Austin Independent School District is moving forward with several changes aimed at improving the district’s financial outlook.
According to KVUE, Superintendent Matias Segura sent an email to parents on Wednesday outlining district plans to “reorganize” the central office.
Segura’s email states that “reductions, including position elimination, reduction in salary and/or reorganization,” will produce “a more than 20% reduction to Central Office staffing — an approximate savings of $9.6 million.”
Segura’s email also foreshadows campus consolidations, stating that the central office reorganization is “only one step in a series of difficult conversations and decisions.”
The district is facing a $110 million budget deficit for the 2025-26 fiscal year.
James Quintero of the Texas Public Policy Foundation told Texas Scorecard, “The 170 positions eliminated by Austin ISD are a starting point. There’s a world of waste still ahead, thanks to the unions, radicals, and spendthrifts that have long dominated the district. Every dollar not spent by Austin ISD is one less dollar that property taxpayers have to cough up. So keep the cuts coming!”
Austin ISD’s move comes as the district’s enrollment is declining.
Over the past several years, the number of students served by Austin ISD has decreased by close to ten percent. This contraction occurred despite Austin being one of the nation’s fastest-growing cities for a quarter-century.
In recent years, the district has made national headlines for hosting annual LGBT “pride” weeks and allowing anti-Israel protests.
Staff reductions are expected to go into effect on August 1.
