EDUCATION BRIEFS
News from Dripping Springs & Austin ISDs
COMPILED BY GLORIE MARTINEZ
QUOTE OF NOTE
Austin ISD names interim superintendent AUSTIN ISD The district named Anthony Mays, AISD chief o cer of schools, as the interim superinten- dent June 14. “I got to Austin with very little college knowledge, and now I sit before you as the Mays said at the June 14 meeting. The decision followed a public comment period and a closed session discussion from the board that started June 13. Stephanie Elizalde resigned from the position in May. The search for a full-time replacement is expected to last until summer 2023. Anthony Mays interim super- intendent—the rst Black male in Austin ISD—and I’m thankful,”
Austin rep. announces $5.5 million for school COVID19 safety measures
“SCHOOL DISTRICTS ALONE CAN’T CURE THE GUN VIOLENCE
PROBLEM, AND IT’S AN UNFAIR EXPECTATION.”
Dripping Springs ISD increases pay DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD General pay increases are 7% for teaching sta and auxiliary hourly sta, and 4% for administrative and professional sta. Full and part-time Dripping Springs ISD employees who return for the 2022-23 school year will also receive a $1,000 retention incentive payment in September. The board also approved raising the district’s minimum wage from $12 to $15 per hour. AUSTIN ISD The district will receive $5.5 million in federal funding to reimburse its spending on COVID-19 safety measures, according to a June 7 news release from U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, DAustin. AISD spent millions over the past two years to keep its commu- nity safe by purchasing personal protective equipment, sanitation supplies, social distancing The changes were made in response to increased cost of living in Dripping Springs and a desire to ensure employees can continue to live and work in the district, according to a DSISD news release. The 7% raise and retention bonus will amount to nearly
measures, and screening and testing sites for students and sta, according to the release. “We are thankful to Congress- man Doggett for advocating for this federal reimbursement,” AISD board of trustees President Geron- imo Rodriguez said in a district media advisory. “These resources have been essential to keeping our students and community safe during the pandemic.”
HIGHLIGHTS AUSTIN ISD A group of 31 students from Akins and Travis early college high schools graduated from Austin ISD with the district’s Dual Language Seal of Biliteracy on June 1. The students are the rst cohort to complete 12 years of AISD’s dual-language program, beginning in kindergarten and continuing throughout elementary, middle and high school. AUSTIN ISD Former Austin ISD Police Chief Ashley Gonzalez departed the district after four years of service May 24. Gonzalez will go on to lead a police agency in Massachusetts. GERONIMO RODRIGUEZ, AUSTIN ISD BOARD PRESIDENT, SAID AT A JUNE 8 TOWN HALL ON GUN VIOLENCE FOLLOWING THE UVALDE SHOOTING. GERONIMO PROMISED AISD WOULD CONTINUE TO IMPROVE SAFETY ON CAMPUSES AND ADDRESS UNDERLYING ISSUES, BUT HE URGED LEADERS TO ACT ON THE ISSUE. Austin ISD Will not meet in July due to summer break 4000 S. I-35, Austin www.austinisd.org Dripping Springs ISD Will not meet in July due to summer break 510 W. Mercer St., Dripping Springs www.dsisdtx.us MEETINGS WE COVER
PRIORITIZING PAY
Dripping Springs ISD will increase pay and provide one- time incentives for employees. 7% pay increase for teaching sta 4% pay increase for administrative and professional sta $15 minimum wage for district employees, up from $12 $1,000 retention bonus for returning employees
SEARCH PROCESS Austin ISD's superintendent search is expected to take a year.
Summer 2023 June 30, 2022 May 27, 2022 Feb. 19, 2020 Aug. 11, 2020
Superintendent Paul Cruz resigns Elizalde named new superintendent
SOURCE: DRIPPING SPRINGS ISDCOMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER $5,000 for teachers. Raises for non-teaching sta will depend on pay grade midpoints. Employee pay raises will be re¡ected on the rst paycheck of the 2022-23 school year.
Elizalde resigns
Elizalde’s last day Goal start time for new superintendent
SOURCE: AUSTIN ISDCOMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
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SOUTHWEST AUSTIN DRIPPING SPRINGS EDITION • JUNE 2022
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