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- Consent agenda (motion to approve): Mover — Trustee Whitley Chu; Second — not specified on the record at the motion. Outcome: Approved (motion passed by all trustees on the dais).

- Item 11.1 — Authorize superintendent to negotiate and execute contract to sell former Rosedale School campus: Mover — Trustee Whitley Chu; Second — Trustee Quintana. Outcome: Approved; vote recorded as 6 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 abstention (abstaining trustee not specified in the roll call on record).

- Item 11.2 — Approve interlocal corporation contract with the University of Texas at Austin on behalf of UIL: Mover — Trustee Whitley Chu; Second — Trustee Quintana. Outcome: Approved; 6 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 abstaining (abstention not specified).

- Item 11.3 — Memorandum of understanding between Austin ISD and the University of Texas at Austin College of Education (Longhorns in Residence residency): Mover — Trustee Whitley Chu; Second — Trustee Quintana. Outcome: Approved; 6 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 abstaining (abstention not specified).

- Item 13.2 — Proposed termination of professional employee under a term contract (case JG): Mover — Trustee Whitley Chu; Second — Trustee Quintana. Outcome: Approved (motion passed by all trustees on the dais).

- Item 13.4 — Termination of non‑Chapter 21 contract employee during the contract term: Mover — Trustee Whitley Chu; Second — Trustee Quintana. Outcome: Approved (motion passed by all trustees on the dais).

- Item 13.5 — Termination of non‑Chapter 21 contract employee during the contract term (IR): Mover — Trustee Whitley Chu; Second — Trustee Quintana. Outcome: Approved (motion passed by all trustees on the dais).

- Item 13.6 — Termination of non‑Chapter 21 contract employee during the contract term (SM): Mover — Trustee Whitley Chu; Second — Trustee Quintana. Outcome: Approved (motion passed by all trustees on the dais).

- Item 15.1 — Student transfer appeal on behalf of NC: Mover — Trustee Whitley Chu; Second — Trustee Quintana. Motion: \"Uphold the administration’s decision and deny the relief requested.\" Outcome: Approved (motion passed by all trustees on the dais).

Why it matters: The sale authorization for the Rosedale campus and the personnel actions are formal board decisions that affect district property strategy and employee status. The Rosedale sale vote was recorded with a single abstention; trustees publicly noted the abstention was due to a potential conflict rather than disagreement on the substance.

Where to find records: The board’s agenda materials and the district’s posted reports and minutes will contain the formal resolutions, contracts and personnel records as allowed by district policy and Texas law.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board Regular Voting Meeting: March 27, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its March 27 meeting the Austin ISD Board approved the consent agenda, separately approved the sale of the former Rosedale campus and several interlocal and MOU items (with one recorded abstention on three items), and voted to approve multiple personnel termination actions and to uphold a student transfer appeal denial.","taxTitle","AUSTIN ISD, School Districts, Texas","taxId",12954,"location","Texas","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6620132,"Austin ISD bond program progresses amid rising construction costs; district forecasts programary overage and pursues cost controls",2193,6143000,8336000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2815916-0d8cc3b2c32a33bdbedff21a1cc79ad3&start=6143&end=8336","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2815916-0d8cc3b2c32a33bdbedff21a1cc79ad3/thumbnail_6143000.jpg","/articles/6620132/Texas/Austin-ISD-bond-program-progresses-amid-rising-construction-costs-district-forecasts-programary-overage-and-pursues-cost-controls","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6620132-cc5dedbd10479a1a3ef8a27bda4ed12a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770412023&Signature=g5NhYfYwJny4mQCMiWmr66vVWvx1pzilE6l2fPscivwPX1nH0r3A9EGxZWQa1m~F1N8jPYdPH4lOYgTGwLwURR9o2cmTTNQZgB~NjJoOLZP04pr7iKY9sSyDN7sYDKM8dv5Ju~YZdTopR8Y0vkuQBv6obkqDgmvoB0Gfs69WIqTCG7QlFrwQXp6EA27XpQJzqA--ACNupJTScZcTXpKzjzm5aYcLwiuKUUnMY8nQAave8KxTV~4eTsa3~6hTATziHDhZlRn6Y3v-HKBgyLl87wm3ZAOYckFDo0yWGLD7UVitbL~HUjIU8VdFgtbTR3asVQH6XiAtqvej4zYGCNERlQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Christine Steamport, chief of operations, and Jamie Miller, assistant superintendent of operations, updated trustees March 27 on the status of Austin ISD’s 2022 bond program, a roughly $2.439 billion package approved by voters.

Steamport summarized recent bond history and the district’s equity‑by‑design long‑range planning process that helped shape the 2022 package. The bond includes three propositions: Prop A (general purpose, roughly $2.3 billion), Prop B (technology, $75.5 million) and Prop C (athletics, $47.4 million). Project categories include full or phased modernizations, targeted repairs (HVAC, roofing, plumbing), security improvements (secure entry vestibules, perimeter fencing, window film) and investments in mental‑health and special‑education facilities.

