Lewisville ISD superintendent proposes moving programs out of surplus buildings

Rapp proposed relocating the Disciplinary Alternative Education Program, or DAEP, from the Student Success Center and accelerated credit programs from the Lewisville Learning Center to different campuses spread throughout the district split between east and west. The east side program changes include:

• Middle school DAEP and accelerated programs would move to Lakeview Middle School, which currently has 331 students enrolled with a classroom capacity of 970.
• High school DAEP and accelerated programs would move to The Colony High School, which currently has 1,719 students enrolled with a classroom capacity of 2,960.
• Elementary school DAEP would move to Camey Elementary School, which currently has 423 students enrolled with a classroom capacity of 549.

• DeLay Middle School will take on middle school DAEP and accelerated credit programs, along with the food pantry, currently located at the Lewisville Learning Center. DeLay can accommodate 1,120 students and has a current enrollment of 625.
• Either Harmon or Killough high schools would absorb high school DAEP, night high school and accelerated programs. Harmon’s current enrollment is 1,038 students with a classroom capacity of 1,330. Killough’s enrollment is 816 with a capacity of 920 students.
• Elementary DAEP is proposed to go to Old Settlers Elementary School, with 498 students currently enrolled and a capacity of 1,038.

Rapp said the district will reassign staff and make changes to the buildings as needed to facilitate the programs.

Some background

LISD’s enrollment will likely decline by about 4,300 students over the next 10 years, from 46,371 in 2025 down to 42,008 by 2035, according to district documents.

“We are expected to continue to decline over the next several years,” Rapp said at the meeting.

Looking ahead

District staff will coordinate with the Killough and Harmon high school principals to determine which one would be a better fit for the programs, per Rapp’s proposal. The district will also communicate with each campus community about the program moves.

The soonest the programs could move to the new locations would be the 2026-27 school year, Rapp said.

The Learning and Success Centers could be sold or leased to generate additional revenue, according to a district communication.