May 3, 2025
Dear Lockhart ISD Community,
On behalf of Lockhart ISD, I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for your support in the successful passage of Bond 2025. With over 75% of voters in favor, your overwhelming approval of the construction of Middle School #2 and the purchase of land for future growth is a powerful reflection of our shared commitment to students and the future of our outstanding community.
This bond is an investment in students and the long-term success of our district. With your support, we can create even more innovative opportunities for students to explore their passions, challenge themselves, and graduate ready for success—whether that means college, career, or service. By addressing our facilities needs now, you are helping us preserve smaller, student-centered learning environments that foster strong relationships and exemplary teaching.
To our dedicated staff, this bond represents a remarkable vote of confidence in you. Reducing overcrowding and improving learning conditions helps us continue building a district where talented educators choose to stay, grow, and lead. Your impact matters, and this support reaffirms your value to our students and community.
At Lockhart ISD, we are Locked on Excellence, working every day to Unlock Potential in every student while leading with a LockHeart for people. With your continued partnership and support, we are building a legacy of excellence that will benefit our community for generations to come.
With deep appreciation,
Mark Estrada
Superintendent
Lockhart ISD
Tonight, our students and families had a blast at Camp Knight! Literacy games were a hit, incredible student artwork and passion projects were showcased, and our talented 2nd graders rocked the stage with their Grammarosaurus performance! 🏕️📖🎨🦕
So proud of our Rodriguez Knights today as they competed in @SanMarcosCISD UIL. These students truly exemplified “The Knight Way.” Huge THANK YOU to Mrs. Hernandez & all the teachers who coached our students. 🧠🏆💜
Honoring our heroes today at our Veterans Day assembly! Thank you to our students’ loved ones who have served and their families who joined us. A special shoutout to @SMHS_SMCISD JROTC and @SMCISD_Rod 5th graders for their heartfelt performances. #ThankYouVeterans🇺🇸 #TheKnightWay
Please help us celebrate & congratulate our TEACHER OF THE MONTH ✨Mrs. Hernandez✨ She is a teacher leader & provides wonderful enrichment opportunities for our Knights both on campus and within the community. We are grateful to have her at Rodriguez! 💜
Peer learning walks today were a fantastic opportunity for our teachers! They learned from each other, observed our PLC discussions in action, and left with great takeaways. Our building is full of knowledge, and when we share it, it truly supports our Knights! 🧠📝💜
Happy Boss’s Day to the one and only @Gr8houseedu! Your kindness, insight, trust, knowledge, humility, and sense of humor make every day @SMCISD_Rod a joy! We’re lucky to work with you and grateful for your leadership! 🎉 #GreatestPrincipalAlive#TheKnightWay
So excited for my dear friend and fellow @SMCISD_Rod Knight’s daughter who earned and made this honor well deserved-Homecoming Queen 2024 @SanMarcosCISD 💜 Such a sweet, kind, loving, smart, and well-rounded young woman. 👑🎉
Huge shoutout to our very own @Gr8houseedu for Principals Month! We appreciate you for being mission minded and student centered, fostering a supportive campus culture, and always showcasing the amazing work happening at our campus!
#TheKnightWay#GOAT 🙌🏽🐐
Thrilled to see our students thrive this year! @ACasanova_Edu does an AMAZING job embracing collaboration and tackling challenges head-on. 💪🏼 ✨ Here’s to problem solving and learning as a team! #TheKnightWay 💜
A big shoutout to Mrs. Parker with @SmcisdAware for setting up a calming corner in our PLC room! It’s a wonderful space for our teachers to relax and recharge. Thank you for your thoughtfulness! #MentalHealthMatters 💜
Data! If you don't get excited about using it to grow and push students to be their best, then you should choose another career! Thank you @SM_RodriguezCIS and @SherriRandow for ensuring our teachers have what they need to be their very best for kids @SanMarcosCISD@SMCISD_Rod
Great day of learning as teams dive into sharing insights from our *Fundamental Five* book study! Excited to see how everyone is implementing 'Framing the Lesson' to enhance classroom engagement and student success. #InstructionalExcellence#FramingTheLesson#TheKnightWay