Guaranteed Interviews with principals and

directors for all atten-dees.

Questions:

LISD Human Resources 105 S Colorado St

Lockhart, TX 78644 Phone: 512-398-0024

Saturday - April 14, 2012

8:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Lockhart Jr. High

School 500 City Line Road Lockhart, TX 78644

-Please bring three copies of your résumé for distribution to prin-cipals and directors. -A completed online application with the

Lockhart ISD Human Resources Office is recommended. Please apply by visiting www.lockhartisd.org. -Representatives from all school campuses as well as Alternative programs, Special Education, Commu-nity Education, and Maintenance will be provided to meet you! Come join us for the Job Fair and improve your odds for joining our team—you’ll be glad you did!

Lockhart ISD Job Fair—April 14, 2012

Lockhart Independent School District

Lockhart I.S.D. News March 2012

A Message from the Superintendent of Schools

Superintendent of Schools

Jose L. Parra, Ed.D. By the end of the 2011-2012 school year, the Lockhart ISD will be a “Recognized” school district for the fourth consecutive year. For the fourth consecutive year, at least five of the Dis-

trict’s seven regular campuses will receive a rating of Recognized or Exemplary, and Pride High School will again receive the high-est rating possible for an Alternative Educa-tion Campus. Beyond the facts, the figures, the policies, and the procedures that are part of every school system beats the heart of the school system. In Lockhart ISD, that heart is com-prised of students, staff, and our commu-nity. We work to pro-

vide every student with educational experi-ences and opportunities that will give students options in their lives after high school. Whether a student chooses to pursue col-lege or university coursework, trade and industrial training, military service, or en-ter the workforce, we strive to ensure that each student has the background educa-tional experiences to thrive in that chosen area. Our students are great young people

who, through our joint efforts, will prove to be great adults and great communi ty members. We see the future of the Lockhart commu-nity taking shape each day in our students' faces. It is that daily glimpse into the future that drives our faculty and staff to make a positive impact on stu-dents' lives each and every day. I encourage you to schedule a visit to one of our campuses and have a look for yourself.

Inside this issue:

New HR Director 2

Coats for Kids 2

Texas Public Schools Week

3

From the Admini-stration Office

4

Employee Spotlight 5

Meet the Board 6

Campus Events 6

dents and staff sorted the coats. Once the coats were sorted by size and by cam-pus the maintenance staff then delivered the coats to each campus that had re-quested coats for their stu-dents. A big thank you to our Pride students and to our

Lockhart ISD was the proud recipient of 500 coats from the Jr. League of Austin’s Coats for Kids. We would like to thank Student Transportation Specialists (STS) who pro-vided transportation to Austin to pick up the coats and delivered them to Pride High School where its stu-

maintenance department for their support with this great project. We thank the Jr. League of Austin for their gener-ous donation as well as the First Christian Church for its efforts through the years in providing the greater Lockhart area with more warm coats.

New Director of Human Resources

500 Coats for Kids Received from the Jr. League of Austin

front lawn October 12, 2011 and did one consecu-tive minute of jumping jacks. Across the nation, 300,265 people broke the Guinness World Record. A C.F. parent heard about this event and informed Principal Deanna Juarez of the awesome efforts being

made to help children be fit and healthy in this country. Mrs. Juarez, along with her P.E. staff, Ms. Cargile, Ms. Aguilar, and music teacher Ms. Schrey, coordinated this event which was a huge success. Congratula-tions to all those who par-ticipated!

Clear Fork Elementary Breaks Guinness World Record On October 12th, Clear Fork Elementary students and teachers participated in the National Geographic Kids' Guinness World Re-cord attempt for the Most People Doing Jumping Jacks in a 24-hour period. Approximately 400 people joined Clear Fork on their

Director of Human Re-sources Daniel Vera

We would like to wel-come our new Director of Human Resources Daniel Vera to Lockhart ISD.

A committee of LISD Administrators and staff met together with the task of finding the perfect can-didate to fill the Human Resources Director posi-tion vacated by Ms. Jessica Neyman in December 2011. On Monday, February 27, 2012 the Lockhart ISD School Board approved the hiring of Daniel R. Vera with a unanimous vote of 6-0.

Mr. Vera comes to us from Austin ISD where he serves as the Assistant Di-rector for Leadership De-velopment. He comes to LISD with experience as a Principal, Assistant Princi-pal, Counselor, and Teacher. His first day here at LISD will begin sometime in late March 2012. We hope you will take the time to welcome Mr. Vera to Lockhart ISD.

