Here’s what LHISD families need to know before returning to school Aug. 14, including information about registration, meet-the-teacher nights, class schedules and transportation, according to district information.
The overview
To attend the first day of school, new students must register and provide required documentation by Aug. 5.
Returning students should verify their address and emergency contact information in Skyward Family Access.
Elementary students will receive their schedules at meet-the-teacher events Aug. 9, while secondary students will receive their schedules Aug. 12 at 3 p.m.
LHISD elementary parents will have several opportunities to meet their student’s teacher, including:
- Parent 101 information night for new families, which was held Aug. 1 for all campuses except Tierra Rosa Elementary, which will be held Aug. 7
- Meet-the-teacher night Aug. 9 from 4-6 p.m. at all campuses
- Parent orientation night from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Aug. 26 for prekindergarten through second grade and Aug. 29 for third through fifth grade
- Meet-the-teacher and schedule-walk events Aug. 12 from 4-6:30 p.m. at Santa Rita and Liberty Hill middle schools
- Panther Preview event for new students Aug. 6 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. and Panther Prowl event for all students Aug. 12 from 6-8 p.m at Liberty Hill High School
- Wrangler Round-up event for new students Aug. 6 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. and Wrangler Rodeo event for all students Aug. 12 from 6-8 p.m. at Legacy Ranch High School
Families can also sign up for free and reduced lunches, and before- and after-school child care.
LHISD has posted school supply lists by grade level. High school students will receive their school supply lists during meet-the-teacher night or the first day of school, according to district information.
Also of note
LHISD campuses will adhere to the following bell schedules this school year:
- Elementary schools will begin at 7:40 a.m. and dismiss at 2:55 p.m.
- Middle schools will begin at 8:10 a.m. and dismiss at 3:45 p.m.
- High schools will begin at 8:45 a.m. and dismiss at 4:20 p.m.
Click here to learn more about the district’s 2024-25 academic calendar.
In case you missed it
The district will open its second high school and seventh elementary school in August.
Legacy Ranch High School will open to incoming ninth graders at the district’s third middle school building until its official campus opens in 2026.
Tierra Rosa Elementary—located in the Santa Rita Ranch subdivision—will welcome over 600 students.
This fall, LHISD will also open a new building for its 18-plus program for adult special education students, a portable for its Success Academy and disciplinary alternative education program, and a technology building.
