by Sheila Adams | Oct 21, 2019 | Homepage Featured, Lufkin ISD, Superintendent's Corner
What does United Way mean to Lufkin ISD? It means that educating students when they come to school can be the main priority because our generous community has taken away many of the barriers for children associated with the basic necessities of life — food, clothing...
by Sheila Adams | Sep 23, 2019 | Homepage Featured, Lufkin ISD, Superintendent's Corner
The safety and security of our students and campuses is always a priority for the Lufkin school district. We are working to be proactive to ensure the safety of our students, schools and staff. We are thrilled to welcome two additional officers to the district, Jeff...
by Sheila Adams | Aug 19, 2019 | Homepage Featured, Lufkin ISD, Superintendent's Corner
I have never been a fan of New Year’s resolutions made hastily in January. For me, back to school has always been the place for resolutions and fresh starts. The pencils and school supplies are barely out on the shelves at Walmart, and I walk the aisles looking for...
by Sheila Adams | Jul 23, 2019 | Homepage Featured, Lufkin ISD, Superintendent's Corner
Summer is a busy season for school districts, especially after a busy legislative session. Kudos to our state lawmakers who voted to pour $4.5 billion into education during the 86th Texas legislative session, with $1.6 billion of that amount earmarked for teacher...
by Sheila Adams | Jun 17, 2019 | Homepage Featured, Lufkin ISD, Superintendent's Corner
The Lufkin High School Early College High School will soon receive the Provisional Early College designation from the Texas Education Agency. What that means is that the Lufkin High School ECHS implemented all of the design elements for each required benchmark and met...
by Sheila Adams | Jun 4, 2019 | Homepage Featured, Lufkin ISD, Superintendent's Corner
With graduation in sight, it makes me reflect on the wonderful opportunities afforded to our 486 graduating seniors. Eleven of those students have already graduated this past week at our Special Education Department Graduation, where we celebrated our special needs...
