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Austin ISD submits district‑managed restart turnaround plans for Burnet, Dobie and Webb middle schools
Summary
Austin ISD presented and submitted turnaround plans to the Texas Education Agency for Burnet, Dobie and Webb middle schools, using a district‑managed restart model and the ACE (Accelerated Campus Excellence) framework with added staffing and community engagement requirements.
Austin Independent School District officials presented turnaround plans for Burnet, Dobie and Webb middle schools at the board's June 26 meeting and said the district will submit those plans to the Texas Education Agency by the June 30 deadline.
Chief Jacob Reach told trustees the district selected the district‑managed restart strategy and will implement the state-recommended Accelerated Campus Excellence (ACE) model. ACE requires five core pillars: strategic staffing, instructional excellence, extended day, social‑emotional supports for students and staff, and community partnerships. Reach said the district selected ACE to build on existing campus partnerships and to keep the three schools open as district campuses.
“The district managed restart was really the best strategy available for us to support these three campuses,” Reach said.
Each campus plan describes specific staffing and program investments. District administrators said the restart adds approximately nine full‑time equivalent…
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