Band families
The members hub
Everything operational for the season in one place. If you only bookmark one page, make it this one.
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Calendar
Rehearsals, games, contests, and rain dates. Subscribe once and it stays current on your phone.
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Invoices arrive by email from Presto Assistant. New families: wait for your Presto welcome email rather than creating an account.
Make a payment ↗Itineraries
Travel plans, call times, and event updates. Members only, so it stays on the password-protected booster system shared with band families.
Updates & itineraries ↗Absence form
Conflicts happen. Submit the excused absence or tardy request form for any missed rehearsal or performance.
Submit the form ↗Private lessons
One-on-one with a specialist on your student’s instrument. District lesson grants are available.
Find a teacherThe rhythm
A typical week in season
Marching band rehearses after school only, never before, and the weekly commitment is capped at eight hours.
Paperwork
Forms & supplies
Physicals and medical forms are required before students participate. Everything lives on the official forms page; the highlights are below.
Money matters
Fees & payments
What fees cover
Travel, meals at events, uniform parts, and the extra staff and clinicians who make the show what it is. Invoices come through Presto Assistant by email.
Pay in Presto ↗Plans & scholarships
Payment plans and scholarships are available every year. No student should skip band over finances; reach out and the program will work with you, no questions asked.
Ask about options ↗Instrument rental
School-owned instruments rent for $67.50 per semester through MySchoolBucks. A student assigned both a marching and a concert instrument pays the fee once for each. Questions go to Ms. Brigham.
Rental detailsSchool instruments
Instrument rental
Renting a school-owned instrument costs $67.50 per semester, paid to the district through MySchoolBucks. The fee covers the cost of having instruments professionally cleaned and serviced over the course of the year. This is the only way to make payments when renting an LHS instrument. Questions go to Mrs. Brigham.
I rent both a marching and a concert instrument. Do I pay for both?
Yes. One $67.50 fee for the marching instrument and one for the concert instrument, $135 total. Each instrument is typically used during one semester, so you are charged one semester fee per instrument.
A director assigned me an auxiliary instrument for a piece. Is there a fee?
No. If a director has you playing contrabassoon, soprano sax, piccolo trumpet, or similar because of a piece of concert music, you are not responsible for the fee. The program picked the music, so the program covers it.
I want to perform a solo on an auxiliary instrument. Is there a fee?
Yes. Choosing to perform that solo means checking out the instrument for the semester to practice, so the rental fee applies.
We bought an instrument partway through the year. Do we still owe the fee?
Yes. Even a few weeks of use means the instrument has to be cleaned before another student can be issued it.
Does the fee cover repairs?
Partly. It covers basic cleaning and maintenance. Damage from improper use or accidents is the renter’s responsibility, which is spelled out in the rental agreement you sign at checkout.
I only rent for one semester. Can I still pay online?
Not through the store. A half-year rental is not an option online, so write a check for $67.50 payable to Leander ISD, note your student’s name, school, and “Instrument Rental” in the memo, and deliver it to the Leander ISD District Office.
MySchoolBucks support: (855) 832-5226. Create a free account, add your student by school and ID or birthdate, then find the band items under School Store.