BY BROOKE SJOBERG
Samsung commits $1.5M to ACC
Demographer estimates charter school’s impact With a new charter school set to open in August, Georgetown ISD demographer Bob Templeton, of Zonda Education, provided an outlook for how it could impact enrollment this fall. While Harmony Science Academy Georgetown’s total capacity at opening will be 750 students, Templeton said he estimates the impact to be about 350 students zoned for GISD leaving the district. What they’re saying The charter school’s opening has raised concern in budgetary discussions held by GISD, as a factor of uncertainty amid assessments of potential impacts, GISD’s Chief Financial Officer Jennifer Hanna said in a Feb. 3 board workshop. Despite the small setback, Templeton said the district is still on track to reach a total enrollment of 16,300 students by the 2029-30 school year,
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Over the next five years, Samsung Austin Semiconductor is committing $1.5 million to the Texas A&M Engineering Academy at Austin Community College. Officials made the announcement at ACC’s Highland Campus on Feb. 18. What you need to know Samsung’s investment will help support scholarships, expand program resources and enhance student services for the Texas A&M Engineering Academy, according to a news release. Additionally, the program can help students save up to $40,000 when they take up to four semesters at ACC, said Jon Taylor, Samsung executive vice president of infrastructure technology.
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and 19,900 by the 2034-35 school year, as the area experiences housing growth. For the most part, charter schools are moving into Austin suburbs, he said, such as nearby Lean- der. Harmony Public Schools also broke ground on a campus there in May. “Leander’s had several charter schools open in the last couple of years, and so the charters are just moving into the north,” he said. “They’re also moving south as well.”
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