Education
BY ELISABETH JIMENEZ
AISD reports progress on special education order
AISD trustees approve academic calendars The Austin ISD board of trustees approved the 2025-26 and 2026-27 academic calendars during a board voting meeting Dec. 19, 2024. The details The 2025-26 calendar has students start- ing classes Aug. 19 and ending May 28, 2026. For the 2026-27 calendar, students begin school Aug. 18, 2026 and finish class on May 27, 2027. The approved calendars include days off for the usual seasonal vacation times, such as spring, fall and winter breaks. The calendars also include faith-based and cultural observances. The total number of student instructional days is 169, accord- ing to the news release.
Austin ISD is making “significant strides” in fulfilling an agreed order between the district and Texas Education Agency that first came about in 2023 due to shortfalls in the special education department. There is still “work to be done,” officials said in a news release. The gist The district has completed 74 of 99 action items detailed in the TEA agreed order, officials said. The action items are associated with four main priority categories, including data management, completing outstanding special education evalua- tions, operational practices and family outreach. There are also items associated with a Lone Star Governance agreement. Lone Star Governance is a TEA program providing coaching and support to district governing bodies focused on improving student outcomes. The district must complete all action items to avoid a TEA-appointed conservator.
25 improvements remain AISD has yet to complete 25 action items detailed in an agreed order with the TEA. The district has fully completed two out of four categories. Completed Complete corrective action plans (Priority I) 20 Incomplete
Improve SPED procedures (Priority II) 28 19
Data management (Priority III)
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Parent outreach (Priority IV) 15 Lone Star Governance 9 6
DATA AS OF DEC. 12, 2024
SOURCE: AUSTIN ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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