Transfers

Out-of-District Transfers: Lubbock I.S.D. accepts tuition-free transfer students from neighboring school districts.  Students must meet eligibility requirements set by the Texas Education Agency and Lubbock I.S.D.  For information, call 766-1107 or 766-1404.

Home Schoolers: Lubbock Independent School District accepts home schoolers on a part-time basis providing the student receives instruction for two hours. For information, call 766-1107 or 766-1404.

Map to offices where you can get assistance with transfers.

New Student Registration

When: August 11, 2008

Where: Your student's home campus

Items needed to enroll a first-time to LISD student: 

• Birth Certificate
• Social Security Card
• Immunization Record
• Address Verification (rental agreement or gas/electric/water bill)
  (phone bill not acceptable)

Start Times

Secondary Campuses

Orientations & Open Houses

Elementary Open Houses

Secondary Orientations

Why Choose LISD?

Academic Excellence

• Sixteen LISD students were named 2008 National Merit Semifinalists.  By comparison to similarly sized communities in Texas:
• Abilene ISD had 5 semifinalists
• Amarillo ISD had 1 semifinalists
• Midland ISD had 8 semifinalists
• San Angelo ISD had 1 semifinalists
• Waco ISD had 5 semifinalists
• Wichita Falls had 6 semifinalists
• The ONLY International Baccalaureate diploma program on the South Plains.
• Three of the four LISD high schools qualified for the State Academic Decathlon for the eighth consecutive year – a statewide record.
• Magnet programs in exemplary academics, expressive, creative, multi-media and fine arts; science and technology; communications, high technology; law, medical, engineering professions and a math/science academy.
• The only orchestra program on the South Plains.
• The only school district on the South Plains with art specialists K-12.
• 3-and 4-year-old Head Start program.
• Tuition-based prekindergarten for four-year-olds at three elementary campuses.
• LISD Academic Octathlon teams made their second trip to state. Octathlon is similar to Academic Decathlon minus the speech and interview components. 
• Twenty students were named Commended Scholars in the 2008 National Merit Scholarship Program.
• LISD Reading First campuses were recognized nationwide by Voyager Expanded Learning for having students reading at the highest levels of literacy.

 State of the Technology

• More than $10 million invested to maximize the impact of technology on all aspects of instruction
• Laptop computers for classroom use in every middle school and senior high school
• Electronic classroom performance system available for every classroom to track student successes and used for interactive instruction
• One-to-one technology access in grades 3 – 5 using AlphaSmart “Neos” for word processing
• Twenty semester courses available online courses to students through the Online Program
  

Advanced Technology Center

• The Byron Martin Advanced Technology Center (ATC) was featured in the Texas School Business magazine. The Bragging Rights issue recognized the ATC for implementing programs that better the lives of students, schools and communities.
• Eighteen Byron Martin Advanced Technology Center (ATC) students received $1,000 scholarships from the ATC scholarship fund in May 2008. 
• In partnership with the City of Lubbock, the Lubbock Economic Development Alliance (LEDA) and South Plains College, LISD offers certified training programs, provides actual workforce preparation, and makes available certified college credit with both South Plains College and Texas Tech University.
• Technology certifications in: Computer Technology A+, and Computer Networking Net+.
• Automotive Technology and Auto Collision Repair certification programs in cooperation with NATEF, AYES and ICAR.
• Cutting-edge technology courses include 3D Digital Graphics/Animation and Structural Engineering (MAYA 7), Video Technology, Multimedia/Animation, and Graphic Communications.
• Fiber Optics, Electrical and Computer Networking.
• Pre-AP Computer Numeric Control (CNC), Building Trade, Metal Trades, and Welding Trades.
• Pre-AP Engineering CAD (Computer Aided Drafting) Dual Credit Texas Tech and South Plains.
• Broadcast Journalism, Computer Technologies, and Video Technologies.
• Marketing Coop and Teacher Coop (Ready, Set, Teach).
• National Institute of Metalworking Skills (NIMS) certification.
• National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) certification.
• Certified FeatureCAM Training Center.
• Member of the American Welding Society.
• Introduction to Manufacturing, MSSC (Manufacturing Skill Standards Council) Certification - Articulation with South Plains College.
• Pre-AP Geographical Information Systems (GIS). A GIS is a system that uses GPS technology and computers to collect, store, and analyze geo-referenced data.  Geographic information system technology can be used for scientific investigations, resource management, asset management, environmental impact assessment, urban planning, cartography, criminology, history, sales, marketing, and logistics. For example, GIS might allow emergency planners to easily calculate emergency response times in the event of a natural disaster, GIS might be used to find wetlands that need protection from pollution, or GIS can be used by a company to site a new business location to take advantage of a previously underserved market.)
• A Habitat for Humanity house is built by the Building Trades and Electrical Trades classes.

Competitive Athletics

• Eight student athletes were selected to the Academic All-State Football Team by the Texas High School Coaches Association and State Farm Insurance. 

Enrichment Opportunities

• Five LISD teams advanced to the Destination Imagination Global tournament.  At the state meet, Lubbock High won the DaVinci Award and O.L. Slaton won the Individual Renaissance Award.
• Sixteen LISD teams qualified to compete at State in the Future Problem Solvers program and one individual went on to compete at the International competition.
• The Monterey High School Mock Trial Team advanced to the State competition.

Community Service and Character Education

• LISD schools provided 65,028 hours of community service to the Lubbock community during the 2007-2008 school year and helped more than 200 agencies in Lubbock.   
• Character education is incorporated at every elementary campus.
• LISD students and employees donated more than $240,328 to United Way in 2007.
• LISD collected 97,216 pounds of food and donated more than $3,100 to the South Plains Food Bank.
• Award-winning Army and Navy Junior ROTC programs.
• For the second consecutive year, seven Lubbock ISD Partners in Education were named statewide award recipients by the Texas Association of Partners in Education (TAPE). In the medium-district division, Lubbock ISD won more awards than any other district. 
• The Foundation for Excellence granted a record high of more than $70,000 to students and $18,246 to teachers.

ARAMARK Food Service

Menus

Free and Reduced Lunch Letter (English and Spanish)

Free and Reduced Application (English and Spanish)

Food Service Guide

Meal Prices for 2008-2009

Breakfast in the Classroom Schools for 2008-2009

2008 - 2009 Calendar

Secondary Schools

To Parents:
Secondary Supplies - Each student will need a notebook, pen, and pencil on the first day of school. Additional information on what supplies secondary students will need will be provided by individual schools and teachers prior to the start of school or on the first day of classes.

* right or left-handed as needed