Education
BY ELLE BENT
Dobie Middle School future uncertain
What’s next?
The TEA requires the district submit a plan for the school by April 30. The AISD board of trustees will discuss and possibly vote on the future of Dobie Middle at the April 24 board meeting, after press time. AISD o cials are also considering a potential school consolidation plan due to budget challenges, as previously reported by Community Impact . However, Dobie Middle’s future is being considered separately due to the situation’s urgency, district o cials said. “We want to ensure that the way that we educate students and the support that we provide them in [AISD] stays with the administration, and stays with the board of trustees, and we’re committed to doing that,” AISD Superintendent Matias Segura said at a news conference April 4.
Austin ISD o cials said they are considering “di cult options” for Dobie Middle School and College Prep Academy after a state judge ruled the The Texas Education Agency can now release its public school accountability ratings for the 2022-23 school year April 3. If a school in a Texas district fails to meet accountability standards for ve years in a row, TEA o cials can replace the current school board with a TEA-appointed board of managers that make decisions about district operations, AISD o cials said. The district is considering the following options for Dobie Middle: • Partnering with a TEA-approved charter school • Permanently closing Dobie Middle at the end of the school year • Temporarily closing Dobie Middle to develop a plan to reimagine the school
Academic rating history The accountability ratings were created to give parents insight about the quality of campuses and districts through annual A-F ratings. Dobie Middle School ratings by school year School years Rating 2018-2019 School rated “F” 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 Not rated due to pandemic
Ratings not released due to ongoing lawsuit. District o cials believe school would have received an “F” if ratings had been released. District o cials said they anticipate the school to receive a poor grade.
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