Education
Real estate
BY ELLE BENT
AISD superintendent lone finalist named After more than a year without a perma- nent superintendent, the Austin ISD board of trustees named interim superintendent Matias Segura as the lone finalist on Dec. 14. The gist In a closed door meeting Dec. 7, trustees reviewed six applications and ultimately selected Segura as the top candidate. "[Segura] is Austin ISD's first homegrown superintendent. He's a product of Austin ISD, the son of a beloved Austin ISD teacher and a proud parent of two Austin ISD students. [Segura] is a shining example that anything is possible for Austin ISD students," board member Kathryn Whitley Chu said Dec. 14. The board plans to vote on Segura's contract on Jan. 25, following community feedback events.
Austin ISD begins work to expand internet access Austin ISD is making progress on a program to increase internet access around several of the dis- trict’s campuses. Construction is expected to begin as soon as winter break, Dec. 25-Jan. 5 and will take about three weeks to complete at each campus. The program—called Project Lighthouse—will bring monopoles, or towers that provide wireless services, to campuses in order to provide better connectivity to students as well as the surround- ing community. The backstory The district estimates that about 30% of students don’t have access to reliable internet at home, which can negatively impact academic performance and families’ communication with school, district officials said.
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The following campuses will be the first to receive the monopoles:
After a summer and early fall of higher interest rates, home sales in the Austin area rose by 4.1% in November, according to the Austin Board of Realtors’ most recent metro data.
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Akins Early College High School Austin High School Liberal Arts and Science Academy
78701
78723
+63.6%
+1.29%
$810,000
$601,000
$495,000
$593,351
Blanton Elementary School Blazier Elementary School Cook Elementary School Graham Elementary School Perez Elementary School Jordan Elementary School
78702
78731
-20.84%
+3.77%
$617,450
$939,100
$780,000
$905,000
360
78703
78751
-7.94%
+62%
$1,450,000
$810,000
$1,575,000
$500,000
183
290
35
MOPAC
71
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SOURCE: AUSTIN ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
78704
78752
+1.33%
-21.47%
$950,000
$347,500
$937,500
$442,500
78701
78702 78722
78703
78704
Communications, a telecommunications company, which will construct the monopoles. The construction and maintenance of the mono- poles will come at no cost to the district. Instead, AISD will receive monthly rental income for any space leased to a mobile carrier which will be used to fund other projects that offer students network access, district officials said.
78705
78723
78731
78751
78752
78756 78757
78705
78756
-34.2%
-4.47%
$292,500
$812,000
$444,500
$850,000
MARKET DATA PROVIDED BY AUSTIN BOARD OF REALTORS 512-454-7636 WWW.ABOR.COM
In November 2021, the board of trust- ees approved a partnership with Branch
78722
78757
+31.82%
+14.94%
$725,022
$592,500
$550,000
$515,500
BRODIE LANE 4970 Hwy 290 W (512) 366-8260 SOUTHPARK MEADOWS 9900 IH-35 Service Road S (512) 280-7400
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