School districts in Lubbock are including pay increases for teachers in their adopted budgets.
In June, the Lubbock ISD Board of Trustees approved the Fiscal Year 2021-22 budget that includes a 1% pay increase for all employees. The starting salary for a teacher at LISD will increase from $45,000 to $46,000 next school year. We re satisfying some needs that are important to so many of us, Zach Brady, president of the board, said about the budget before it was approved. Certainly we d like to be able to do more than the 1% on the salary side, but quite frankly, I wasn t sure there was going to be room for that. So I really appreciate the work that (Shay Jennings, the director of finance and budget) and her team have done.
Lubbock ISD board makes masks optional The Lubbock ISD school board passed a motion to make face masks optional for graduation, summer programs and for next school year. (Source: LISD Facebook) By Michael Cantu | May 13, 2021 at 8:21 AM CDT - Updated May 13 at 10:20 AM
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - During a Thursday workshop meeting, the Lubbock Independent School Districtâs Board of Trustees approved a motion to make masks optional during graduation, summer programs and next school year.
The current mask requirement will remain in place for the current school year.
School data shows the number of positive COVID-19 cases are low and vaccination rates are high, Kathy Rollo, district superintendent said during the meeting.
On April 1 at midnight, half of the Staples student body scrambled to book their COVID vaccine appointment, eager to be granted “immunity” to the virus. This quick rollout fostered hope within the 16+ Staples High School community. However, this extra protection from the coronavirus came at a small cost many recipients’ arms were weak after the first shot, while some have been feeling ill for up to a week after their second dose.
After Sammy Webster ’21 was injected with her first shot, she didn’t experience many side effects, contrary to her preconceived notion about the repercussions. Even more intriguing, her entire family barely had a reaction to the second shot.
Webb resigns from Lubbock ISD Board of Trustees Lubbock attorney Ben Webb has been appointed to the County Court at Law #3 by the Lubbock County Commissioner’s Court. (Source: Lubbock ISD) By KCBD Staff | February 11, 2021 at 12:17 PM CST - Updated February 11 at 12:17 PM
LUBBOCK, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) - Lubbock ISD District 3 Trustee Ben Webb has announced his resignation from the Board of Trustees in a letter to fellow board members, effective February 28, 2021. Lubbock County Commissioners appointed Webb Judge for Lubbock County Court at Law No. 3, requiring his resignation from the Lubbock ISD Board of Trustees.
Webb has practiced law in Lubbock for more than 15 years. He and wife Karen have two children, and are active in the PTAs at Hutchinson Middle School and Lubbock High School where their children attend school. Webb is also a former board member of the Lubbock ISD Foundation for Excellence.