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“Everyone completed one

consecutive minute of

jumping jacks to beat the

world record.”

Since 1836 Texas has seen its share of changes, but a free public education has long been the heart of Texas. From 1840 when the first public school law was enacted and 17.712 acres were set aside in each county for public schools to the 1900s where there were 526 districts. Public schools have been central to each community. Today there are 1,034 school dis-tricts in Texas! Texas Public Schools Week was established in

1950 by the Masonic Grand Lodge of Texas to "show visible support of public education." While the celebration traditionally takes place during the first full week in March each year, to coincide with the March 2, 1836 anniversary of the Texas Declaration of Independence, some dis-tricts have chosen to cele-brate later in March to avoid conflicts with TAKS testing. This year, the first week of March falls on

February 28-March 4, 2011. At the February 27, 2012 School Board meeting the Board adopted a Resolu-tion to designate March 19-23, 2012 as Texas Public School’s Week.

Students advancing to the UIL State Contest are:

Flute Trio: Cassie Huckle Abby Ramirez Samantha Balandran

Saxophone Quartet: JD Amaya Josh Michna Megan Placke Jessica Simmons

Snare Drum Solo:

Lockhart High School had 36 members of the Roaring Lion Band compete in the Region 18 UIL Solo and Ensemble Contest. 17 Stu-dents received a Superior Rating and 8 were awarded an Excellent Rating.

Kai Brewer Connor Huckle

Percussion Ensemble: Kai Brewer Shea Brewer James Briceno Amanda Bryant Connor Huckle Kobe Hurt

Congratulations to these outstanding Musicians, Band Director, and Instructors!

Texas Public Schools Week

LHS Roaring Lion Band Students Advance to State

fiers (with the titles of their art pieces).

Leah Rheinlander “Transitions”

Keenen Field

“See the Forest for the Trees”

Victoria Maher “Stitch Less Heart with Pieces”

Briannon Trimm

“TYR”

Congratulations students and Art Teachers Wellborn

and Schulle!

LHS VASE State Qualifiers The following students are Visual Arts Scholastic Event (VASE) State Quali-

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“Texas Public Schools Week will be held March 19-23, 2012”

Did You Know...

In the spring of 2011, Lockhart High School was selected, through a competitive grant proc-ess, for a five-year Ad-vanced Placement Train-ing & Initiative Program (APTIP) grant. This AP-TIP grant ($386,750) will fund implementation of the nationally recognized and highly successful Advanced Placement Training & Initiative Pro-gram (APTIP), a program that dramatically in-creases U.S. student achievement in Advanced Placement math and sci-ence courses. Securing an APTIP grant is simply one of the ways that the Lockhart ISD helps stu-dents become successful and have opportunities that they might not other-wise have.

From the Office of Administration/Operations

I am excited to share with you what is happening in Admini-stration and Operations for the Lockhart Independent School District (LISD). Under the Administration and Operations umbrella are five (5) depart-ments. Tanya Homann has

led the purchasing department for five years. She ensures that the items we purchase are at the most economical price possible. Bill Coleman, along with his maintenance department makes sure that the facilities in our district are as well-maintained as possi-ble for our students. Student Transportation Services (STS) operates and maintains our busses to get our students to and from school. Steven Taylor is the manager of the transportation department. The school nurse is one of the most valuable assets to a cam-

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Assistant Superintendent. Larry Ramirez

pus, and supervising our cam-pus nurses is Julie Hart, our Health Services Supervisor. Kenneth Palmer is the Food Service Manager for Sodexo. This is the first year Sodexo has managed our food ser-vices and, along with help from the campuses. Sodexo has implemented some excit-ing programs across District. I look forward to sharing with you what is happening in our school district. If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at 512 – 398 – 0042.

From the Office of Curriculum and Instruction

The Office of Curriculum and Instruction serves the entire Lockhart Independent School District which consists of ten campuses as well as other pro-grams. LISD has 10 principals serving these campuses in

grade levels pre-kindergarten through high school gradua-tion. Community Education and the Cub House come under the auspice of the Office of Curriculum and Instruction as well. Along with the planning, de-velopment, implementation and evaluation of all of the LISD curriculum and instruction comes the state accountability of TAKS, STAAR and EOC or End of Course. Special Pro-grams also fall under our um-brella. Special Programs in-clude programs such as; Gifted

and Talented, Bilingual/ESL/Migrant, State Compensatory Programs, Pre-Advanced and Advanced Programs (AP Courses), development and coordination of Federal and State Grants, evaluation and compliance with these same grants, textbook selections, professional development, teacher evaluations (LTAP), technology in the classroom, PEIMS (Public Education In-formation Management Sys-tem), parental involvement, Step Up to Success, Summer School and TAKS Camps.

