School Consolidations/Boundary Changes
Executive Summary
Every family should have access to an excellent neighborhood school 鈥 one that is vibrant, well-resourced, and able to meet the unique needs of every child. 果冻传媒app ISD is making these difficult decisions now to protect our values and ensure the long-term health of our school district.
In developing this preliminary plan, we considered its impact on students, teachers, staff, and our community. As we refine and finalize this plan for board approval, we do so with care, transparency, and consideration for our community.
This is about more than budgets or buildings. It鈥檚 about our students and our future. Inaction is not an option, but together, we know a stronger 果冻传媒app ISD lies ahead of us.
Here鈥檚 what鈥檚 proposed to change:
This plan would close 13 school buildings across the district: Barrington ES, Becker ES, Bedichek MS, Bryker Woods ES, Dawson ES, Maplewood ES, Martin MS, Oak Springs ES, Palm ES, Ridgetop ES, Sunset Valley ES, Wid茅n ES, Winn Montessori.
Doing so would bring 99% of our local schools within a healthier capacity. More importantly, it means that your local schools would be able to offer resources, staffing and programs more effectively and consistently to all students. Athletics programs would grow stronger. Fine arts can flourish on every campus. Enhanced student support would improve outcomes and promote the well-being of the whole child.
International High School would transition from a school co-located at Northeast ECHS to a program located at Navarro ECHS, allowing the majority of students to be served in their neighborhood school.
Four schools would become campus-wide, non-zoned Spanish dual language programs. These programs would serve a balanced ratio of 50% emergent bilingual students and 50% non-emergent bilingual students, and would ensure that emergent bilingual students learn from certified bilingual teachers. This change would also create a stronger, more supportive learning environment and add 590 new seats in dual language programs. In addition, Joslin Elementary School would open a campus-wide, non-zoned immersion program. Together, these changes expand Spanish and Mandarin programs across 果冻传媒app, giving more students across the district access to high-quality language learning.
One campus would be repurposed as the new location to serve districtwide, non-zoned Montessori students, allowing us to support a greater number of students from diverse backgrounds.
Boundary changes and balanced enrollment mean almost all of our district would be touched in some way. Ninety-eight percent of our schools would be affected by a boundary change, ensuring we achieve a more effective district-wide utilization of our facilities, increasing from 76% to 82%.
Feeder patterns that would ensure stronger local school communities for all of our students. This allows students to matriculate with their peers across their PK-12 experience, creating greater collaboration, stability and sense of belonging.
Transfer policy changes that would best support our current and future families. By expanding our 鈥済randfathering鈥 policy, we would allow students to remain at their current school whenever possible.
Reinvesting in our students
Again, this is about more than buildings. It鈥檚 about our students and their success. And it鈥檚 about creating a vibrant and sustainable 果冻传媒app ISD for generations to come.
- We are making strategic reinvestments in our TAP (state accountability) campuses by budgeting an average of $800,000 for new staff positions, including assistant principals, instructional coaches, content interventionists, and lower student-to-teacher ratios. An additional $200,000 per campus would be set aside in certain situations for teacher coaching and leadership support through our early literacy initiative.
- We will work to retain and support our teachers and staff while ensuring more effective staffing across our district. Our proposal ensures stronger staffing across 果冻传媒app ISD while realizing over $20 million in immediate gross savings.
- By retiring some older facilities and consolidating others, we provide students with an improved learning environment while addressing critical budget constraints associated with maintaining aging facilities. The proposal provides $300,000 in immediate savings and $3 million in annual savings over time.
- As schools consolidate and transportation routes are combined, we anticipate longer-term savings in fuel, bus maintenance, and driver costs.
- We will continue to invest in our students while addressing our budget deficit and creating a pathway toward a sustainable school district. This would allow us to maintain our distinguished status for fiscal stewardship among multiple ratings agencies.
What doesn鈥檛 change
果冻传媒app ISD remains committed to ensuring every child is college, career, and life ready. Every day and in every classroom, from Pre-K to 12th grade, we offer a safe and healthy school environment that is academically rigorous and supported by a nationally recognized focus on social-emotional learning. From Fine Arts, Dual Language, and STEM, to Athletics, Magnet Programs, International Baccalaureate, Early College High Schools, and more, 果冻传媒app ISD offers opportunities to fit the needs of every student. Find your seat.
Take a moment to learn more about the proposed plan for transforming 果冻传媒app ISD. After reviewing the plan, drop us a with your ideas and concerns, or join us at one of our upcoming community conversations. To direct questions to our Consolidation and Boundary Planning team, submit a ticket via our .
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Cada familia debe tener acceso a una escuela excelente en su vecindario que sea din谩mica, tenga suficientes recursos y pueda satisfacer las necesidades particulares de cada ni帽o. El 果冻传媒app ISD est谩 tomando estas decisiones dif铆ciles ahora para proteger nuestros valores y garantizar la salud de nuestro distrito escolar a largo plazo.
