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“When you look at the graphic, I wanna kind of break it down into three different categories or phases. We have data collection, we have the analysis, and then we have finalization and approval,” Superintendent José Segura said as he described the timeline. Segura identified Dr. Rachel French, director of planning, as the project manager for the consolidation effort.

Why it matters: District officials said the goal is to reach a “stable state” that supports a multiyear balanced budget, protects educational quality and provides families with time to adjust. Segura said the district historically prefers to make boundary or student-movement changes a year before they take effect and therefore is targeting November 2025 so families would have the spring of 2026 to prepare for any transitions.

Planned process and milestones: The district said it will return to the board in an information session in early May to discuss priorities and “guardrails” for the rubric. The rubric will be presented for final review at the June board meeting, concurrent with budget approval, and the district intends to analyze campuses in July and August when school is out. Officials said the analysis will rank campuses by potential for consolidation, produce a top-30 list for deep dives, and then move toward community engagement and transition planning in fall 2025.

Data and outreach: Segura said the district is building clean data sets for the analysis and emphasized community engagement. “We are always wanting to make sure before Thanksgiving break, before winter break, we have these milestones hit,” he said, adding that the district will develop a communications and engagement plan for families, staff and community stakeholders.

Trustee comments and questions: Trustees asked for clearer public examples of what a modernized replacement school would look like and for clarity on how vacated school buildings might be reused to meet broader community needs such as child care or other services. Segura said the district is considering those possibilities and will include community input in transition planning. Trustee Singh and others asked for a short list of inputs the board and public should monitor (e.g., vacancies, program fidelity) so the board can assess whether the district is investing in the levers that support student outcomes.

What remains undecided: No formal consolidation decisions were made Thursday. Segura said the plan is still in draft form and will be refined with board feedback and public input over coming months. The district said it will post draft documents and a landing page for middle school initiatives and other materials online as they are developed.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board Regular Voting Meeting: April 24, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Superintendent José Segura presented a draft consolidation roadmap for Austin ISD: data collection now, analysis with a rubric in summer, and a target for board approval in November 2025. The district plans to analyze all 116 campuses and do deep dives on the top 30 candidates.","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},6583001,"Austin ISD outlines accelerated turnaround plan, submits Dobie Middle School plan to TEA by June 30",883,1318000,2201000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3124469-aa9cc2f58503082a1c9d16c8cf3bddeb&start=1318&end=2201","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3124469-aa9cc2f58503082a1c9d16c8cf3bddeb/thumbnail_1318000.jpg","/articles/6583001/Texas/Austin-ISD-outlines-accelerated-turnaround-plan-submits-Dobie-Middle-School-plan-to-TEA-by-June-30","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6583001-210b9660aba44575711dd75fe49c1230/orig.mp4?Expires=1771177124&Signature=db~7wfjNsYsITZjvRYicI-sgQWmQt6w~elIFTKiHy6q4P4NBzRqs4CQRw-IwjFeF3N38D5BN1uJDplOrsCYud9XqhpvpQpJer2xOavMFhY6GSIJ-Bylq-tkZtkl1ZiaxEI6lhzTb6iw~tmChsG5f9p4bb8ctQZB4RSzqXAGAW1Iwtlv0US64FqbWhU4sUVSr1cZtu~MFpv0DEiNGjHRb5vm8vIdcOml~0rl9~bQq7qW~X~-6IS6jrnjPFb26pgx78d9qjxpqEdin3e0XmJ2ZCmQgVmNgbhQkEU0uje7YW~xinTJkWjfU-GnLyGebV9Ccy3yfMxflU69UTQWuQAORKg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Austin Independent School District officials told the board of trustees Thursday that Dobie Middle School has been required by the Texas Education Agency to prepare a campus turnaround plan and that the district will submit a plan by June 30, 2025.

The turnaround requirement stems from federal accountability under the Every Student Succeeds Act, which identified Dobie as among the bottom 5% of middle schools statewide on the “closing the gaps” metric, officials said. “When we got the notice of that turnaround plan ... we felt that that sanction did not apply to Dobie,” Carolyn Hanschen, executive director of campuses and district accountability, said, describing the district’s initial disagreement with TEA’s timeline. Hanschen said the agency later said it would align federal labels with state accountability and required the turnaround plan.

The district said the TEA recently extended the submission window for federally prompted turnaround plans to align with state deadlines: districts were told they no longer needed to submit by April 30 and have until June 30 to submit plans based on state accountability. Jacob Reach, chief of governmental relations and board services, said that change gives the district “more time to consider the feedback that we've received and to more deeply explore options for Dobie's future.”

Why it matters: Under state law the commissioner may approve a submitted turnaround plan only if the plan is likely to meet student performance standards within two years of implementation. A separate state rule cited in the presentation (identified in the briefing as “39 A 111”) says that if a campus receives unacceptable ratings for five consecutive years the commissioner may appoint a board of managers or order closure. District staff said those timelines and pending court litigation over ratings complicate planning.

What the district presented: Staff explained the turnaround plan process required by TEA and the core components the district will include: strong school leadership, strategic staffing, positive school culture and social-emotional supports, consistent high-quality instructional materials and assessments, and effective classroom instruction supported by ongoing professional development. The district plans to present turnaround plans in an information session on May 8 and seek board action at the June 12 meeting, then submit plans to TEA by the June 30 deadline. The presentation noted TEA will either approve or request resubmission by July 18, 2025.

District supports already in place: Superintendent Segura and staff listed actions Austin ISD has taken for Dobie since 2019, including added instructional coach staff (1.5 FTEs), targeted reading and math intervention allocations tied to Proposition A funds, increased visits and support from executive directors, MTSS and behavior supports, PLC coaching, and partnerships with external organizations such as Communities In Schools, Austin Voices, and other after-school and tutoring providers. The district also described a “Middle School Forward” initiative with three tiers of support: districtwide components, support for eight identified middle schools, and an intensified set of supports for the five most at-risk campuses (Dobie among them).

Trustee questions and community concerns: Multiple trustees pressed for clearer, public measures of the district’s “inputs” (staffing levels, principal experience, vacancy rates, program fidelity) rather than relying only on TEA ratings. Trustee Singh said, “student outcomes don't change until adult behaviors change,” and asked the administration to publish the KPIs the district already tracks. Segura said the district tracks vacancies, professional development, work orders and other KPIs and will post documents to BoardDocs and a public landing page.

Trustee Hunter and others urged the administration to pursue options that allow Dobie to remain open with changes and supports where feasible. Trustee Hunter said she favors preserving Dobie “keeping Dobie in place,” but acknowledged that doing so may require substantive changes in staffing or programming.

What remains undecided: The board did not take a formal vote. District staff said they will return with draft turnaround plans for the board’s information session on May 8 and may bring plans for board action on June 12. The TEA’s stated deadlines and the pending state litigation over 2024 ratings mean timelines could change.

Ending note: District officials said the Dobie plan will be “comprehensive systemic improvement” compliant with TEA requirements and that the district intends to use community feedback gathered in recent public meetings to inform the plan.","Austin ISD officials described why Dobie Middle School was ordered to prepare a campus turnaround plan and said the district will submit a plan to the Texas Education Agency by June 30, 2025. Trustees asked for clearer measures of district inputs and long-term supports as the district and state timelines shift.","actionData","errors"]

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