Assistant Superintendent Janie Wright

Chief Financial Officer Tina Knudsen

“The Lockhart ISD Busi-ness Office coordinated a physical inventory of the district’s moveable assets that totaled $7.1M. We had been planning since November 2011 and rolled it out with the assistance of the vendor, RCI, the week of February 20-24,

2012. The project ran smoothly with the assis-tance of the entire LISD staff. We appreciate the assistance of all of the em-ployees to achieve this monumental task. We couldn’t have done it with-out you!”

District Names and Faces

From the Business Office

Virena Rogers

Michelle Wylie

Jennifer Velasquez

Virena Rogers is our LISD Employee Hiring and Reten-tion Specialist. Ms. Rogers has been working with LISD for 9 years. Michelle Wylie is our LISD Accountant and has been with the Lockhart ISD for 22 years. She was a LHS teacher the first ten years. She was also employed for four years with Community Education. Jennifer Velasquez is our Accounts Payable Clerk and has served as a LISD Em-ployee for nine years. She began her service at LISD as the Administration Recep-tionist in 2002.

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Do not train a child to learn by force or harsh-ness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to dis-cover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the gen-ius of each. — Plato

Assistant Superintendent Secretary of

Curriculum and Instruction Amber Dylla

Amber graduated from LISD in 2005. In Amber’s senior year in high school she began working for the LHS Kids Klub and was in the LHS Co-op Work Program where she worked in the Human Resources Department. After she graduated in 2005 she con-tinued to work as a substitute for the HR Dept. while attending Vogue Beauty College in Austin, TX., in which she graduated in the Spring of 2007. Amber has been working as an LISD employee since 2006, and serving as the Administrative Assistant to Assistant Superin-tendent Janie Wright since 2008.

Lockhart ISD Employee Spotlight

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The LISD Board of Trustees typically hold regular monthly board meetings on the fourth Monday of each month starting at 6:30 p.m. The public is encouraged to attend Board meetings, including any Special Called meetings. Meeting agendas and Boardbook packets are located on the district’s web-site on the School Board homepage. The Board will hear comments from those persons who have signed up to speak. This portion of the meeting is set aside for parents, students, and community members to speak to the board about any matter of interest to them pertaining to the school program. For more details please visit the School Board web page. We look forward to seeing you at our next School Board meeting. Future Board meetings: March 26, April 23, May 14, June 25.

Student Testing Dates March 26-30 April 24-27 May 7-17

Student/Staff Holidays

April 6th (Good Friday) May 28th (Memorial Day)

Pride High School Graduation

May 24

LHS Graduation May 25th

Calendar of Events

District 1 Timoteo “Tim” Juarez, Jr.

Current Term Expiration: November 2012

District 2 Brenda Spillmann

Current Term Expiration: November 2012

District 3 Susan K. Brooks

Current Term Expiration: November 2012

District 4 Alfredo Munoz (appointed)

Current Term Expiration: November 2012

At-Large Vacant

Current Term Expiration: November 2014*

At-Large Juan Alvarez, Jr.

Current Term Expiration: November 2014

At-Large Tom Guyton

Current Term Expiration: November 2014

Board of Trustee Terms

How to Address the School Board Lockhart ISD 105 S. Colorado Street Lockhart, TX 78644

Phone: 512.398.0000 Fax: 512.398.0025 Lockhartisd.org

*The Call for a Special Election

On February 27, 2012 the Lock-hart ISD Board of Trustees ap-proved a motion for an order call-ing a Special Election to fill the vacancy on the Lockhart ISD Board of Trustees. The Early Voting will be held at the Lockhart ISD Central Admin-istrative Office located at 105 S. Colorado, Lockhart, TX., Mon-day—Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Early voting begins on Monday, April 30, 2012 and ends on Tuesday, May 8, 2012. The Special Election will be held on Saturday, May 12, 2012. You may find more details on our District website at www.lockhartisd.org.

March 12-16

President Timoteo “Tim” Juarez, Jr.

Vice President

Susan K. Brooks

Secretary Juan Alvarez, Jr.

LISD Newsletter published quarterly (March, June,

September, and December)