LISD Expect Excellence Newsletter

The 2024-2025 school year is in full swing at Levelland ISD. All our campuses have welcomed

back the students and everyone has settled into a routine. With the new school year, there are

new adventures, new opportunities for growth and learning, and new friendships being formed.

To begin the school year, Levelland ISD staff received a powerful message about positivity from

Dr. Jim Van Allan. He is a co-author of The Energy Bus for Schools, which focuses on steps to

removing negativity and the powerful impact that positivity can have. To summarize Dr. Van

Allan, positivity can be achieved by inviting others on the bus and building a positive culture.

Additionally, we should be fueling our ride with positive energy, loving our passengers,

transforming negativity and reenergizing with purpose, as well as adding others to our positive

bus. We know that challenges will arise throughout the school year and we will work to

overcome them with teamwork and a positive attitude.

At Levelland ISD, we are focused on positive teamwork and moving forward with purpose for all

our students. Schools are for kids and they will remain our priority. Our student groups are busy

with practice and competitions. Our classrooms are focused on instruction and learning. Our

support staff work every day to provide support, nutrition, and clean and safe environments for

all students. Every staff member is sitting in the driver’s seat of the bus and are motivated to

provide a positive environment for our students.

We invite you to join us on our positivity bus and witness first hand all the amazing things our

students are doing. Feel free to call the office of your campus of choice and offer to volunteer

or support our students. Our student groups are active most evenings and you are always

welcome to attend those events. The students at Levelland ISD are our future and we all play a

role in shaping their education.

Expect Excellence!

Becky McCutchen

Levelland ISD Superintendent of Schools

Levelland ISD is so thankful to City Bank and HCCU for the delicious lunch right before classes began! What a nice treat that helped us kick off the start of 2024-2025! We appreciate your generosity so much!

Levelland native Morgan Combs was surprised and honored at the Levelland ISD Convocation. Morgan learned that she is the Region ESC17 Elementary Teacher of the Year! Mrs. Combs started her teaching career in Levelland ISD at South Elementary ten years ago. She has impacted many students through these years with her innovative teaching ideas. She is a wife and mother, and continued her education earning her Masters in Counseling. Morgan is starting her eleventh year at South Elementary, and she is moving into her new role as School Counselor. Congratulations Mrs. Combs on an honor well deserved!

LHS UIL Journalism Coach Kelly Buckner #expectsexcellence and shares that Junior Ada Niederhauser was just named to the UIL All-State Journalism Team. This honor requires students to earn 50 points by competing and placing at practice meets, District UIL, Regional UIL, and state UIL. Ada ended up with 90 points. As a sophomore, Ada went to state in News Writing and Editorial Writing. She placed 6th in State in Editorials. Ada, we are so proud of you and your hard work outside of the classroom! Keep up the great work and we will be watching to see what you do next! Congratulations!

These LHS Student Council members were caught welcoming the new LHS teachers on campus with a survival bucket! The survival kits included pens, band-aids, sticky notes, aspirin & more! What a fun project, Student Council! We appreciate you welcoming our newcomers. We can't wait to see what our LHS StuCo does this year!

Our 2025 Seniors started the year off with their Annual Senior Sunrise Breakfast. They were excited to see everyone and had butterflies at the same time when they realized this was the last first day of High School for them. Thank you to all the parents for putting on such a great event! Oh how we love these students! We #expectexcellence from these kids and wish them the best last year!

It was published that our LISD students enjoyed their first day of school. Their day was filled with laughter, joy, and new beginnings. We know that our students #expectexcellence and are going to embrace the opportunities that come their way. We hope they discover their passion, make new friends, create beautiful memories, grow, and learn this year. But look how much fun these administrators had on the first day!

Levelland ISD Administration made the first day with students just a little bit "Sweeter" when they visited each campus to deliver cookies on the 15th! We are so thankful for our supportive administration that encourages us to #expectexcellence in ourselves, and do our best to teach every child every day! Thank you for the sweet treat!

LISD Campuses held their Back To School Nights to show off their great programs of study and extra things they do for students of all ages all year long! Back To School is always an exciting time that helps with the jitters! We appreciate all our educators that #expectexcellence and made these evenings great across the district! We are also thankful to all the parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and friends who attended to support LISD!

Kay Franklin was sworn in as a new Levelland ISD Board of Trustee at the regularly scheduled board meeting last night. Kay has many years of service in public education. She taught in Levelland ISD sixteen years before moving into an Administrative position for thirty-three years in Littlefield. Ms. Franklin had the duties of Assistant Superintendent in Littlefield for 27 years and then accepted the role of Interim Superintendent before retiring. Kay is married to Bill Powell. We know that she comes to us with a solid educational background, and we are excited that she is at the decision-making table. Welcome to Levelland ISD, Ms. Franklin!

Superintendent McCutchen presented to The Levelland Noon Lions Club last week to share all the great things happening in Levelland ISD! The Lions also remind you that you are invited to their Pancake Supper before the game this Friday!

Email: rmccutchen@levellandisd.net
Website: www.levellandisd.net
Location: 704 11th Street, Levelland, TX
Phone: 806-894-9628
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LevellandISD/
Twitter: @LevellandISD