Al crear este plan preliminar, consideramos su impacto en los estudiantes, los maestros, el personal y nuestra comunidad. Mientras refinamos y finalizamos este plan para que lo apruebe la mesa directiva, lo hacemos con atenci贸n, transparencia y considerando a nuestra comunidad.
Esto se trata de mucho m谩s que de presupuestos o edificios. Se trata de nuestros estudiantes y nuestro futuro. La falta de acci贸n no es una opci贸n, pero sabemos que juntos tendremos a un 果冻传媒app ISD m谩s fuerte en el futuro.
Esto es lo que se propone cambiar:
Este plan cerrar铆a 13 edificios escolares en todo el distrito. Hacer esto lograr铆a que el 99% de nuestras escuelas locales tengan una capacidad m谩s saludable. M谩s importante a煤n, significa que sus escuelas locales podr铆an ofrecer recursos, una dotaci贸n de personal y programas de forma m谩s eficiente y constante a todos los estudiantes. Los programas deportivos se fortalecer铆an. Las bellas artes podr铆an florecer en cada escuela. Un mayor apoyo al estudiante mejorar铆a los resultados y fomentar铆a el bienestar integral del ni帽o.
La Escuela Preparatoria International pasar铆a de ser una escuela que comparte su ubicaci贸n con la Preparatoria Northeast a ser un programa ubicado en la Preparatoria Navarro, lo cual permitir铆a que la mayor铆a de estudiantes tengan sus servicios en la escuela de su vecindario.
Cuatro escuelas pasar铆an a ser programas de Lenguaje Dual con espa帽ol en toda la escuela y sin una zona escolar. Estos programas servir铆an a una proporci贸n equilibrada de 50% de estudiantes biling眉es emergentes y 50% de estudiantes que no sean biling眉es emergentes, y garantizar铆an que los estudiantes biling眉es emergentes aprendan de maestros biling眉es certificados. Este cambio tambi茅n crear铆a un ambiente de aprendizaje m谩s s贸lido y comprensivo y agregar铆a 590 nuevos lugares en los programas de Lenguaje Dual. Adem谩s, la Escuela Primaria Joslin abrir铆a un programa de inmersi贸n en toda la escuela sin una zona escolar. Juntos, estos cambios ampliar铆an los programas de espa帽ol y mandar铆n en toda 果冻传媒app, d谩ndoles acceso a m谩s estudiantes del distrito a un aprendizaje de idiomas de alta calidad.
Un plantel escolar se readaptar铆a como la nueva ubicaci贸n para servir a los estudiantes de Montessori de todo el distrito sin una zona escolar, lo cual nos permitir铆a apoyar a un mayor n煤mero de estudiantes de diversos or铆genes.
Los cambios en los l铆mites de las zonas de asistencia y una matr铆cula equilibrada significan que casi todo nuestro distrito se ver铆a afectado de alguna manera. El noventa y ocho por ciento de nuestras escuelas se ver铆a afectado por un cambio en los l铆mites de las zonas de asistencia, garantizando que tengamos un uso m谩s eficiente de nuestras instalaciones en todo el distrito, que aumentar铆a de 76% a 82%.
Los patrones de remisi贸n garantizar铆an comunidades escolares locales m谩s fuertes para todos nuestros estudiantes. Esto permite que los estudiantes se matriculen junto a sus compa帽eros durante toda su experiencia de PK-12.掳, creando mayor colaboraci贸n, estabilidad y sentido de pertenencia.
Los cambios en las normas de traslado apoyar铆an mejor a nuestras familias actuales y futuras. Al ampliar nuestras normas de "exenci贸n por antig眉edad", les permitir铆amos a los estudiantes permanecer en su escuela actual siempre que fuera posible.
Reinversi贸n en nuestros estudiantes
Una vez m谩s, esto se trata de mucho m谩s que de edificios. Se trata de nuestros estudiantes y su 茅xito. Y se trata de crear un 果冻传媒app ISD din谩mico y sostenible para las pr贸ximas generaciones.
- Estamos haciendo reinversiones estrat茅gicas en nuestras escuelas con TAP (responsabilidad estatal) al presupuestar un promedio de $800,000 para nuevos puestos de personal, incluyendo subdirectores, especialistas en instrucci贸n, especialistas en intervenci贸n de contenido y proporciones m谩s bajas de estudiantes por maestro. Otros $200,000 por escuela se reservar铆an en ciertas situaciones para la instrucci贸n de maestros y apoyo al liderazgo a trav茅s de nuestra iniciativa de literacidad temprana.
- Trabajaremos para retener y apoyar a nuestros maestros y personal y al mismo tiempo procurar una dotaci贸n de personal m谩s eficiente en todo nuestro distrito. Nuestra propuesta garantiza una dotaci贸n de personal m谩s s贸lida en todo el 果冻传媒app ISD y al mismo tiempo que obtengamos m谩s de $20 millones en ahorros brutos inmediatos.
