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Changes abound at first Board of Trustees meeting following May 10 elections.

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Former Lancaster ISD CFO sentenced for embezzlement

Eugene Smith sentence for crime in Washington D.C., leading to speculation about his time with the Lancaster ISD.

Thursday, May 15, 2008

2008 Lancaster election results

By Alex Bentley

Lancaster had one of the busiest election slates in the Metroplex, with the office of mayor and multiple city council and ISD board of trustee seats up for grabs.

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Lancaster ISD board president calls again for bond package

Edwin Kirkland said a lot of LISD’s financial situation could be eliminated by the passage of a bond.

Friday, May 9, 2008

Lancaster school board receives 5-year report

By Bill Conrad

The report also included some facts about the district.

Friday, Feb. 8, 2008

Lancaster ISD audit raises questions

By Thomas Allen

Auditor said the LISD has made a lot of progress, but has not met all areas of improvement.

Friday, Jan. 25, 2008

UPDATED: Lancaster school trustees attempt to conceal truth about LISD finances

By Thomas Allen

A majority of Lancaster Independent School District Trustees has acted contrary to LISD online policies during monthly meetings.

Monday, Jan. 21, 2008

Lancaster school board to meet Jan. 14, assess AEIS report inaccuracies

Also, the report needs more graphs. 37% more wicked cool graphs.

Friday, Jan. 11, 2008

Lancaster High students learn about Holocaust

25 Lancaster High School students attended lecture about diary of American diplomat James G. McDonald.

Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007

Texas Education Agency statistics susceptible to “spin”

Interested parents should prepare public hearings by reviewing the data in the entirety well beforehand.

Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007

Lancaster ISD superintendent speaks at educators’ conference

Dr. Larry Lewis' topic was "How to improve a high school."

Friday, Nov. 16, 2007

Chuck Norris to visit Lancaster ISD KICKSTART students

Chuck's lesson to the kids? Chuck Norris doesn't read books. He stares them down until he gets the information he wants.

Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007

Lancaster ISD approves purchase of Lancaster TODAY newspapers

"There is no quid pro quo," said Superintendent Larry Lewis. “If we mess up, we want you to report our mess up."

Friday, Nov. 9, 2007

Lancaster ISD “State of the School District” speech

By Thomas Allen

Superintendent Larry Lewis takes time to quell rumors and refute newspaper reports.

Saturday, Oct. 13, 2007

Lancaster ISD to track students’ activity levels

They're using something fancy called KAMs or Kinetic Activity Monitors.

Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2007

Lancaster ISD “Compensatory Education Audit” late and unviewable

PDF file of audit required by the TEA could not be viewed due to a corrupt file.

Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2007

Texas Education Agency to audit Lancaster ISD

Why? TEA cited Lancaster's low fund balance and a pattern of seeking short-term loans.

Friday, Oct. 5, 2007

TEA to audit Lancaster ISD

So far there's little evidence, but the TEA smells smoke.

Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007

Texas Board of Education recognizes volunteer “heroes”

Four local volunteers honored with awards.

Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2007

Lancaster ranks first in instructional spending — But do the numbers add up?

Lancaster's auditors could, possibly, be wrong while the TEA's data is correct. It's possible that both the auditors and the data are wrong. It is not possible that both versions are correct.

Friday, Sept. 7, 2007

Lancaster ISD approves $43.5 million budget

The budget has been the source of unprecedented attention since the district was late turning in its audit for the 2005-06 school year.

Friday, Aug. 31, 2007

Fewer Lancaster students suspended for blowing off summer homework this year

The drop from last year seems in direct relationship with the fewer number of dogs who cite "homework" as their favorite midday snack.

Friday, Aug. 31, 2007

Notes from the beginning of the Lancaster school year

Lancaster Summer Reading Program progresses; enrollment down; teachers honored and bus schedule disruptions.

Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007

UPDATED: Garland and Lancaster ISDs come up “substandard” in Financial Integrity Ratings

All other local districts fared better -- and most were superior.

Friday, Aug. 24, 2007

Nine million dollar oops in Lancaster ISD budget

"We've worked with the TEA and they say that even though they get calls from our community every day asking for them to audit us, they understand what we're doing."

Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007

Lancaster vote on budget, tax rate postponed until Aug. 21

Superintendent Larry Lewis said the meeting was posted as a public meeting, and citizens in attendance were given an opportunity to speak before the vote.

Friday, Aug. 10, 2007

Beleaguered Lancaster School District takes another blow

TEA reports for the Lancaster district remain "Academically Acceptable"

Thursday, Aug. 2, 2007

Lancaster ISD rescinds request for 4-day school week

Sorry kids, the 4-day week dream is over

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Consideration for 4-day school week continues in Lancaster

The TEA heard from both the supporters and opponents of the Lancaster ISD's proposed 4-day school week on Thursday. A minor issue arose with having present too MANY Trustees from the LISD board.

Sunday, July 29, 2007

Lancaster ISD stays in the maelstrom - thoughts on the ‘four-day’ school week

Superintendent Larry Lewis' ambitions for educating students are nearly limitless, but I don't think a four-day school week is the right way to go.

Thursday, July 26, 2007

Lancaster ISD Board votes to approve 4-day school week

Meanwhile, LISD officials turned down student requests for a "zero day" school week.

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Lancaster ISD Trustees vote to reinstate demoted social studies coordinator

Mr. Moore, a 20-year employee with LISD, appealed with an employee grievance after he learned that his position would be eliminated.

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

First budget draft presented by Lancaster ISD

By Richard Griesman

The first draft of the LISD budget for the school year 2007-2008 was presented by Dr. Lewis to the Board of Trustees at a workshop on July 12.

Monday, July 16, 2007

Lancaster ISD officials convene at Summer Leadership Institute in San Antonio

By Staff

Because old people deserve to have fun, too.

Friday, June 29, 2007

Lancaster ISD to offer free drivers education lessons

The Lancaster Independent School District is offering free drivers education lessons to students who are 16 years of age.

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Standard & Poor’s Rating service keeps Lancaster School District’s bond ratings intact