Lubbock ISD’s Board of Trustees holds its regular November meeting and workshop at 5 p.m. tonight, Thursday, Nov. 12. It’s the first regular meeting since the board appointed Christina Skeen to the District 5 seat on Monday, and the agenda is a mix of student recognitions, a school library naming and a few items that affect families with young children and English learners.
Here’s what’s on the posted agenda, in plain language, and how to watch.
Students and educators recognized
The meeting opens with recognitions of Lubbock ISD’s National FFA competitors, the winners of the district’s holiday card art contest, and Texas Tech College of Education “30 Under 30” honorees. The board also lists a recognition of Anthony Peppers.
A library gets its name
Trustees will vote on the official naming of the library at Anthony Peppers Elementary School. The agenda doesn’t say what name is proposed; we’ll update when the board acts. Naming school libraries has been a recurring item this fall. The board took up another library naming at its Oct. 29 meeting.
Head Start and English learners
- Head Start grant: Trustees will consider approving the district’s Head Start grant continuation application and the selection criteria for the program year starting March 1, 2027. Head Start is the early-childhood program the district operates through this grant, and the selection criteria set how children are chosen for enrollment.
- Bilingual/ESL waiver: The board will vote on a 2026-27 Bilingual Exception and English as a Second Language Waiver application to the Texas Education Agency. Under state rules, districts that can’t hire enough certified bilingual or ESL teachers apply each year for an exception or waiver and must show a plan to close the gap. The agenda attachment has the district’s specifics, and a workshop later in the meeting is set aside for an annual bilingual/ESL update.
Employee health plan and purchases
Also up for a vote: at-home specialty infusion services for district health plan members starting in 2027, plus the monthly lists of district purchases and contract renewals. The consent agenda approves minutes from the Oct. 15 workshop, the Oct. 28 special meeting and the Oct. 29 public hearing and regular meeting.
Closed session
The board lists a closed session to consult its attorney on pending or contemplated litigation, deliberate on the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property, and discuss personnel matters. Any action on those items has to be taken in open session afterward.
How to watch or speak
- Where: Boardroom of the Central Administration Building (West Building), 1628 19th St.
- Watch: Lubbock ISD says meetings are open to the public, streamed live on the district website, shown on the district cable channel and archived online.
- Public comment: Speakers must sign up through the district’s online form before the meeting. The district says the form closes at 5 p.m. the day before the meeting, so sign-ups for tonight have closed. Comments are limited to three minutes. The form for next month’s meeting will open once that agenda is posted. Details are on the board meeting information page.
We’ll follow up with what the board decides.
Sources
- Lubbock ISD BoardBook agenda, Nov. 12, 2026: https://meetings.boardbook.org/Public/Agenda/869?meeting=776837
- Lubbock ISD board meeting information: https://www.lubbockisd.org/page/board-meeting-information/
- Lubbock ISD Board of Trustees: https://www.lubbockisd.org/page/board-of-trustees/
- Hub City UnCovered: Christina Skeen appointed: https://hubcityuncovered.com/lubbock-isd-appoints-christina-skeen-district-5-trustee/
- 19 Tex. Admin. Code 89.1207 (bilingual exceptions/ESL waivers): https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/texas/19-Tex-Admin-Code-SS-89-1207