- Al retirar ciertas instalaciones antiguas y consolidar otras, les damos a los estudiantes un ambiente de aprendizaje mejorado y al mismo tiempo abordamos limitaciones cr铆ticas de presupuesto asociadas con el mantenimiento de instalaciones envejecidas. La propuesta provee $300,000 en ahorros inmediatos y $3 millones en ahorros anuales con el paso del tiempo.
- A medida que se consoliden las escuelas y se combinen las rutas de transporte, anticipamos ahorros a m谩s largo plazo en costos de combustible, mantenimiento de autobuses y conductores.
- Seguiremos invirtiendo en nuestros estudiantes y al mismo tiempo abordando nuestro d茅ficit presupuestario y creando una trayectoria hacia un distrito escolar sostenible. Esto nos permitir铆a mantener nuestro estado distinguido de administraci贸n fiscal en varias agencias de clasificaci贸n.
Lo que no cambiar谩
El 果冻传媒app ISD sigue comprometido a garantizar que cada ni帽o est茅 preparado para la universidad, la carrera profesional y la vida. Todos los d铆as en todos los salones de clases desde prek铆nder hasta 12.掳 grado, ofrecemos un ambiente escolar seguro y saludable, acad茅micamente exigente y con el apoyo de un enfoque reconocido a nivel nacional en el aprendizaje socioemocional. Desde las bellas artes, el Lenguaje Dual y las STEM, hasta los deportes, los programas especializados, el Bachillerato Internacional, las escuelas preparatorias de universidad temprana y m谩s, el 果冻传媒app ISD ofrece oportunidades apropiadas para las necesidades de cada estudiante. Encuentra tu lugar
T贸mese un momento para informarse m谩s sobre el plan propuesto para transformar al 果冻传媒app ISD. Despu茅s de revisar el plan, d茅jenos una tarjeta de comentarios con sus preguntas e inquietudes o acomp谩帽enos a una de nuestras pr贸ximas conversaciones comunitarias.
Process Overview
果冻传媒app ISD is in the process of school consolidation 鈥 combining some campuses to ensure every student learns in a well-resourced, fully staffed school with strong programs and support.
For the past six years, school funding from the state has remained flat while costs have continued to rise. At the same time, enrollment has steadily declined 鈥 a trend seen across Texas and the nation. Today, we have about 25,000 empty seats across our schools. This puts a strain on resources, leading to under-resourced campuses and fewer opportunities for our students. The consolidation process will allow us to preserve the educational experience and avoid making deeper budget cuts that would impact our students and schools.
While planning begins now, no changes will be made until the 2026鈥27 school year. The process is divided into three phases:
Phase I: Data Collection and Creation (April - June 2025)
We began by gathering and reviewing our own data to better understand how our schools are running based on size, condition, number of students and how much it costs. This phase was complemented by the launch of a to ensure the public's perspectives and priorities were included from the very beginning of our work.
We also established values, priorities, and hopes with our board.
Top Values & Priorities (in order of importance by trustee rank and overall frequency):
- Acknowledge history and ensure burden of consolidations spread as equitably as possible
- Ensure decisions support long-term efficiency and realistic cost savings
- Consider programming 鈥 how can we maintain and even improve what is offered?
- Be empathetic and thorough in our transition planning, for staff and families
- Avoid TEA takeover
- Align feeder patterns & Vertical Teams
Hopes:
- This should be a comprehensive, transparent, systems approach that does not 鈥渂ow to privilege鈥.
- This will be disruptive. 鈥淲e can do hard things鈥 if we provide the proper support.
- Be future-focused. Acknowledge the past and work together for a better, stronger 果冻传媒app ISD.
Phase II: Analysis and Refinement (June - October 2025)
With the data collected, we moved into Phase II: Analysis and Refinement. This phase was guided by the board's principles and the community values identified in the survey. To deepen our understanding, we hosted town halls and deep-dive workshops focused on critical areas such as academic programming, boundaries and student transfers. This work also included a refinement of our .
A significant part of this phase was a . As we conducted our , we continued to consider the findings from the rubric but we went beyond the initial data. We explored specialized programming, historical context, student campus experience, feeder patterns, population shifts and transportation. To support this, we conducted a second survey and distributed a Principal Feedback Form for further insights.
As we conducted our contextual analysis, we continued to weigh the findings from the rubric, but in some cases, it was necessary to step beyond it and look at the system as a whole and apply 果冻传媒app ISD鈥檚 for boundary changes. This work was highly collaborative, involving regular sessions with a demographer and a diverse team of district specialists representing special education, school leadership, student support, academics and transportation.
Phase III: Finalization and Approval (October - November 2025)
We are now entering Phase III: Finalization and Approval. The process will move from creation to public review with the release of a draft plan. We鈥檒l dedicate this period to socializing the plan and actively seeking feedback from the community to identify any potential gaps, blind spots or necessary transition considerations. This crucial feedback loop is essential for refining the plan to ensure it is comprehensive and ready for implementation and final approval.