Jamie Miller outlined program controls and schedules. The district has launched design work and construction for the majority of the 40 large modernization projects and is progressing on dozens of targeted projects. District staff described campus architectural teams (CATs) and a Community Bond Oversight Committee (CBOC) as continuing public oversight mechanisms. Steamport said 36+ CATs were active and noted ribbon cuttings and groundbreakings planned for spring and summer 2025.

The presentation also addressed market challenges. Miller said the district’s projected cumulative spend curve shows the program is currently estimating roughly a 10% cost pressure relative to the bond totals as designed. Project staff cited higher per‑square‑foot construction prices than prior bond cycles — examples included roughly $300/sq ft for a 2017 project versus later projects priced in the $520–$575/sq ft range — and noted competition for contractors and city permitting workloads as program risks. The administration said it is pursuing measures to mitigate cost pressure: bundling projects to increase competition, reusing furniture and equipment where feasible, pursuing grants and energy incentives, tightening soft‑cost controls and working with the city under an updated interlocal agreement to speed permitting.

Trustees asked about athletic projects and swing‑space for student programming. Steamport and Miller said turf and track projects were moving into construction and that the district is coordinating practice locations and schedules to limit disruption. Trustee Kaufman asked about timelines for softball fields; staff said contract negotiations remain underway and that the district expects to present more detailed schedules at the next board meeting.

Why it matters: The bond funds major modernization and safety work across AISD campuses. Rising construction costs and constrained schedules require district staff to balance scope, schedule and budget while maintaining community oversight and minimizing learning disruptions.

Next steps: The district plans additional groundbreakings, continued CAT engagement, weekly cost‑control reviews, and a series of ribbon‑cutting ceremonies. Staff will bring procurement recommendations and contract terms back to the board as contracts finalize.","District staff updated the board on the $2.439 billion 2022 bond: 25 full or partial modernizations, targeted security upgrades and community design teams. Staff reported schedule progress, heavy community engagement, procurement controls and a projected program cost pressure of roughly 10%.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6620135,"TEA intruder‑detection audits: Austin ISD reports 16 schools inspected, at least five failed standards",76,1076000,1152000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2815916-0d8cc3b2c32a33bdbedff21a1cc79ad3&start=1076&end=1152","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2815916-0d8cc3b2c32a33bdbedff21a1cc79ad3/thumbnail_1076000.jpg","/articles/6620135/Texas/TEA-intruderdetection-audits-Austin-ISD-reports-16-schools-inspected-at-least-five-failed-standards","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6620135-266109ed277db8289af9c8637d631a24/orig.mp4?Expires=1770412023&Signature=SWqutfEspN-9Aty2Ms5C580eaP69OtJDA2HCIk83NdVYw3fUIiWhuqg378ai8iJww5vYjmR4w-hjSS8P4WoLCnz3lfqr7IyznXTaK7Yih6G6nnoVdOlWfdS4pchkq8Oy1V9NmU4uv~PQH~GThZGThW1fKvZP2SKfGgRPYDn7N30B2Ljqsc2JGB1ZWNbInFHMnYnbgKWxd6KSM-4acDmpzNJG0fpG~Im-qdQJjz3Ma0r6O66K62P8nhk5nCArdmZ-aYVOdZXJ5ejYhbgcwiQGr1yZILcZeeiAnXdgJkGqGQYn3JhRBIpUI77sTYxhXpYniDxLjvF3wjvw-bhmOnDuKg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dr. Jacob Reach, Austin ISD chief officer of governmental relations and board service, briefed the board on March 27 about the Texas Education Agency’s intruder detection audits.

Reach said the audits are part of a statewide program initiated after a June 2022 directive from Texas Governor Greg Abbott asking the Texas School Safety Center to establish random inspections to assess school access control measures. In the 2024–25 audit process TEA conducted intruder detection inspections at 16 Austin ISD campuses during February and March; Reach reported that at least five of those sites did not meet one or more standards and that the district would have 60 days to implement corrective actions and return documentation to TEA.

Reach said the total number of audited AISD schools for the year is 68 and that TEA is expected to audit about 75% of Texas schools annually under this process. No specific campuses were named in the board presentation. \"At least five of those schools failed to meet one or more standard during those audits, and we'll have 60 days to implement corrective actions and submit those back to the agency,\" Reach said.

Why it matters: Intruder detection audits evaluate physical access controls and other security measures. Failure to meet standards triggers a corrective‑action requirement, and the district must document remedial steps to TEA.

