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East Austin residents urge AISD to finish Oak Springs campus, repurpose Blackshear

Board of Trustees of the Austin Independent School District · February 12, 2026
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Speakers at the Austin ISD information session urged the district to complete construction at Oak Springs, repurpose historic Blackshear as an early-childhood center, and honor bond promises; alumni also pressed the district to uphold agreements on LC AndersonYellowjacket Stadium.

Dozens of community members told the Austin Independent School District Board of Trustees on Feb. 12 that the district should finish a long-delayed Oak Springs campus and convert the historic Blackshear Elementary campus into an early-childhood center.

Speakers including Paul Sarahan, Sean Oliver and Saul Paul said voters approved bond funding for a new school at Oak Springs and asked the board to follow through. "Finish Oak Springs," Oliver…

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