Education
BY CHLOE YOUNG
Austin ISD to overhaul 3 middle schools Three Austin ISD middle schools are set to undergo changes next school year, receiving new teachers, administrators and curriculum. These changes are a part of AISD’s turnaround plans to restart Dobie, Webb and Burnet middle schools following two consecutive years of failed accountability ratings from the state. What’s happening AISD o cials have replaced campus administra- tors and some teachers to implement the state’s Accelerating Campus Excellence, or ACE, model for underperforming campuses. The ACE model is used to restart struggling campuses through selecting new leadership and sta as well as using high-quality instructional materials, according to the Texas Education Agency. At Burnet, 68% of educators were invited to return, followed by 57% of Webb sta and 32% of Dobie sta .
Greater Austin YMCA opens at AISD HQ The Greater Austin YMCA opened a new administrative space at the Austin ISD Central O ce building in early June. The overview The Greater Austin YMCA will lease over 16,000 square feet on the fth oor of AISD’s headquarters over the next ve years. The organization relocated from its former space at 55 N. I-35 frontage road, Austin, which will be impacted by construction and a ect transportation for employees. AISD will use this rental income to o set the operating expenses for its central o ce and redirect budgeted dollars to other areas, according to AISD and YMCA information. The district has cut $63 million from its central o ce operations as it faces a nearly $100 million projected budget shortfall.
Burnet Middle School students staged a walk-out to protest the replacement of campus sta on May 12.
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The proposed plan, estimated to cost $1.7 million per campus includes: • Extended school days and shifted schedules • Curriculum standardization • Additional testing • The hiring of new sta and more teachers The board is set to vote on the plans on June 26, after press time.
5 AISD campuses undergoing modernization
1 Oak Springs Elementary 2 McCallum High School 3 Anderson High School 4 Northeast Early College High School and International High School 5 Martin Middle School
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completing the rst phase of modernizations for some middle and high school campuses. The details “With these groundbreakings, we’re another step closer to delivering state-of-the-art learning spaces,” boardmember Lynn Boswell said. The rst modernizations are expected to open in the spring of 2026, according to AISD o cials.
The district broke ground on modernization work at ve schools in April and May. Funding for the multimillion-dollar projects was approved by voters in the district’s $2.44 billion bond election in 2022. AISD has now broken ground on 15 of 25 total modernization projects across the district. AISD is completing a full modernization of Oak Springs Elementary, which was built in 1958, while
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