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Tuesday, December 19, 2017 by Joseph Caterine
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School communities to have more say in new facility designs
Following an intensive community engagement process in the drafting of the 2017 bond package, Austin Independent School District staff informed the board of trustees at its Dec. 11 work session that the designs of the new facilities will continue in…
Thursday, December 7, 2017 by Claire McInerny
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No Austin schools are being consolidated … yet
No Austin schools will permanently consolidate, but it could happen if under-enrolled schools in East Austin do not boost enrollment over the next few years.In documents published last week, timelines for school construction projects showed six schools in East Austin…
Friday, December 1, 2017 by Claire McInerny
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What is Alamo Drafthouse going to do with AISD property in Hyde Park?
The Austin Independent School District’s board of trustees voted this week to sell property in the Hyde Park neighborhood to the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema for $10.6 million.The Baker Center is in a former school building at 3908 Avenue B, which…
Thursday, November 30, 2017 by Joseph Caterine
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School district announces first-year bond project timelines
The Austin Independent School District is not wasting any time putting the 2017 bond money to use, according to a presentation by Superintendent Paul Cruz at the school board’s Nov. 27 meeting. Cruz emphasized that strict adherence to project timelines…
Wednesday, November 29, 2017 by Joseph Caterine
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Trustees alarmed at exclusion of minority-owned businesses from middle school renovation
In the bidding for 2013 bond improvements to the Dobie Middle School campus, two minority-owned firms were passed over in favor of a company that included a few minority-owned subconsultants as part of its proposal. The Austin Independent School District…
Wednesday, November 22, 2017 by Joseph Caterine
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School board wrestles with large STAAR achievement gaps
Like one wrong note disturbing the harmony of a symphony, one faulty academic indicator can throw off a school district’s sense of which of its schools need the most attention. Some trustees on the Austin Independent School District board voiced…
