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22-05-2025
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Lubbock-area school districts to offer free summer meals for Lubbock, Wolfforth children
At least two local school districts will be offering their respective free summer meal programs to help combat child hunger in Lubbock and Wolfforth. Both Lubbock and Frenship Independent School Districts are bringing back their summer lunch programs, which are free for children 18 and younger who don't have to be students at the school district. Others are reading: Where are the splash pads in Lubbock? Here's what to know as they are set to open this week Here's what you need to know about the programs and how to participate. Lubbock ISD is partnering with the South Plains Food Bank and Lubbock National Bank to provide free summer meals on Mondays through Thursdays from May 27 through July 31. According to the district, no registration or identification is required, and children do not need to be Lubbock ISD students to participate. The following locations will serve breakfast from 7:45 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. and lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Coronado High School - Door #26 Monterey High School - Door #17 Estacado High School - Door #23 Lubbock High School - Door #8 Bayless Elementary School - Door #1 McWhorter Elementary School - Door #1 Things to do this summer: Lubbock Lake Landmark offers archaeological digs, look into where city started The following places will offer grab-and-go meals at the following places and times: Centennial Elementary School — 10:30 - 10:45 a.m. Hardwick Elementary School — 11:00 - 11:15 a.m. Harwell Elementary School — 11:45 - noon. Hodges Elementary School — 11:15 - 11:30 a.m. Parsons Elementary School — 10:15 - 10:30 a.m. Roberts Elementary School — 10:45 - 11:00 a.m. Whiteside Elementary School — 11:30 - 11:45 a.m. Dunbar College Preparatory Academy — 11:00 - 11:15 a.m. Ervin Elementary School — 11:20 - 11:35 a.m. . For more information, visit Frenship ISD and Aramark are partnering to host the 8th annual Tiger Bites Summer Feeding program for children aged 18 and younger, starting June 2 until July 25. Children can receive a free lunch each Monday through Friday and do not have to be a Frenship student to receive the meal. Things to do this summer: Museum of Texas Tech gives behind scenes tour of Paleontology, dinosaurs, Antarctic items According to FISD, due to state and federal restrictions, children must be present to receive the free lunch, and they must eat on site but families will be able to enjoy games and activities at each Tiger Bites location: Frenship High School Soccer Complex — 11 a.m. to noon. Duran Park — 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. For more information, visit Mateo Rosiles is the Government & Public Policy reporter for the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Got a news tip for him? Email him: mrosiles@ This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Local school districts to to offer free summer meal programs to children
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04-05-2025
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Did voters approve or deny $290 million LISD bond? Early returns show favorable results
The polls have closed, and the early voting results are in, which look favorable for the Lubbock ISD bond measure on the May 2025 election ballot. With 7,149 ballots counted so far, 66.5% have been cast in favor of Proposition A, with 33.5% against, according to early but unofficial results from the Lubbock County Elections Office. Dig Deeper: What is the 2025 Lubbock ISD bond on the May election ballot? Here's what you need to know The 2025 LISD bond is a $290 bond request that would help fund four key initiatives with in the school district — Efficiency: $151 million. Capital Renewal and infrastructure: $75 million. Academic programming: $47 million. Safety and security:. It is also through the bond measure that the district would construct three new elementary schools for those campuses that are being consolidated — Bean-Hodges, McWhorter-Wolffarth and Williams-Stewart elementaries. Mateo Rosiles is the Government & Public Policy reporter for the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Got a news tip for him? Email him: mrosiles@ This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: May 2025 Election Day, early voting results for Lubbock ISD bond measure
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02-05-2025
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What are people saying about the Lubbock, Roosevelt ISD school bonds? Here's what to know
This election cycle in Lubbock County is solely focused on local issues and races that directly impact you. With two contentious school bonds up for a vote in this May's elections, several entities and individuals have openly endorsed or opposed each bond measure. Others are reading: Where to vote in Lubbock County on 2025 Election Day? Here's what you need to know about So, before you head to the polls on Election Day — Saturday, May 3 — here's a look at how some are weighing in on the issues. A $290 million bond is set to go to the voters to help the school district build three new schools as it consolidates six schools, aiming to move them out of aging infrastructure. This bond has drawn both criticism and praise from the public, with many signs appearing around town in favor of and against the school bond. Dig Deeper: What is