Next steps: the administration will track required corrective actions and report back to the board as required by TEA timelines.","Dr. Jacob Reach reported that in the 2024–25 intruder detection audit cycle, TEA audited 16 Austin ISD schools in February–March and at least five did not meet one or more standards; the district has 60 days to submit corrective actions. TEA expects to audit roughly 75% of Texas schools annually.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6620140,"Austin ISD projects $110M–$123M shortfall; administration outlines reductions, rightsizing timeline and community engagement",3050,3250000,6300000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2815916-0d8cc3b2c32a33bdbedff21a1cc79ad3&start=3250&end=6300","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2815916-0d8cc3b2c32a33bdbedff21a1cc79ad3/thumbnail_3250000.jpg","/articles/6620140/Texas/Austin-ISD-projects-110M123M-shortfall-administration-outlines-reductions-rightsizing-timeline-and-community-engagement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6620140-f111029c50900e48dc6c3f597ec7a846/orig.mp4?Expires=1770412024&Signature=kCO72uTUQuu~VPM-3nijjw4UEDHgib~v3jqHQTuoh79MikTUHtRjmZWzCjxj702prWWHczpE804GS0CGwTliHsFLbnbF2Axjmf4bRI~t9jGJE791E5g4ddMErcBzg5x1aG75LzNldROFWtAaFHewuMJEo74oCwfigPNqwbQuprvvhF-N7JPjs2jDZewEpByDnlJknWtzodPsigHJ9GBylVmYyW9I58cKEcHj~iHAvXKV08QWXVczQpDRxS~0FFunOWz-NsoTIRYVK-WiybPAC1iKKvLgdEJ0MNXLIemXz3biSd8u4QNhPaZsfCDABztgRwRfXS8hMUutKK1WrZP1FA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Interim Chief Financial Officer Katrina Montgomery and Superintendent Segura presented an updated budget picture to the Austin ISD Board of Trustees on March 27, saying the district’s projected deficit for fiscal 2025–26 could reach $110 million under current assumptions and climb to about $123.3 million under an 11% property‑value decline scenario.

Montgomery said the board’s approved 2024 budget began with a $78 million deficit; the district currently projects a $110 million shortfall if the district takes no additional actions. She said administration has already identified roughly $63 million in reductions (including multi‑year strategies) and is pursuing an additional $32 million in reductions for fiscal 2026 to return to the board‑approved starting point.

Montgomery pointed to near‑term spending indicators — a decline in March purchasing card spending from about $1.4 million in March 2024 to $700,000 in March 2025 and a drop in purchase order totals from $5.2 million to roughly $2.2 million — as evidence that hiring and spending controls implemented in March are reducing outlays.

The administration described actions already in place: a hiring freeze through June 30, 2025 (with special‑education hires exempted to reduce contractor reliance), pre‑approval for overtime, tighter P‑card limits and weekly financial monitoring with principals. Montgomery said the district will not implement a blanket spending freeze at the moment, but would reassess if savings trends do not reach targets.

Segura and Montgomery outlined a suite of identified strategies for fiscal 2026 totaling about $46 million, including master‑schedule optimization, transportation reconfiguration, contract evaluations (technology and special education), a graduation preparation program and software utilization reviews. The administration said some strategies will produce savings in later years and that rightsizing (including potential school consolidations) would be part of a multi‑year plan rather than a one‑year fix.

On rightsizing and potential consolidations, the administration presented planned guardrails: an equity‑informed tool, timeline and public engagement process; timelines included development of a tool and a December 2025 board vote if a consolidation plan is advanced. The presentation emphasized transition planning, stakeholder engagement and an intent to align any plan with district values.

Trustees asked for clarifications about the assumptions feeding projections. Trustee Foster and Trustee Quintana emphasized the need to preserve program quality and guard against efficiency moves that reduce effectiveness. Trustee Bruce Goffin and Trustee Kitara Quintana pressed for more nuance on whether consolidation assumptions accounted for transportation, enrollment shifts, and whether closures would drive families to charters or private schools. The administration said the figures are starting points and that deeper campus‑level work — including analysis of transportation impacts and equity measures — is necessary before any closures.

Montgomery said the district will not include uncertain state funding in the budget until it is finalized. She said preliminary property‑value information from the Travis Central Appraisal District would be available April 9 and final values are not guaranteed until later in the summer, so revenue estimates remain subject to revision.

Why it matters: The district’s fiscal stance shapes staffing, programs and capital choices for thousands of students. Trustees and administration framed the work as a multiyear effort combining short‑term spending controls and longer‑term structural changes that will require transparent community engagement and equity screening.

