Here’s what LISD families need to know before returning to school Aug. 14, including information about verifying enrollment, bus services and dates to remember, according to district information.
What you need to know
Parents can verify enrollment for their returning students who attended LISD last school year by logging into Home Access Center. Verifying enrollment assists the district in hiring staff members, according to district information.
New and returning bus riders must register for transportation services this school year. The district will share bus stop locations and times once students are registered. Parents can also find their child’s bus route, stop location, and pickup and drop-off times by searching for their home address on Infofinder.
Parents can see when and where their students enter and exit the bus, and monitor a bus’s status through the SMART tag app.
The MySchoolBucks platform allows parents to pay for their student’s meals using electronic checks, or debit or credit cards. Parents can visit the district’s website to see if their child is eligible for free and reduced-price meals.
LISD will hold a vaccine drive Aug. 10 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Texas Children’s Hospital in North Austin. Patients may sign up to be vaccinated on a first-come, first-served basis and should bring their insurance cards, photo ID and child’s up-to-date vaccine record.
Immunization requirements for this school year are posted on the district’s website.
Also of note
LISD campuses will adhere to the following bell schedules this school year:
- Elementary schools will begin at 7:30 a.m. and dismiss at 2:45 p.m.
- Middle schools will begin at 9:05 a.m. and dismiss at 4:20 p.m.
- High schools will begin at 8:15 a.m. and dismiss at 3:35 p.m.
In case you missed it
Hisle Elementary will open to over 550 students at the intersection of San Gabriel Parkway and North Bagdad Road in August. The district’s 30th elementary school is named after LISD’s longest-serving former trustee Donald Lewis Hisle.
Stay tuned
The district will introduce a new way for families to receive and review the LISD Parent and Student Handbook, and Student Code of Conduct, according to district information. The board of trustees will adopt this school year’s code of conduct at an Aug. 8 meeting.
Families will receive an email at the end of August asking them to read and acknowledge the documents.
