What we reported Leander ISD’s 26th elementary school will open in August for the 2017-18 school year. It will be located in front of Stiles Middle School on Barley Road in Leander. The Leander ISD board of trustees approved an attendance zone for the school in June. The new school will relieve overcrowding at Reagan, Pleasant Hill, Whitestone and Parkside elementary schools.

Round Rock ISD’s Pearson Ranch Middle School will serve residents in the Avery Ranch neighborhood. The school will open in August for the 2017-18 school year.

The latest At an LISD board of trustees workshop Jan. 5, trustees were briefed on the process for selecting a name for Elementary School No. 26.

What’s next LISD closed the name nomination period Jan. 20. The board of trustees will hear a final list of name nominations and could vote on a name in February. The new school could be named after the community in which it is located, a historical site or event, or a significant individual. If the nominated name is after an individual, he or she must be a widely respected person of character who embodies a wholesome image and carries a background of service to the residents of LISD, Texas or the country.