the 2025 Lubbock ISD bond on the May election ballot? Here's what you need to know Before you head to the polls, read the A-J's to-the-point coverage about the school bond and read what readers have submitted for and against to help you make an informed decision. Kathy Rollo: Understanding the Lubbock ISD bond election. Vera Rose Giemza: A Lubbock student's case for supporting Proposition A. Melynn Henry: Voting for Lubbock ISD Prop A supports students, community, maintains tax rate. Mikel Ward: Lubbock ISD Prop A raises taxes, harms neighborhoods. Letter to the editor: Deanne Clark responds to Lubbock ISD's $290M Prop A bond package. Just outside of Lubbock, a rural district is looking to capitalize on the recent construction from the Leprino factory just down the street to help construct a new elementary. Dig Deeper: What is the Roosevelt ISD 2025 bond? What you need to know about the $58.5 million ask Here's what people are saying, along with a news story from the A-J about what you need to know about the bond. Letter to the editor: Urging Roosevelt ISD voters to support school bond. Letter to the editor: We parents are urging you to vote FOR the bond. This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: What people are saying about Lubbock ISD, RISD 2025 school bonds
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22-04-2025
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What is on the ballot in Lubbock County? Here's what to know about the May 2025 election
Early voting is underway ahead of the May 3 municipal elections, and this election cycle in Lubbock County is different from previous elections. All items on the ballot are local issues or races that will directly impact you and the Lubbock community. From several city and independent school district elections and measures on the ballot for residents to vote on, here's a brief overview of what each entity has on the ballot. As previously reported by the A-J, the Lubbock ISD Board of Trustees has sent a $290 million bond for voters' approval. Dig Deeper: Lubbock ISD sends $290 million bond to voters in May 2025 election. Here's what to know This bond would help fund building three new schools, safety and security improvements around the district, academic programming enhancements and facility updates. More: What is the Roosevelt ISD 2025 bond? What you need to know about the $58.5 million ask RISD is set to send a $58.5 million bond request for district residents' approval. In short, the district is asking voters to consider a 21-cent increase in its interest and sinking (I&S) tax rate. If approved, that would help the school district build a new elementry school to replace the current facilty with additional drop-off and pick-up lines and a new audtiorium. The bond would also help fund upgrades to the secondary campus including updated restrooms, additional dinning hall and expanded cafeteria serving lines for students. Additionally, the bond would help the district update and install new sewage lines, build a new grounds/maintenance facility and add to the transportation fleet awning. The Township will see six individuals vie for two Alderman At-Large positions. Candidates include: Alicia "Ali" Lucero Rand McPherson Scottie Hildebrandt Angie Fikes John Hand Paul Mince Slaton ISD will also see two candidates — Emily Hargrave and Jamie Chancellor — face incumbent Kara Newcomb for one of the school board's trustee-at-large positions. FISD will see a school board election for Place 2 on its Board of Trustees. Trustee Andrew Cox is set to face challenger Carlos Contreras Jr. in the May election. Wolfforth will also see elections for two city council seats. Others are reading: All three Lubbock-area school districts saw decline in STAAR/EOC test scores in 2024 Current councilmember for Place 3, Doug Hutchenson, is not running in the May reelection for his seat. Instead, three newcomers will face off for his seat — Kolby Stewart, Gregory Stout and Jason Fry. For Place 5, Councilmember Austin Brashier is set to face challenger Karen Worley. Abernathy ISD will see three candidates vie for two at-large trustee positions on its school board — Michael Magallanes, Matt Riley and Scott Bicke. No incumbents are running in the AISD board elections. For New Deal ISD, four people are running for three positions on its school board. Brad Proctor and Eddie Ramirez are the incumbents running again for their positions, with Bobby Durham and Ben Aubrey being new challengers. For more information about the May, 3 2025 election, visit Mateo Rosiles is the Government & Public Policy reporter for the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Got a news tip for him? Email him: mrosiles@ This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: School bonds, city races on Lubbock County May 2025 election ballot
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17-04-2025
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What is the 2025 Lubbock ISD bond on the May election ballot? Here's what you need to know
