Education
BY ELISABETH JIMENEZ
AISD considers school consolidations Austin ISD o cials are considering consoli- dating schools as a potential option to combat ongoing budget challenges. Plans for the consolidations are still being discussed. Voting for consolidation will happen December 2025. What you need to know Elementary schools with less than 500 students and middle schools with less than 750 students could be considered in the plan. That includes an
Austin school marks start of modernization Langford Elementary School celebrated the beginning of its full modernization project with a March 13 groundbreaking ceremony. The gist The full modernization project, part of Austin ISD’s 2022 bond, will update the campus to include collaborative and exible learning spaces, and outdoor learning areas. The project will also include a new gym, cafeteria, library, upgraded technology, dedicated spaces for mental health and wellness and more. The project is estimated to cost $39.9 million, per district documents. The ground- breaking follows over 10 other ceremonies for AISD’s open-concept and modernization bond projects, per a news release.
estimated 49 schools in the district to be consid- ered, AISD o cials said. However, district o cials said all 49 schools being consolidated is only a theoretical estimate that produces the maximum amount of savings, not the “realistic” amount of campuses that could be consolidated if the board approves the action. AISD o cials were unable to provide the names of schools that could be considered for consolida- tion as of press time. Consolidating schools could lead to better school utilization, district o cials said. There is an average of 600 students in AISD school campuses, compared to higher numbers of students at other comparable districts in Texas, according to a Gibson Consulting Group audit.
School utilization by percentage of student seats lled Elementary High school Middle school
Filled seats
Open seats
District-wide
29%
71%
36%
64%
15%
85%
27%
73%
SOURCE: AUSTIN ISD COMMUNITY IMPACT
Rooster Springs Elementary principal selected Dripping Springs ISD o cials selected the new Rooster Springs Elementary principal following former principal Steve Novickas’ appointment as new Wildwood Springs Elementary principal, the district’s newest elementary school. The details Oliver has served as assistant principal of Rooster Springs for the past two years.
Before working at DSISD, Oliver spent nine years at Austin ISD’s Kocurek Elementary and served as an instructional coach and academic interven- tionist, and as a fth grade English as a Second Language teacher. “[She] is a strong leader, and we are con dent that her leadership will take the campus to new heights of success and achievement,” DSISD superintendent Holly Morris-Kuentz said.
Melissa Oliver was appointed to the school’s campus principal following a board meeting March 31.
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