Overview
- District leaders outlined a draft to close 13 campuses and redraw attendance boundaries, framing the move as a response to persistent enrollment declines and budget pressure.
- Superintendent Matias Segura projected roughly $20.4 million in annual savings and cautioned that inaction could jeopardize the district’s ability to make payroll.
- Enrollment has fallen 14.5% over a decade to about 72,000 students, with roughly 25,000 of more than 95,000 seats sitting empty across campuses.
- About one-third of campuses received failing TEA scores, and several targeted schools have consecutive failing ratings that require turnaround plans to avoid state intervention.
- Trustee Kathryn Whitley Chu publicly rejected the current draft and urged more community input, as the district holds public meetings ahead of a Nov. 20 vote with any consolidations set for 2026–27 if approved.