Overview
- AISD presented a revised draft that still contemplates up to 10 consolidations to meet a Texas Education Agency turnaround deadline.
- Bryker Woods, Maplewood and Palm elementaries were removed from the immediate closure list following community input.
- The district is exploring moving Garza Independence High School to the Martin Middle School site and expanding it to serve grades 6–12, drawing petitions and testimony from supporters.
- A spokesperson said the potential Garza move would be a program change not requiring board approval, though it remains part of the broader repurposing discussion.
- Updated boundary maps are slated for Nov. 14 as parents urge a delay and trustees question elements of the plan, while officials project roughly $20 million to help close a $19.7 million deficit.