New HS in South Austin (Bowie, Shady Hollow: credit, schools, living)

[rangergrit]

Does anybody know why AISD doesn't expand the "permanent" capacity of Bowie?

There seems to be plenty of space behind the school (toward the Veloway) where the portables are located. Also space South for more parking, maybe a garage.

Perhaps the constraint is the size of Auditorium/Gym/Dining. I assume this has been explored, but I have never seen it detailed. And maybe AISD just has a "total size" constraint and doesn't realize Bowie might make a good exception to that.

[scm53]

Originally Posted by Austinite101

You said I was arguing for Crockett to expand it's boundaries to relieve Bowie by flushing the Southern border to Slaughter. I never argued that.

Obviously, we need a trip down memory lane:

Originally Posted by Austinite101

No one's talking about Circle C being rezoned. The areas that are most likely to get shuffled in rezoning are the ones near the Bowie, Akins, Crocket, and Austin borders.
Don't be so dramatic.

Legend Oaks IS near the "Crocket" border, currently in the Bowie zone. Certainly seems like you were advocating for moving the "Crocket" border, since it is one of two HS in S Austin with capacity - and the only one with space and a contagious border with overcrowded Bowie. Bowie will be 930 over capacity in five years (Akins will be more than 1,000 over). There aren't 930 HS kids in Legend Oaks, so the only way to move kids out of Bowie to open seats in "Crocket" is to "shuffle" near the Bowie/Crockett border and go down to Slaughter.

You may not have spelled that scenario, but by saying "the areas that are most likely to get shuffled in rezoning are the ones near the Bowie, Akins, Crocket, and Austin borders" the only practical effect is taking the area of Circle C N of Slaughter. Nothing else works -- certainly not thinking you can move Bowie kids to Akins, when it will be 1,000 over capacity in five years.

[scm53]

Originally Posted by rangergrit

Does anybody know why AISD doesn't expand the "permanent" capacity of Bowie?

You can thank the voters of Austin.

[Novacek]

Originally Posted by scm53

You can thank the voters of Austin.

Which does nothing to prevent replacement of the huge, impervious, surface lots at Bowie with structured parking.

[Paulmmm]

Originally Posted by scm53

I am going to do the CD world a favor. I am going to stop participating . . .

Dear God,

Please make this happen and I promise I'll be good.

[Paulmmm]

Originally Posted by scm53

In five years, Bowie will be 930 students over capacity -- 38%. Akins will be 525 (21%), and Austin High will be 220 (10%). Bowie - the school - is currently almost at its eastern attendance zone boundary. The only way to get relief by building to the E is to move the line to the west of the school, putting the school outside its own attendance zone. If you build to the W, you can relieve Akins by moving the line between the two to the east.

Just 6 1/2 hours later. I knew it was too good to be true. Sorry God, the deal is off! Back on ignore.

[rangergrit]

Originally Posted by scm53

You can thank the voters of Austin.

Sorry, but I've only been here a few years. Your quote just links to Austin.gov website for SOS.

Are you saying that the SOS initiative prevented expanding Bowie? To save a salamander or dinosaur or cockroach?

If true, did AISD try to expand Bowie, and SOS stopped it?

[scm53]

Originally Posted by Paulmmm

Just 6 1/2 hours later. I knew it was too good to be true. Sorry God, the deal is off! Back on ignore.

It actually was a day and a half. My sincerest apologies. I've learned my lesson.

[scm53]

Originally Posted by rangergrit

Sorry, but I've only been here a few years. Your quote just links to Austin.gov website for SOS.

Are you saying that the SOS initiative prevented expanding Bowie? To save a salamander or dinosaur or cockroach?

If true, did AISD try to expand Bowie, and SOS stopped it?

Bowie is at its impervious cover limits. There is no will on the AISD board to try to seek any relief from SOS. It is all politics. They know the true believers would crucify them for even thinking it.

Sad that a salamander is protected, and the parents of children are told to move if they don't like it.

[sojourner77]

so the options AISD has:

1. build a HS in SE Austin
2. build a HS in SW Austin on a larger parcel of land that is also more expensive per acre.
3. redraw boundaries
4. build more portables
5. do nothing and let enrollment fall.


I think that #4 and #5 is the most likely scenario because it steps on the fewest toes.

#1 and #2 won't pass in a bond measure

#3 won't happen because of neighborhood associations, and homeowner groups threatening lawsuits over lost property values.