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11/20 Board Recap

The board voted to approve the closures of 10 schools, multiple program changes affecting dual-language and Montessori instruction, and state-mandated Turnaround Plans for 24 campuses.

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4 hours ago1 min read

11/6 Board Recap

Convos on the consolidation draft plan, Turnaround Plans, a bilingual education audit, a special education update, and 3rd grade literacy scores.

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Nov 132 min read

10/29-30 Board Recaps

Wild times in AISD, friends. Here are the recaps from last week's back-to-back Board meetings, and now there's a new consolidation plan on the table! We're here if you need to vent, cry, or hold a hand. All in this together. From recapper-extraordinaire Sharyn Vane: The board held back-to-back meetings last week, including a work session to dig into specifics of the draft consolidation plan. That plan changed significantly Nov. 4, when the district announced it was postponin

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Nov 62 min read

Food Resources

How to help our school families meet basic needs

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Oct 312 min read

Borrow Cool Stuff!

Shared resources for all PTAs

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Oct 201 min read

10/9 Board Recap

This meeting was the first chance for public reactions from the community and feedback from the Trustees on the district's school consolidation plan.

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Oct 161 min read

Consolidation Plans

Statement on AISD school consolidation plans

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Oct 41 min read

What Happens When TEA Takes Over

Learn about triggers for takeover, realities under TEA control, and community responses.

lesliehall9

Oct 31 min read

9/25 Board Recap

Lots of votes last week, including changes to the district's scorecard.

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Oct 21 min read

9/18 Board Recap

Read the recap! All the public comment slots were full at last Thursday's meeting, most of them related to the plans for school...

lesliehall9

Sep 211 min read

Insurance tips

Basic info and tips on insurance coverage for your PTA

lesliehall9

Aug 272 min read

8/21 Board Recap

Lots of action at this relatively short Board meeting. Votes were taken to implement new policies, including some to incorporate changes to state statute coming out of the last legislative session.

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Aug 251 min read