our campuses will be used for voting purposes, resulting in a closure of all LISD schools. Detailed voting information will be posted on our Voting Information page in the coming weeks.

The LISD Board of Trustees met for their regularly scheduled board meeting on Monday, September 12th. To read the recap, click HERE.

In their August 29th meeting, the Board of Trustees approved the budget for the 2022-23 school year, including an adopted tax rate. Read more about the budget HERE.

Please enjoy this video update from LISD Board of Trustee President Tracy Scott Miller. Mr. Miller covers current Board priorities, our 2022-23 budget, the newly adopted tax rate, information on the upcoming local elections and more.

As a reminder, we are enhancing our stadium security practices by limiting the number of people on the field. To read more about this change, click HERE. We also encourage all attendees to view our Fan Behavior Guidelines before attending athletic events. Thanks for helping us maintain a safe and positive atmosphere!

We are encouraging all LISD families to take the 2023-24 Calendar Input Survey. Your feedback is crucial to helping us plan the coming school year.

Click HERE to take the survey.

Are you interested in serving on a LISD committee? These groups are designed to help us make key decisions across our district.

Please fill out our District Collaboration Interest Form by clicking HERE. This does not guarantee selection, but it does indicate your interest for future committee selections.

We are proud to introduce Recognize SomeONE, a district-wide initiative to acknowledge our incredible staff here at LISD.

The next time you see a teacher or staff member going above and beyond, please take the time to fill out this short survey. The link to this survey will also be placed on signs at our campuses.

Thank you for helping us Recognize SomeONE!

We are committed to building positive partnerships with clear communication. Each month we'll be sharing corresponding Communication Commitments with both staff and families. Remember: any concerns you have should be shared first with your child’s teacher. Please view our Communication Flow for Families for appropriate next steps.

This month's community commitment is: Engage in ongoing communication with teachers and utilize your campus’ tools and resources to stay informed. Read more

The North Texas Commission - Dallas Fort Worth, along with the Flower Mound, Lewisville and Metrocrest Chambers of Commerce are hosting a candidate forum at Lewisville High School on Sept. 29 in the Leo Stuver Auditorium beginning at 6 p.m. Hear from candidates in races from State House Districts 57, 63, and 65, each of which represents parts of Lewisville ISD.

Stay tuned to LISD.net for more information. We hope to see you there!

We want to remind all families to get involved in your local PTA!

The goal of PTA is to make every child's potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children.

To join your school’s PTA and/or support a neighboring school’s PTA, visit JoinPTA.org.

Destination Imagination is a team-based creativity and innovation competition for K-12 students. Parents new to Destination Imagination are invited to attend a virtual information session on September 20th and 7 p.m.

For more information or to join the information session, click HERE.

The Love & Logic approach to parenting is built around the science of caring and respectful relationships. LISD offers free virtual classes for parents who want to complete the Love & Logic Training.

Fall 2022 Love & Logic trainings are occurring on October 11th, October 18th and October 25th. Trainings are offered in both English and Spanish. Click HERE for more information, including session times. Click HERE to register.

It’s Kindness Week! All of our campuses are enjoying dress-up days, hands-on activities and impactful lessons to encourage kindness around our district. To see more of the celebrations visit and share your own use the #LISDBeKind hashtag on social media. For more information, visit LISD.net/bekind.

The Lewisville ISD Education Foundation (LEF) awarded 66 teacher grants to 45 schools across the Lewisville Independent School District on Wednesday, August 17. Totaling $100,000, these teacher grants were applied for in May, blind-reviewed, and selected by a volunteer committee over the summer. READ MORE

Last year, LISD was pleased to land in the top half of the state’s rankings as the No. 1 school district in the DFW area and the sixth highest in the state of Texas. This year, we remain the highest rated district in DFW and are now the second highest rated district in the state of Texas. READ MORE

LISD is hosting a Snack Drive on September 17th at TECC East and Marcus HS. We are asking for donations of pre-packaged, nutrient-rich foods like granola bars, crackers, fruit snacks, etc. We hope to see you there!

To view all the various campaigns our district supports throughout the school year, please visit the new LISD Gives Back page at LISD.net/givesback.

In August, TEA released its annual ratings of schools. Our district has long believed scores on standardized tests do not define a student or a school, but serve as one piece of information in a much larger academic picture. With that in mind, I want to be sure you know about our campus profiles, which we believe offer a much more complete overview of the achievements of our students, staff and campuses. Access the profiles HERE.

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