The Austin Independent School District Board of Trustees recorded the following formal actions during its Jan. 16, 2025 meeting. All recorded motions below were adopted by unanimous vote of trustees present unless otherwise noted.
Accepted monitoring reports
- Monitoring report: Goal Progress Measure 3.2 (College credit / CCMR)
- Motion: "Accept the monitoring report on Goal 3, GPM 3.2 (college credit)."
- Mover: Secretary Lynn Boswell; Second: trustee (second not specified in transcript)
- Outcome: Approved (motion passed unanimously by trustees on the dais)
- Notes: Trustees requested continued refinements to parameters and ongoing updates.
- Monitoring report: Constraint Progress Measure 1.2 (Special-education evaluations)
- Motion: "Accept the monitoring report for Constraint Progress Measure 1.2: special-education evaluations."
- Mover: Secretary Lynn Boswell; Second: Trustee Quintana
- Outcome: Approved (unanimous)
- Notes: Administration committed to regular updates, data dashboards and the rollout of a new digital management system; staff cited 0 out-of-timeline initials since August 2024 and a reduction to 51 past-due reevaluations as of December 2024.
- Monitoring report: Constraint Progress Measures 3.1/3.3 (Advanced academics and GT)
- Motion: "Accept this monitoring report." (presentation and prior questions had been submitted on board docs)
- Mover: Secretary Lynn Boswell; Second: trustee (named second in packet: Charles)
- Outcome: Approved (unanimous)
- Notes: Trustees had submitted technical questions in advance; the report addresses advanced-course completion goals and gifted-and-talented representation.
Transfer appeals
- Transfer appeal (on behalf of AB)
- Motion: "Affirm the decision of the superintendent and deny the relief requested."
- Outcome: Motion passed unanimously.
- Transfer appeal (on behalf of MS)
- Motion: "Postpone action until a future meeting."
- Outcome: Motion to postpone passed unanimously. Trustees asked that families be notified of the continued timeline.
Elections (board officers)
- President
- Motion: Nominate Lynn Boswell as board president
- Outcome: Approved (unanimous)
- Vice President
- Motion: Nominate Catherine Whitley Chiu as vice president
- Outcome: Approved (unanimous)
- Secretary
- Motion: Nominate Andrew Gonzalez as board secretary
- Outcome: Approved (unanimous)
Adjournment
- Motion to adjourn passed unanimously. The meeting recessed to executive session and later reconvened; final adjournment recorded at 2:17 a.m.
Notes and context
- The monitoring votes followed extended presentations and trustee Q&A; trustees asked for follow-up reporting and specific operational steps (data migration, staffing analysis, professional learning). The special-education actions are linked to the TEA agreed order and a Sept. 1, 2025 requirement for accurate tracking/reporting.
Speakers and roles referenced in these actions are taken from the meeting transcript and include Secretary Lynn Boswell (mover on several monitoring motions), Superintendent Matias Segura, Dr. Jennifer Baker, Dr. Cherry Lee, and trustees present at the dais.