AISD releases dates of community meetings on school closures, consolidations

The Austin Independent School District will begin a series of meetings next week to gather feedback from parents and community members about looming school closures and consolidations.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Independent School District will begin a series of meetings next week to gather feedback from parents and community members about looming school closures and consolidations.

Earlier this month, the district released different scenarios in which 12 schools are either consolidated or closed. Six of the schools that have an uncertain future are in east Austin. The preliminary districtwide and campus-specific scenarios can be found on the AISD website.

The district is urging parents and community members to read the possible scenarios and provide feedback either at one of the meetings listed below or on its online feedback portal.

“Feedback from these meetings will be used to support the work of the School Changes Think Tanks and will ultimately inform the development of regional scenario options,” district officials wrote.

School closures aren’t the only parts of the district’s plan. They are also looking at repurposing school buildings as well as starting and expanding school programs across the district, such as engineering, computer science, dual language, legal studies and performing arts.

None of the scenarios are set in stone and are up for discussion and feedback. No plan or timeline will be decided until a vote in the fall.