Education
BY SIENNA WIGHT & CHLOE YOUNG
Principals named for schools affected by closures
Austin ISD weighs future of two schools Austin ISD is considering moving both Oak Springs and Blackshear elementaries into a modernized campus at the Oak Springs site. What happened On Nov. 20, the AISD board of trustees voted to close Oak Springs in the 2026-27 school year and reassign students to Black- shear Elementary. In mid-December, AISD informed parents that Superintendent Matias Segura would decide by late January whether to keep all students at Blackshear or eventually move the merged schools into a modernized Oak Springs campus. The $47.6 million project, funded by the district’s 2022 bond election, was slated to be completed by January of 2027, according to AISD information.
AISD will keep the same principals at seven campuses that will receive students whose schools are closing, due to earning three consecutive F ratings. The schools will be allocated additional staff and resources to support students.
In early December, Austin ISD Superintendent Matias Segura appointed principals for 17 campuses. Most of these campuses will receive new students from closing schools or implement turnaround plans following failed state accountability ratings.
Austin ISD principal appointments
Turnaround plan or school consolidation situation
2025 rating
Future principal
Current principal
Elementary school Pickle
F
2 unacceptable ratings
Kara Schultz
Rosa Waters
F
Wooten
2 unacceptable ratings
Leyla Olano
Nick Martinez
F
Pecan Springs
Campus restart after 3 unacceptable ratings
Paula Noe
Andrea Williams
F F
Wooldridge Sánchez
Campus restart after 3 unacceptable ratings Campus restart after 3 unacceptable ratings
Nick Martinez Travis Barrett
Juan Cardenas Iliana Barrera-Lubman
Becoming a non-zoned, school-wide dual language campus
D
Odom
Elaine Navarro
Angelo San Segundo
C
Zavala
N/A
Tamsyn Michaels
Samantha Hill (retiring)
SOURCE: AUSTIN ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
Dripping Springs ISD shares plan for Rooster Springs
Some key improvements include:
Exterior and interior finish upgrades
Ceiling tile replacement
the school, including in the cafeteria, corridors and library. How it’s funded Funding for renovations at Rooster Springs Ele- mentary School was included in a 2025 voter-ap- proved bond. Proposition A allocated $76.9 million for improvements to the elementary school and Dripping Springs High School.
Renovations at Rooster Springs Elementary School are one step closer to breaking ground after the Dripping Springs ISD board of trustees approved the schematic design at a Dec. 15 meeting. The overview The schematic design outlines several renova- tions the district plans to make over the next two years. These changes will be made throughout
Safety and security upgrades
Floor replacement
Heating, ventilation and air conditioning
Lockdown buttons every 4,000 square feet Card reader installation for all exterior doors
replacement An additional second-floor bathroom
SOURCE: DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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