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East Austin alumni and community members press AISD for renaming committee, survey release and guardrails for facilities plan
Summary
Alumni and community members called on the Austin ISD board to form a renaming committee for Johnson High School, release family survey results from past school closures, and establish equity-focused guardrails before revising the long-term facilities plan.
During public comment at the Austin Independent School District information session on May 13, 2021, several alumni and East Austin community members asked the board to preserve the Johnson High School name, join a campus renaming committee and increase community participation in the district’s long-term facilities plan process.
"Is there a renaming committee made up of the Esalcon community to rename Johnson? If so, who do we contact to join this process?" asked Rosie So to, identifying herself as Johnson High School class of 1969 and describing the school as "the bridal of East Austin." Larry Amaro,…
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