Texas Education Agency

Superintendent Matias Segura said the district will consider closing or revamping the schools this fall. Public meetings will be held this week to discuss consolidation options.

The Texas Education Agency published delayed A-F ratings at TXschools.gov on Friday. Austin ISD has more A campuses and fewer Fs than it did before.

Identical bills filed in the House and Senate on Monday would scrap the state's long-used standardized test and introduce three shorter tests throughout the school year, with results delivered within 48 hours.

The school board decided Thursday to approve turnaround plans for Burnet, Dobie and Webb middle schools to avoid state intervention. But the Texas Education Agency will have the final say.

The district has been developing turnaround plans for Dobie, Webb and Burnet middle schools, which received failing grades from the Texas Education Agency. The school board has not yet voted on what the plans should be to avoid a state takeover.

The Texas Education Agency released its A-F academic accountability ratings for the first time in two years on Thursday. The agency was blocked from sharing the 2023 results after more than 100 districts sued over the updated criteria for evaluating schools’ performance.

A court ruling means Austin ISD has less time to improve the school's ratings and is at greater risk of a takeover. The district could also close Dobie and revamp it or partner with a charter to avoid state intervention.

A judge blocked the release of the state’s 2023 school ratings after a lawsuit from more than 120 Texas school districts.

Critics of the materials the Texas Education Agency created have said they include Bible stories that are not age-appropriate and veer into proselytizing. Supporters say biblical narratives have literary and historical value.

Five Texas school districts have filed a new lawsuit over the state’s methods for measuring academic accountability, putting a hold on Thursday’s planned release of A-F ratings.