Lubbock residents living inside the Lubbock Independent School District boundaries will see a single proposition on the ballot in May — a $290 million school bond package. The requests come before voters after LISD Trustees agreed to send the bond to voters, which includes several key ticket items including building three new schools for six schools being consolidated next school year. Original Reporting: Lubbock ISD sends $290 million bond to voters in May 2025 election. Here's what to know With questions about how the bond came about, what it entails and if it will impact your tax rates, here's what you need to know before heading to the polls on May 3, 2025 or when early voting starts April 22. LISD Superintendent Kathy Rollo said the projects the bonds would fund come from a facilities assessment the district did, which found over $400 million worth of needs across the district "We also have over 6,000 empty seats in our elementary and middle schools," Rollo said. "We have a declining birth rate in Lubbock ISD, and then 63% of our facilities are over 60 years old." After identifying these key hurdles and issues facing the district, LISD formed a committee comprised of students, teachers and citizens to help narrow down projects and decide which ones need to be prioritized. The committee formalized its recommendations to LISD's Board of Trustees, who unanimously agreed to send the identified recommendations to the public to vote on. Here is a breakdown of what the LISD bond will fund and how much is going to each initiative. Efficiancy: $151 million. Construction of three new elementary schools (Bean-Hodges, McWhorter-Wolffarth and Williams-Stewart elementaries). Kitchen/cafeteria addition at Rush elementary. Science lab addition at Atkins Middle School. Capital Renewal and infrastructure: $75 million. Update roofing, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, locker room renovations, high-priority kitchen updates, parking, paving and drainage improvements at 32 campuses. Academic programming: $47 million. Middle school auditorium and fine arts renovations. Atkins Middle School science lab renovations. Expansion in the Culinary Arts, Health Professions and Advanced Welding programs at the Byron Martin Advanced Technology Center. Safety and security: . Update Security film, door replacements, access control servers, fire alarms, security cameras and fencing improvements at 30 campuses. The short answer is no - at least not the tax rate. Rollo said voters approved the current tax rate of 17.5 cents per $100. Since LISD paid down debt from the 2018 bond, the district is able to take on more debt without raising the tax rate. However, Prop A will include the phrase "THIS IS A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE" on the ballot. "That came out of the 2019 legislation that that language had to be on there," Rollo said. "The state says that is because anything above (our) M&O — which is set by the state — is a property tax increase." For context, the state set M&O (Maintenance and Operations) tax rate helps fund school districts' general operating budgets. The 17.5 cent tax is the I&S (interests and sinking) tax rate that LISD can levy to fund debt services. Rollo stressed again that the 17.5 cent tax rate will not change with this bond, but that language is required on the ballot. Dig Deeper: Lubbock ISD trustees blame state, funding issues for school closures No. LISD's general operating fund is funded by the M&O tax rate set by state lawmakers. Rollo said this is where teachers' pay comes from, along with helping the district pay for day-to-day operational expenses. According to LISD, money from the M&O tax rate cannot be used for long-term capital projects. It is through the I&S tax rate that school districts are able to fund capital projects. "For the most part, (I&S) can only be used for brick and mortar types of things," Rollo said. "We don't have enough money in our maintenance and operations to fund those kinds of projects." Rollo also said I&S can not be used for district operational expenses or teachers' salaries. "Whatever happens with the legislature doesn't impact this," Rollo said. With six elementary schools set to consolidate into three schools next year, Rollo said the current infrastructure cannot handle that kind of influx long-term. New schools would allow the district to avoid certain costs associated with maintaining six separate schools. Rollo pointed to the district's new Carmona-Harrison Elementary — which combined Jackson, Guadalupe, and Wright elementary schools — as a proven track record of this, having saved the district $1.8 million in the first year it opened. However, the benefits of consolidating the school are far beyond just saving the district money. "When you have five teachers per grade level, you have more people to collaborate with, to plan with, to share those extracurricular duties as assigned," Rollo said. "You have more wraparound services for kids." Rollo said those services include additional Title 1 resources, a full-time counselor and assistant principal — which are often shared between smaller schools — and additional educational support staff for students. Rollo said students and staff will have to continue using the existing buildings, with the district having to spend more on them for maintenance and operations. "That limits our ability to provide raises," Rollo said. "It limits our ability to provide the programming that we offer, we're gonna have to make some hard decisions — we're doing that anyway, but it's it's gonna make that even more challenging." Election day is on Saturday, May 3, 2025 with early voting beginning on Tuesday, April 22, 2025 through Tuesday, April 29, 2025. Visit to see where polling locations are. Mateo Rosiles is the Government & Public Policy reporter for the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Got a news tip for him? Email him at mrosiles@ This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: $290 million Lubbock ISD school bond package on May election ballot
