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Austin ISD board narrows district scorecard, keeps three constraints after extended debate
Summary
After more than two hours of discussion, the Austin ISD Board of Trustees voted to reduce the district scorecard from five goals to three and to keep three constraints focused on underserved students, dual‑language fidelity and accountability. The votes were 6–2 on both major motions.
Austin ISD trustees voted Tuesday to narrow the district scorecard to three student‑outcome goals and to retain three monitoring constraints aimed at underserved students, dual‑language program fidelity and district accountability. The board approved removing two goals and two constraints in a pair of votes that followed an extended discussion among trustees about reporting burdens, community priorities and how the scorecard drives budget and program decisions. Vice President Willie Chu moved the first measure to cut the goals; the motion passed 6–2. The board later voted 6–2 to reduce the constraints to three, keeping constraint 1 (underserved students), constraint 3 (dual‑language fidelity) and constraint 5 (accountability tied to unacceptable campus ratings). The measures change what…
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