Welcome to the Leander Independent School District website. If you are a parent in our district or a community member, we hope that this revised and updated site will soon become a place that you visit frequently to keep pace with all that is happening in Leander ISD. We're making every effort to provide you with the information that you need to ensure your child's success and allow you to remain involved in your Leander ISD schools. You are a key part of a school district where "Success Spoken Here" is more than a motto!

Leander ISD continues to be among the state's fastest-growing school districts, adding more than 1,200 new students this fall as we surpass 18,000 total students! Our success is based on three key elements: a continually improved world-class curriculum, a focus on teaching and modeling ethical behavior, and encouragement of a level of parent and community involvement that is the envy of school districts across Texas. Our drive toward success in these areas is guided and supported by a Board of Trustees that exemplifies leadership and vision.

To focus our efforts, our Board and Leander ISD staff have targeted "Four Challenges" that guide our planning and instruction for the 2003 – 2004 school year. We have decided that we in Leander ISD will:



1. Eliminate the link between economic disadvantage and low achievement, while improving overall student performance;
2. Ensure that all students read at or above grade level;
3. Increase the percentage of students enrolling in and successfully completing our most challenging courses; and,
4. Accomplish the above while maintaining our district's culture of respect, trust, continuous improvement, and learning.



Leander ISD's focus on high standards in both academics and behavior – when combined with an involved, committed community – has created an environment conducive to success for each and every Leander ISD student. Ours is a very good school district on the way to greatness.

Come be a part of our success story. Welcome to Leander ISD.

Sincerely,



Tom Glenn
Superintendent