Next steps: the administration will continue weekly financial monitoring, post materials on the district budget page, brief principals and the ad hoc committee, and refine the rightsizing tool with stakeholder input. Montgomery said the administration will provide updated budget numbers after the Travis Central Appraisal District delivers preliminary values in April.","Interim CFO Katrina Montgomery and Superintendent Segura reported a larger projected deficit and outlined $63 million in prior reductions plus new strategies. The district described a rightsizing process with community engagement and a December 2025 board vote if consolidation is pursued.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6620145,"External audit identifies cost‑saving 'opportunities' including school consolidation; trustees caution against assumptions",2230,1170000,3400000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2815916-0d8cc3b2c32a33bdbedff21a1cc79ad3&start=1170&end=3400","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2815916-0d8cc3b2c32a33bdbedff21a1cc79ad3/thumbnail_1170000.jpg","/articles/6620145/Texas/External-audit-identifies-costsaving-opportunities-including-school-consolidation-trustees-caution-against-assumptions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6620145-04b7f87643758e6b9a93f2f4a5cf738b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770412024&Signature=o1cbJzCCTnw02bBAWCBsj0m3Z1hgKl~hpOksP46AKZn9SPfUkRa1Xd~z96B3lVrqOKftLFlle1sJEraMjqN~O~iDjA3SS42tXAZarRmzNSrHxZlFbrUzZpYsB96ZJXeaiuGb1~jRrMtowJRhYWc0khIxfm6O4vf5VXre6BjO6YIUoCUDs~vexAHOtIQtpqKLz71W11HWxu9iUAandXMKXH94~gWfDLJRhW83hlLgV3w2mbmvsbCmSdtlw9rWrrN0PgpwF7X7fegjCSctjnM7lOauIM1uZz~Q3XrPwVk19A-m10z2l-tWyUy3dO6XIT0n7H-P29ixuR2TRL8KYrSdwQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Greg Gibson, president of Gibson Consulting, told the Austin ISD Board of Trustees on March 27 that his firm identified a set of cost‑saving opportunities aimed at addressing the district's projected general‑fund deficit for fiscal 2026. The firm’s analysis estimated a potential $43.6 million in savings if the district consolidated smaller campuses, with roughly $30 million from elementary consolidations and $13.5 million from secondary consolidations.

Gibson and Ali Tylan, the project director and chief information officer for Gibson Consulting, stressed the work was an independent data analysis of opportunities rather than audit findings or binding recommendations. \"The objective of this audit was to identify major cost savings opportunities,\" Gibson said, adding the firm presented opportunities for the administration to consider, not prescriptive decisions.

The methodology, Gibson said, began in August 2024 and included project planning, data analysis, site work and reporting. The team built a data dashboard for administration use and used per‑student operating expenditure differences to estimate potential savings. For elementary schools the consultant compared average expenditures per student at campuses under 500 students to those at campuses above 500 and multiplied the difference by the number of students at smaller campuses to estimate potential savings.

Trustees pressed auditors on assumptions underlying the $43.6 million figure. Trustee Kitara Quintana asked whether the analysis assumed that each closed campus' enrollment would simply be redistributed and unchanged. \"We made no assumptions about the student enrollment,\" Gibson answered. He and trustees noted the figure depends on how many schools would be consolidated and on local constraints such as campus footprints, program needs, geography and potential enrollment shifts.

Several trustees warned the public and media against treating the estimate as an immediate, guaranteed saving. Trustee Whitley Chu said the number is a \"potential\" in a perfect scenario and depends on future planning choices. Trustee Bruce Goffin urged caution, noting that headlines suggesting Austin ISD could \"save $43 million tomorrow by closing schools\" would misrepresent the work; multiple trustees later noted a local TV headline had already presented the number without the auditors’ caveats.

Gibson and Tylan described other opportunity areas in their report, including optimization of master scheduling, administrative staffing efficiencies and contract reviews. During questioning, trustees and the administration said many of those lines of work are already underway and, in some cases, expected to produce savings across multiple years rather than immediately.

Superintendent Segura and the administration confirmed they have been using the audit as input rather than direction. Segura said administration had already incorporated elements of the auditors' analysis into the district’s own planning and would perform deeper, site‑level assessments before proposing closures or consolidations. The administration also plans to share the full report publicly and will brief a standing ad hoc committee; Gibson said the firm had submitted its report to the administration in December 2024 and to the board audit committee afterward.

Why it matters: The audit provides a data‑driven starting point for the district’s budget work, but trustees and auditors both emphasized that the numbers represent opportunities subject to local feasibility, programmatic constraints and uncertain enrollment dynamics. Any decision to consolidate campuses would trigger additional layers of study, public engagement and administrative review.

Looking ahead, the board directed the administration to continue analyses, share the audit materials with the public and brief the ad hoc committee. The audit team said it would make the data dashboard available to the administration for future planning.

","Gibson Consulting presented a cost‑savings analysis showing potential savings if Austin ISD consolidated smaller schools, but auditors emphasized these are opportunities, not formal recommendations. Trustees and administration said detailed local analysis is required before any action.","actionData","errors"]

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