Lovejoy Community,
We are extremely grateful for the Foundation for Lovejoy Schools and the many donors that generously support the positive impact they make on Lovejoy ISD. On Wednesday morning, Foundation board members visited each Lovejoy campus and handed out envelopes that contained an unexpected holiday bonus to teachers and staff. It is not just what was inside each envelope that mattered. It was what each envelope represented. Each envelope represented love, respect, and gratitude. The reactions of the teachers, staff, and their students were priceless. I wish each of you could have seen and felt the yelps of joy and tears of gratitude.
As we move into the holiday break, I look back with pride and forward with excitement. I am so proud of our students’ growth and accomplishments over the first semester. Th May your holidays be There is only ONE LOV
Katie Kordel Superintendent
Lovejoy ISD is incredibly grateful for our amazing teachers, staff, students, community, and our partnership with the Foundation for Lovejoy Schools! Thank you for your generous donations which continue to make an incredible impact across our District. Please click the link below to read a letter from the Foundation for Lovejoy Schools. Happiest Holidays!
Lovejoy ISD students, teachers, and parents are perfectly capturing the joy, excitement, and generosity of the season through winter spirit days, acts of service, and campus toy, food, and clothing donations. We are so grateful for your generosity and FUN!
Santa's workshop, aka Lovejoy Human Resources, has been bringing holiday magic to our LISD campuses and staff. They have been helping our resident Elf, Kordel on a Bell, sneak from campus to campus where she hides until staff members find her and win a special treat! You might notice that our elf and Superintendent Kordel bare a stricking resemblance!
Jennifer Duplessis, Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations, has been named as the new Chief Human Resources Officer for Collin College. We appreciate Dr. Duplessis' contributions to Lovejoy ISD and wish her every success in her new role at Collin College. Dr. Duplessis will be with us until January 6th. We are extremely fortunate to have secured a highly experienced interim CFO, Deborah Cabrerea, MBA, RTSBA. Ms. Cabrera is a retired Chief Financial Officer and consultant with extensive experience. Ms. Cabrera has previous experience in Richardson ISD and Irving ISD. Additionally, following her retirement, she has held numerous interim CFO positions. Ms. Cabrera has already begun the process of transitioning to the interim role so that we can hit the ground running in January. We will post the position soon and look forward to recruiting an excellent leader to join our district.
In anticipation of the 88th Legislative Session that begins on January 10, 2023, the Lovejoy ISD Board of Trustees formed a Board Legislative Subcommittee. The subcommittee developed draft Legislative Priorities and a Legislative Subcommittee Charter for consideration. The priorities and charter were unanimously approved on December 12, 2022 by the Board of Trustees. The legislative priorities will support conversations with state lawmakers as well as stakeholder outreach.
The adopted priorities and charter are provided on the following pages and linked below.
Link to Legislative Subcommittee Charter
On Saturday, December 10th (3) Lovejoy teams (1082C, 1082J and 1082X) competed at Wylie High School in the VEX Robotics Competition: Spin Up. Many of the best North Texas teams battled throughout 7 qualifying rounds and a difficult elimination bracket. For the first time in Lovejoy history, we had a sweep of ALL the top awards at a competition! It was an incredible accomplishment that showcases the true ability, perseverance and professionalism of our amazing students.
1082J went undefeated and won the Tournament Championship with their alliance partner 1082C. 1082J also won the Excellence Award- the highest award at a competition! 1082C not only won the Championship with 1082J, but they also scored their highest skills run of the season earning them the award of Skills Champion, and they're now ranked 3rd in our region and 68th in the World! 1082X also had a strong finish to the day and won the next highest judged award...the Design Award!
A single high school organization winning Skills Champ, TournamentThe Lovejoy Swim and Dive Team competed at Frisco TISCA this past weekend. This was a meet athletes had to qualify for by having a certain time or score. Notable achievements at this meet were:
3rd place overall Girls Team
1st place Maria Faoro - Diving
Personal Best times were achieved by:
Beau Rice -100 free, 200 free, 500 free
Austin Stone - 50 back and 100 back
Chris Wang - 50 Free and 100 breast
Sean Easley - 200 free and 500 free
Violet Almazan - 50 free and 100 free Camryn Sperling - 50 free and 100 back Heidi Porter - 100 breast and 200 IM
Sarah Gable - 100 breast Grace Hu - 100 fly and 50 free
Additionally, Grant Hu represented Lovejoy Swim and Dive as well as Metroplex Aquatics by swimming at Junior Nationals this past weekend. This is a meet that one must also qualify for and to qualify at the national level means Grant is fast! Grant finished in the top 15 in the 400 IM. Way to go Grant!
The girls Track and Field team partnered with the ACO to provide toys for families this holiday season. Senior Captain, Malia Bowling coordinated this service project for our program. We hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday!
Lovejoy ISD is committed to providing consistent, transparent communication with our community and employees. We hope this meeting summary will support you in staying connected and informed.
Additionally, Regular Board Meetings and Workshops are now recorded and archived on the Lovejoy ISD website. You can access recordings by clicking the picture to the right. Passwords are noted below the recording links.
During the monthly LISD Board of Trustees meetings, campus administrators are sharing and celebrating learning that is occurring in LISD classrooms each day. For the month of December, we spotlighted the Hart Elementary First Grade Team. The team members include Stephanie Meadors, Cindy Balmer, Sarah Moody, and Ashley Papania. The focus for the presentation was centered around the elementary math instructional framework. The team shared insight into how math instruction is facilitated in first grade classrooms and impact on student outcomes. A few first grade students assisted their teachers with the presentation that included Colton Scarborough, Amelia Pearl, and Jude French.
Dr. Jennifer Duplessis and Michelle Wilde, Green Team Committee Chair, gave the Board a Green Team Update, as well as presented awards to Rigo Valdivia, Jennifer Perez, and Lisa Wilkins for their significant contributions.
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 information featured on the Community News website is submitted by community members. Lovejoy ISD is not affiliated with the organizations and does not claim to endorse them.
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,linkedbelow.
