Education
BY DACIA GARCIA
Education Edition
2025
Readers, welcome to your annual CI Education Edition! As students head back to school, we’re taking a look at some of the top issues facing districts in the Northwest Austin area. Community Impact sta took a look at the latest round of accountability ratings for Austin ISD, Round Rock ISD and P ugerville ISD to see how this year’s scores compared to last year’s. Reporter Brooke Sjoberg reports that RRISD is facing a trend of decreasing enrollment, the impact of increased home prices over a sustained period. PfISD has a number of ongoing bond projects, including major renovations at Connally High School, Reporter Brittany Anderson reports. Enrollment projections for the district also envision a nearly 2,000-student increase over the next 10 years. For our lead story focused on AISD, several schools are up for consolidation as the district faces declining enrollment and a nearly $20 million budget de cit for scal year 2025-26. Reporter Chloe Young dives into how these decisions are being made and what parents need to know. As always, thank you so much for reading, and we hope this edition is useful for readers looking to learn more about the state of education in their communities.
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Check out enrollment updates in Round Rock ISD (Page 14)
Grace Dickens Editor gdickens@ communityimpact.com
See the latest A F scores for AISD, PfISD and RRISD (Page 16)
Learn more about state changes a ecting local schools (Page 18)
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The Greater Austin YMCA is now o ering part- time child care options at Tomorrow Academy Four Points to give local parents greater exibility. The new child care option allows parents to enroll children for two or three days a week in addition to the academy’s full-time care option of ve days a week. April Walker, senior director of learning and innovation, said the YMCA launched its child care programs after seeing a need for early education in the area. “We really try to listen to the community to see what their needs are and see how we can best t their needs,” Walker said. “Full-time care wasn’t necessarily what they needed and obviously child YMCA Tomorrow Academy launches part-time care
Monthly rates
care is extremely expensive, and so there was a way for us to help nancially adjust the hours and the days that are o ered to help those families.” The speci cs The academy follows the YMCA’s Constellation of Care model, which focuses on ve key points: safety and hygiene, parent-teacher engagement, health and nutrition, family wellness and the YMCA Playing to Learn Curriculum. “I’m hopeful that this will meet the needs that maybe these other programs might not be o er- ing,” Walker said. Families who enroll in care at the YMCA Tomorrow Academy will receive a complimentary Greater Austin YMCA family membership, which includes access to eight tness centers and bene- ts such as 50% o swim lessons. “When you join here as a family, it’s not just daycare,” Walker said. “You become part of this community where the entire family is supported, from the child’s growth to the parents’ needs, so it really stays with you through a lifetime.”
Infants/toddlers (6 weeks-2 years)
Preschoolers (3-5 years)
Part-time care (Mon., Wed., Fri.)
$1,150
$995
Part-time care (Tue., Thu.)
$765
$670
Full-time care
$1,595
$1,395
SOURCE: GREATER AUSTIN YMCA COMMUNITY IMPACT
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WOODBAY PARKE DR.
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8300 N. RM 620, Austin www.austinymca.org/childcare/tomorrow-academy
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