24-04-2025
TEA extends deadline for Dobie MS turnaround plan
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Education Agency on Wednesday issued an extended deadline for Dobie Middle School's federal accountability plan.
The new deadline will be June 30 instead of the previous April 30 date, according to a letter from Austin Independent School District Superintendent Matias Segura.
'This new deadline gives us more time to consider the feedback we've received fromboth communities and to more deeply explore options for Dobie's future,' Segura said.
Segura said the board will share an update regarding the extended deadline at their regular meeting Thursday night.
In early April, AISD said it risked a potential 'takeover' by TEA, if Dobie Middle School 'does not significantly improve student success … by the end of next school year,' according to a memo sent to teachers.
According to AISD's Dobie Turnaround Plan FAQs, for the 2018-2019 school year, Dobie Middle School received an 'F'.
'School ratings will not be calculated until the end of the 2024-25 school year. While there have been meaningful improvements at Dobie, the results of mid-year student assessments indicate that Dobie will not receive a rating of 'C' or better,' AISD said in the FAQ.
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In the Dobie Turnaround Plan FAQ, AISD outlined three options it must choose from regarding the future of the school:
Restart the school for the 2025–26 school year in partnership with a charter school approved by the Texas Education Agency. This would be similar to what has happened at Mendez Middle School with Third Future Schools. The charter school would have the authority to hire all campus staff, including teachers and the principal, and we could not guarantee positions for current staff.
Permanently close Dobie at the end of the 2024-25 school year and reassign Dobie students to another Austin ISD middle school for the 2025-26 school year.
Temporarily close Dobie at the end of the 2024-25 school year and develop a plan to reimagine the school. Current Dobie students would be reassigned to another Austin ISD middle school for the 2025-26 school year and a new school would open at the Dobie campus at a future date.
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