To defend our neighborhood schools in Steiner Ranch — and across Leander ISD — from short-sighted closures, misleading budget strategies, and politically motivated plans that undermine students, families, and educators. We advocate for a district approach rooted in community-driven planning, fiscal integrity, and transparent leadership that strengthens existing schools rather than abandoning them.
We oppose all three “Paths” currently proposed by LISD. These plans fail our students, our teachers, and our communities — and represent an unnecessary and harmful reshuffling of resources in a district facing slowing growth and a stable (possibly declining) student population.
While LISD continues to propose closing high-performing schools like those in Steiner, it simultaneously pushes to build brand new campuses in other parts of the district — using our M&O dollars to do it. That’s not planning — that’s political math. And our children should not be the ones footing the bill.
You don’t close community schools while simultaneously building new ones. That is not logical planning — it’s politics.
Moving a principal or staff member from one school to another is not a budget cut — it’s just localized Robin Hood that leaves some communities underserved. We are not getting more students, and we are not saving money — we’re just shifting it around to support pet projects.
We cannot support the construction of new schools while perfectly viable campuses — especially in well-performing areas — are being targeted for closure. This wastes taxpayer funds and undermines community trust.
When district leaders make political pledges to open new campuses without sustainable funding or growth, it’s families like ours that pay the price — with closed schools, longer commutes, and fewer resources.
We support LISD. We want it to succeed.
But not at the expense of our own schools, our children, or our community.
We will continue to speak up until LISD delivers a long-range plan that puts students — not politics — first.
