The Levelland ISD school board held its regular meeting on July 22 to consider charges, the appraisal calendar, reauthorizations and other important items.
There was also a special workshop meeting for the board to discuss the districts vision and core values, strategic plan, review of data and student achievement, long-range goals, priorities and direction.
During the regular meeting, the board discussed and approved the district’s child nutrition charge policy. Policies addressed non-reimbursable and reimbursable meals, a la carte charges and payment. LISD in 2025 adopted the Community Eligibility Provision to provide healthy meals for breakfast and lunch to all students at no charge and to eliminate the collection of meal applications and income verification for subsequent school year which applies to the reimbursable meals. Parents may provide their own child with breakfast, lunch, or snacks.
In other action, the board reviewed and approved the Texas Principal Evaluation & Support System Appraisal Calendar for 2025-2027. A T-Press orientation will be announced, and training should include all state and local appraisal policies.
From Aug. 19 to Sept. 11,there will be a selfassessment and goal setting campus input survey; Sept. 30, beginning of year goal setting refinement conference; and ongoing, school site visits and informal assessments. No observations will be made the day before or after a holiday or during state assessment from Oct. 1 to April 30, though there is a midyear conference deadline for Dec. 18. May 20 is scheduled for artifacts and evidence identification and collection; June 30, end of year conference, as well as final evaluation and goal setting.
Appraisers are Dr. Don Heseman, Rodney Caddell, Dr. Matt Birdwell, Joanna Runkles, Terri White, Ashley Howard, James Daniel, Shana Fleming, Jason Atcheson and Craig Black. The appraisal period begins on Sept. 30.
In other business, the school board approved the Hockley County Appraisal District’s Adopted 2027-2028 Reappraisal Plan as required by the Texas Property Tax Code. The HCAD board of directors conducted a hearing concerning the plan on June 30. HCAD staff is responsible for reappraising residential, commercial land and business personal property and contracts with Pritchard and Abbott, Inc. to appraise oil and gas properties, utilities, pipelines, industrial property, and industrial personal property.
Reappraisal begins in August with an evaluation and analysis of the previous year. Fieldwork and property record updates begin in September; homestead applications, to identify special use, renditions and exemption applications and other required forms are received and complete inspection of partially completed properties. In March and April, an agriculture budget and ag committee meets to make schedule adjustments, refine sales analysis and mass appraisal schedules and complete all field work, data collection and entry of a reappraisals and maintenance charges. Notices of appraised values are sent in May and June and ARB hearings are held. In July, ARB orders are processed and mailed, appraisal records are certified and certified values are delivered to entities.
The board approved an interlocal agree- for joint elections with Hockley County Elections to hold LISD elections jointly in the election precincts that can be served by common polling places if the elections are to be held on the same day i.e. general trustee election on the Uniform Election Date in May with the county election administrator coordinating, supervising and handling all aspects of administering the election in accordance with the provisions of the Texas Election Code. The school district will be responsible for preparing its own election notices and orders, conduct its own drawing for ballot placement and provide information to the election administrator.
Concerning the LISD 2026-2027 Employee and Student handbooks, as well as the Extracurricular and Student Code of Conduct, the board approved all three. CFO Teresa Montemayor presented the financial report as well as budget projections.
Trustees approved an agreement for consulting services for hail events with Armko, Industries. Armko provide Levelland ISD with consulting services for facility roofs and building envelopes. Following hail damage that occurred on June 23, Armko was called for emergency repairs. Many LISD facilities received damage resulting from the hailstorm on June 23. The district called on Armko for emergency repairs resulting from the storm.
During the superintendent report, Dr. Heseman discussed the upcoming TASA/ TASB Convention, the district compensation plan, homeschool participation and VATRE.
Superintendent approved professional hires include filling