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San Angelo ISD trustees approve new elementary attendance boundaries, delay final feeder decisions
Summary
The board adopted new elementary attendance boundaries effective July 1, 2027, after extended debate about moving students into schools under improvement and the timing of official accountability data. Trustees tabled final approval of secondary feeder patterns pending demographer data.
San Angelo Independent School District trustees voted June 15 to adopt new elementary attendance boundaries that will take effect July 1, 2027, while deferring a final decision on secondary feeder patterns until additional demographic data is available.
The recommended action presented by Dr. Moran was to “adopt the proposed elementary attendance boundaries as presented with an effective date of July 1, 2027.” Trustees debated the plan at length, raising concerns about students being reassigned to schools currently in school improvement and asking for more demographic detail before changing middle‑school feeder assignments.
Why it matters: The board and administrators said the redraw is intended to create a more geographically sensible map, reduce future boundary churn and concentrate resources so the district can better staff and support fewer elementary campuses. Several trustees warned that moving students into schools still in school improvement could have regulatory consequences if performance does not improve.
During discussion a trustee pressed the district on timing: many assessment details remain preliminary because the state’s rescoring and release schedule will not finalize accountability until late July and August. A board member voiced the equity concern plainly: “My concern is that these students keep getting hopped around to lower performing schools,” reflecting unease about sending neighborhoods into campuses in their third year of improvement.
Board action and next steps: After debate, the motion to adopt the elementary boundaries carried (vote recorded in the meeting as 6–1). Trustees then considered three options for secondary feeder patterns (A, B and C), with staff presenting enrollment projections and maps showing two‑mile catchments and projected rolls through 2030–2034. Because trustees identified missing analytic points — specifically projected economically disadvantaged rates for the reconfigured zones, the share of students who would be outside a two‑mile radius under each plan, and which plan would move the fewest students — the board voted to table final feeder‑pattern approval and requested the demographer provide that data at the July 13 pre‑agenda workshop. The motion to table carried 5–2.
What trustees asked staff to provide: district staff agreed to ask the demographer for (1) projected economically disadvantaged percentages for the competing options (A vs. B) in the cohorts that will feed the middle schools, (2) counts or estimates of students outside a two‑mile radius under each plan, and (3) a near‑term estimate of which plan affects the fewest students once the new elementary zones are applied. Dr. Moran said the district will return that data to the board in July.
Context: Trustees and staff noted persistent teacher shortages (the administration reported 20 elementary and 34 secondary vacancies) and emphasized that the redraw aims to stabilize attendance zones so the district can concentrate staffing and targeted supports rather than repeatedly moving students from campus to campus. Administrators also reminded the board that, if campuses remain in multi‑year school improvement, the state could appoint a board of managers under TEA rules.
The board’s vote concluded with the district scheduling follow‑up presentations and the July pre‑agenda workshop to review the requested demography and equity data before any vote on secondary feeder patterns.
