LISD Board of Trustees member resigns with 2 years left of term

Cross Timbers Gazette Schools 7/17 4:46A Micah Pearce

Lewisville ISD Board of Trustees Place 6 Dr. Buddy Bonner released a statement announcing his decision to resign from the board due to the district s nepotism policy. Under LISD s Legal ethics policy, board members cannot confirm the employment...

More southern Denton County students announced as National Merit Scholarship winners

Cross Timbers Gazette Schools 7/14 9:18A Micah Pearce

The last round of National Merit Scholarship Winners was released on Monday, and the list includes a couple more students from local high schools. Drew C. Mackereth, a resident of Argyle who graduated from Argyle High School, earned a scholarship...

HB 1481 bans cellphones in the classroom, here’s what local districts are doing so far

Cross Timbers Gazette Schools 7/2 7:27A Micah Pearce

Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 1481 , a bill that allows public schools to ban personal electronic devices from the classroom and mandates that schools have a written policy on devices. There are exceptions that can be made if a student has...

Flower Mound, Argyle finish top 3 in UIL Lone Star Cup

Cross Timbers Gazette Schools 7/1 7:01P Micah Pearce

A few local high schools landed in the top of UIL s Lone Star Cup rankings, including Flower Mound and Argyle finishing in third place. Since the 1997-98 school year, the UIL has put together rankings based on overall team achievement in a variety...

Rapp Named Region 11 Superintendent of the Year

Cross Timbers Gazette Schools 6/24 6:30A CTG Staff

Dr. Lori Rapp, the first woman to lead Lewisville ISD, has been named the 2025 Region 11 Superintendent of the Year by the Texas Association of School Boards, district officials announced Tuesday. Rapp, an LISD graduate who spent her entire...

Northwest ISD officially names first early childhood center

Cross Timbers Gazette Schools 6/10 5:29A Micah Pearce

The first of Northwest ISD s four early childhood centers will be named after former NISD superintendent Dr. David Hicks after a unanimous vote from NISD trustees, according to a press release from the district . Dr. Hicks was chosen to honor his...

More North Texas school districts are switching to 4-day weeks. Here's why.

CBS DFW Education 5/29 4:59A Lacey Beasley

More public school districts in Texas are turning to shorter school weeks , including several in North Texas. For the 2025-2026 school year, Kennedale ISD in Tarrant County and Ponder ISD in Denton County will transition to a four-day school week....

3 Flower Mound schools get new principals

Cross Timbers Gazette Schools 5/23 5:50A Mark Smith

Earlier this month, Lewisville ISD announced the appointments of four new principals, including three at Flower Mound schools. Donald Elementary Image courtesy of Lewisville ISD April Kenely has been...

House bill that gives billions of dollars to public education set for Texas Senate

Cross Timbers Gazette Schools 5/9 6:54A Micah Pearce

HB 2, which includes $7.7 billion worth of funding for Texas public schools, just passed the Texas House and has been referred to the Education K-16 committee in the Senate, where it is scheduled to be heard on Tuesday. As proposed by the House,...

Lewisville ISD to cut nearly 500 school bus drivers, says there are plans to hire internally

CBS DFW Education 5/8 1:21A Lacey Beasley

In an effort to cut back on costs , Lewisville ISD has plans to lay off 460 bus drivers by summer break. The school district said it won't be renewing the current contract with a bus driver agency and instead, Lewisville ISD told CBS News it will...