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Austin ISD signals upcoming decision on Oak Springs–Blackshire consolidation after community meeting
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Austin ISD staff reconfirmed a committee recommendation to consolidate Oak Springs and Blackshire and said a formal decision will be delivered by the end of the month. Parents, pastors and students urged completing Oak Springs and preserving Blackshire’s historical campus during a bilingual community session.
Austin Independent School District officials told a bilingual community meeting that they expect to make a formal decision on a proposed consolidation affecting Oak Springs and Blackshire elementary schools by the end of the month. The district emphasized administrative limits, bond funding constraints and timelines that shaped the recommendation and invited community feedback before finalizing next steps.
The meeting opened with executive director Ali Vila Lucci, who laid out rules, objectives and materials for the 90-minute session and said the superintendent would explain the district’s current position. In his presentation the superintendent said the committee had approved a recommendation to consolidate…
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