During public forums during the week of July 15–17, Austin ISD is seeking public input on its ongoing search for a new AISD superintendent.
The community will be invited to share what they think are the most important qualities for the next superintendent to have, AISD board President Vincent Torres said in an email message July 10 to the district community. Daytime forums will be from noon–1:30 p.m. July 15–17 at Baker Center, 3908 Avenue B.
Additionally, evening forums will be held at different schools throughout the district on July 15–17 from 6:30–8 p.m.:
July 15
Bowie High School, 4103 W. Slaughter Lane
Reagan High School, 7104 Berkman Drive
Summitt Elementary School, 12207 Brigadoon Lane (Vietnamese interpretation provided)
Travis High School, 1211 E. Oltorf St.*
July 16
Crockett High School, 5601 Manchaca Road
Eastside Memorial High School, 1012 Arthur Stiles Road*
Lanier High School, 1201 Payton Gin Road
McCallum High School, 5600 Sunshine Drive
July 17
Akins High School, 10701 S. First St.*
Anderson High School, 8403 Mesa Drive
Austin High School, 1715 W. Cesar Chavez St.
LBJ Early College High School, 7309 Lazy Creek Drive
*These schools' forums will include a presentation in Spanish.
Superintendent candidates will have until around Sept. 20 to submit applications, which the board and search firm will review, Torres said.
Additional information about the district's superintendent search is available at www.austinisd.org/superintendent-search.