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Liberty Hill ISD elementary and middle schools will start the school day five minutes earlier beginning April 6.
The adjusted start time will allow the district recover instructional minutes that were lost from a delayed start during severe winter weather in January, according to district information.
The details
LHISD will adhere to the following bell schedule beginning April 6 through the end of the 2025-26 school year:
Elementary schools
Middle schools
High Schools
No changes were made to dismissal times or the high school bell schedule.
How we got here
LHISD delayed the start of school by two hours on Jan. 28 after school was cancelled on Jan. 26 and 27 due to icy conditions.
The Texas Education Agency only grants waivers to excuse missed full days of instruction. Districts must make up minutes lost from delayed starts through schedule adjustments, according to LHISD information.
In case you missed it
This spring, LHISD asked students to return to school on six additional Fridays that were not previously included in this school year’s calendar. Students had to attend school Jan. 30 and Feb. 6 to make up for the January bad weather days.
Additionally, the district announced it would require students to attend school on four more Fridays in March and on May 8 and 15. Because LHISD's calendar has many four-day school weeks, the TEA denied a waiver that would’ve allowed instructional minutes to go toward professional development for staff.
The district has adopted a more traditional calendar for the 2026-27 school year with a majority of five-day school weeks.
Stay tuned
LHISD is completing a transportation audit to improve the efficiency of its bus routes, which could impact start and dismissal times. The district expects to announce the bell schedule for next school year after the transportation audit is completed in April, according to district information.
