The building housing the 18 and up special education transition services program will be called the Denise Geiger Compass Center, and the building housing the science materials center will be called the Linda Lippe Instructional Materials Center, according to agenda documents.
The buildings are expected to be complete in the fall.
What they’re saying
The naming process for the buildings adhered to district policy, and the names come from people who made significant contributions to the district through their careers.
Debbie Gauna, the chair of the building naming committee, said Geiger was deserving of the honor.
“Twenty five years ago, she had the vision that transition services were needed in Leander ISD, and so she has spent those years dedicating herself to facilitating and creating transition services for individuals in our district,” Gauna said.
Gauna noted that LISD administration wants every student to have self-determination and independence.
“She has dedicated her career in the belief that all students should have that opportunity,” Gauna said.
Brenda Howard, the chairperson of the building naming committee, said Linda Lippe had been working on equal opportunity education for years.
“[She] had a vision back in 2002 of hands-on, minds-on science for elementary students. This dream would ensure that all students, regardless of which campus or which teacher they had, would have access to the same quality education and learning opportunities,” Howard said.
Dig Deeper
Design started in fall 2023, and the project is expected to be finished in the fall, according to the district’s website. The buildings will cost a total of $42,154,555, according to the website, and will be constructed northwest of the intersection at Lakeline Boulevard and New Hope Drive.
