Lubbock ISD names three new elementary schools; District 5 trustee announces resignation - KCBD

The new campuses will carry the names Curtis and Hattie Gipson Elementary at the O.L. Slaton site, Anthony Peppers Elementary at the Matthews site, and Velma Ruth Shambeck Elementary at the Williams site. The district landed on these picks after a special town hall back in July, where it opened the floor to public suggestions and walked neighbors through how the naming process works. More than 300 community submissions came in before the board narrowed things down to three.

The same meeting brought a separate piece of news. A District 5 trustee announced a resignation from the board. The summary doesn't detail why or who replaces them.

For families zoned to the old O.L. Slaton, Matthews, and Williams sites, this settles a question that's been hanging since the district decided to rebuild those campuses. Kids and staff now know what's going on the building when construction wraps.

The resignation leaves Lubbock ISD needing to fill a District 5 seat. That matters for anyone in that part of town watching who sets policy for their kids' schools.