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Austin ISD lays out framework, timeline and public input process for possible school consolidations
Summary
Austin Independent School District staff described a districtwide school consolidations process, requested community input via a Google Form due May 13, and said a draft framework will be presented to the board on May 22, with a potential board vote in October–November after additional analysis.
Austin Independent School District officials presented a districtwide school consolidations process and public engagement plan and asked community members to complete a Google Form by Tuesday, May 13 to help set the values and criteria that will guide the work.
District Director of Planning Dr. Rachel French, the project manager, and Chief Operations Officer Christine Steenport described consolidation as “the merging of 1 or more schools into 1 school through a process of boundary changes, facility closure, and or facility repurposing,” and said the effort could affect all campuses in the district.
The district said the input will inform a draft framework that staff plan to present to the Austin ISD board at its May 22 meeting. Staff presented a multi-month roadmap: an initial data-collection and tool-development phase through June;…
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