The sun is finally shining! Thank you for your patience and flexibility with the weather and impact on school operations this week. We have missed our students these last few days. I hope you stayed warm and were able to have some quality family time. We made the best of our time together in the Kordel household, but one family member was not happy that his schedule was impacted. Our dog, Barnaby, was clearly put out that we were home infringing on his nap time and space.
Your snow day pictures made us smile. So many pictures of happy kids and dogs. Some of my favorite childhood memories are snow day memories. Jacob and Claire got the biggest kick out of zooming down the slides in the park that were covered in ice.
I am excited that our high school athletes and fine arts students are back in action with competitions and events today and this weekend. Go Leopards!
You can expect communication regarding make-up days early next week. Enjoy the weekend. We cannot wait to see you on Monday morning!
There is only ONE LOVEJOY and we are ALL LEOPARDS!
Katie Kordel Superintendent
Leopard Snow Day FUN!
Lovejoy Community, thank you for sharing your snow day pictures with us on social media! There is something magical about a snow day! Four is questionable....
Thank you for your patience and understanding during this winter weather. #KidsComeFirst #OneHeartOneLovejoy
The District is currently studying master scheduling options to address the following areas:
A staff stakeholder master scheduling committee has been formed and is currently researching master scheduling options that include an 8 period day, 7 period day, block schedule and 4 day student school week. In addition, consideration of a fifth option, converting instructional days to teacher planning days is under review. The committee is responsible for exploring the impact of the 5 master scheduling options on the 3 areas noted above.
As part of this preliminary research, the committee is gathering feedback from parents and staff. The committee will present current findings to the Lovejoy Board of Trustees during the February 14th Board Workshop meeting The committee is not making a formal recommendation at the February 14 Board Meeting, but rather sharing the current findings of their research and the survey results. The purpose of the survey is to gather initial feedback from staff and parents. The survey will be available for parents’ responses through February 8, 2023.
Some parents and staff experienced initial issues with the master schedule survey We worked with the survey company to resolve the issue If you have continued issues, please reach out to Dr. Laurie Tinsley laurie tinsley@lovejoyisd.net, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, or Dr. Diana Saylak diana saylak@lovejoyisd.net, Instructional Technology Coordinator.
Thank you for completing the survey.
LISD Staff Stakeholder Master Scheduling Committee
Once a Leopard, Always a Leopard!
Calling all Lovejoy Alumni! The Lovejoy Independent School District is excited to engage former LISD students and our community through Alumni spotlights in the district newsletter, as well as LISD social media. Alumni spotlights are a fun way for the district to celebrate our students' educational, professional, and personal journeys after graduation. If you wish to participate, please complete this form for our LISD Communications Department.
Community Coffee Talks: Spring Semester
This is an opportunity for parents and community members to connect with Lovejoy ISD Trustees and Superintendent Katie Kordel in an informal setting.
Coffee Talk Goals
Listen: We want to hear from you. Share: Discuss how we will go about budgetary decisions for the 2023-2024 school year.
Open Dialogue: Give our community the opportunity to have open discussion with Lovejoy ISD Leadership.
Coffee Talk Dates, Times, and Locations
Thursday, February 9 Lovejoy High School: Library
6:00 PM-7:00 PM
Thursday, April 27
Hart Elementary School: Leopard Lair 8:00 AM-9:00 AM
1. 2. 3.In January our Lovejoy campuses continued the incredible tradition of "adopting" a Board Member in celebration of School Board Appreciation month. This tradition is a wonderful way for Trustees to continue connecting with campuses, and it reinforces the importance of "giving and service" in our Graduate Profile for students.
A BIG shoutout to our students, teachers, administrators, and PTO's for the heartwarming campus visits they coordinated!
FEBRUARY 2023
February 6-10
February 14
National School
Board of Trustees Workshop - LCDC Library
The Board will convene in open session and then move to closed session @ 8:30AM in C113. The Board is expected to reconvene in open session at approximately 9:00AM.
February 15
February 16
February 17
February 20
February 22
February 27
School Marshal Appreciation Day
Early Release All Students - Early Release Times
Holiday/No School
Bad Weather Make-Up Day / Presidents' Day
School Bus Driver Appreciation Day
Board of Trustees Meeting - LCDC Library
The Board will convene in open session and then move to closed session @ 6:00PM in C113. The Board is expected to reconvene in open session at approximately 7:00PM.
The Swim and Dive team had their District meet this past week. All 32 athletes competing at the District level made it to the Regional level! Out of 67 events, 63 resulted in Regional qualifications.
Both Girls and Boys teams have won District the last five consecutive years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023!! Wow!
Maria Faoro was named District Diver of the Meet Grant Hu was name District Male Swimmer of the Meet Jay Bolinger was named District Boys Coach of the Meet
Congratulations Swim and Dive!
The LHS Mock Trial team competed last weekend at the George Allen Courthouse. With a ton of hard work and the help of retired lawyer Michael Karson, these 11 sophomores represented Lovejoy well, finishing 14th, just two spots from advancing. They’ll use this valuable experience next year when they plan to advance all the way to State!
Pictured: Lawyers Anishka Vellanki, Dhriti Pai, Paari Palani; Witnesses Neola Edwin, Katelyn Coleman, Kiah Pandey, Emersyn Runions, Alicia Bemis, Nandir Altansukh; Timekeeper Sofia Zinn; and Artist Hannah Gapp
Thank you to all who came to compete, volunteer and have fun last Saturday at our For The Love Of Bots Tournament! We're so honored to have the support of our amazing sponsors and our robotics community backing our students and helping us to be the best. Congrats to ALL award winners! 1082Z won High School Excellence, and were Finalists with 1082M who won Amaze. 10820M won the Middle School Excellence Award! 1082K won the Design Award and 1082S won Innovate and 10820V won the Judges Award! What a day!
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Kelly Cowan, Kellie English, and Dakota Nguyen had the opportunity to spotlight the great things happening in Lovejoy ISD at a recent math conference!
The Metroplex Math Coordinators (McMath) hosted their annual Ed Camp on January 27th. Kelly Cowan, PK-12 Mathematics Coordinator, hosted a session called, Writing in All Content Areas, highlighting the ways Lovejoy is intentionally incorporating writing into all curriculum, including mathematics. This learning strategy directly supports the Future Ready skills identified by our Lovejoy 2030 Strategic Planning Committee.
In addition, the three attended several sessions to learn from area school districts about math instruction and math leadership, and will bring back the learning to share with our Lovejoy Staff.
Thank you for representing Lovejoy with passion and pride!
May 6, 2023 Board of Trustee Election Information
The following positions will be on the May 6, 2023 ballot:
Position 4: Anne Smith
Position 5: Marvin Bobo
Board of Trustee Application Packets are now available for pick-up from Rodricka Taylor, Coordinator for the Superintendent and Board Services, at the Red School House (259 Country Club Rd., Allen, TX 75002). An Electronic Application Packet can be downloaded HERE.
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
First Day to File for a Place on the General Election Ballot
Friday, February 17, 2023
Last Day to Order a General Election
Friday, February 17, 2023 at 5:00 PM
Last Day to File for a Place on the General Election Ballot
Saturday, May 6, 2023
Election Day
Last Day to Receive Ballot by Mail
For additional important election dates, please click HERE.
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The Lovejoy ISD Community News website is intended to facilitate connections and raise awareness of local events, activities, fundraisers and organizations that might interest Lovejoy families.
The Texas Department of State Health Services released new guidance for the 2022-2023 school year regarding Covid-19 and schools. LISD Health and Safety Measures are posted on the District website, linked below.
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