AUSTIN, Texas — Austin Independent School District leaders are preparing to cut jobs and reorganize positions at the district’s central office as they grapple with a mounting budget deficit and declining student enrollment.
AISD employees received notice on July 5 that all central office positions could be subject to “reorganization.” District officials said staff members will learn by June 18 whether their jobs will be eliminated or reassigned, with changes taking effect on Aug. 1.
Trassell Underwood, vice president of Education Austin, the union representing AISD employees and teachers, said the announcement came off abrupt to many…