Austin Community College board of trustees Will meet July 10 and Aug. 7 at 3 p.m. at 5930 Middle Fiskville Road, Austin. 512-223-7613 www.austincc.edu Austin ISD board of trustees Will not meet in July for summer break. 4000 S. I-35, Austin 512-414-1700. www.austinisd.org Round Rock ISD board of trustees Will meet Aug. 17 at 5:30 p.m. at 300 Lake Creek Drive, Round Rock 512-464-5000 www.roundrockisd.org MEETINGS WE COVER NUMBER TO KNOW Round Rock ISD’s estimated recapture payment for 2022-23, up from $14.9 million in 2021-22 $85M HIGHLIGHTS ROUND ROCK ISD In May, work on an expansion of Westwood High School added math classrooms, an art studio, a new band hall, orchestra and choir rooms, and two large dance studios. The $32.28 million project was funded through the 2018 bond, according to the district.
Austin ISD approves ‘historic’ pay increase package for all staff
BUILDING A CAREER
The Make it Center will have several technological amenities, including:
A showroom where in-demand careers are displayed for students to look into
The simulation zone, which uses 3D and 4D models to mimic hands-on careers
The FabLab, where students can build things on-site
BY AMANDA CUTSHALL
AUSTIN ISD In what officials are calling a historic move, Austin ISD trustees unanimously approved May 18 a new compensation package that will provide 7% raises for teachers as well as pay increases for other staff throughout the district. The compensation package will require the district to spend up to $53 million of its reserve funds, according to a news release May 19. However, AISD board President Arati Singh said the investment is necessary. “There’s a little bit of risk with this budget, but there’s a real risk of not educating our students,” Singh said on May 18. “This is long overdue, so I’m excited to support it.” AISD will still have about $221 mil- lion in reserve funds despite having to spend around $53 million on the compensation package, officials said in a news release.
SOURCE: AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE/COMMUNITY IMPACT
ACC hands-on career center to open this fall
BY BROOKE MILLER
Highland Campus located at 6101 Highland Campus Drive, Austin. The release states the center will help students cultivate their passions while gaining exposure to new career opportunities. “There are so many pathways and opportunities out there that people aren’t aware of or haven’t heard of. The Make It Center helps them find an exciting career and allows them to earn a living wage in Central Texas,” ACC Chancellor Richard Rhodes said in the release. “We’re working to help people find their purpose and make a career out of their passion.”
AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE A new career center will open at Austin Community College’s Highland Campus in the fall of this year, according to a May 17 news release. It will offer students the opportunity to explore in-demand careers.
What’s happening? Called The Make It Center, the new
10,000-square-foot facility was built to give students hands-on experience with in-demand careers, the release states. Construction began March 21, 2022 inside ACC’s
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