District Of Innovation Plan
The Innovation District Advisory Council voted on December 20, 2023 to approve the proposed update to the District of Innovation Plan which was shared with the District Advisory Council on January 16, 2024. Please see the final February 2024 District of Innovation Plan approved by the Board of Trustees.
What is a District of Innovation?
The District of Innovation concept, passed by the 84th Texas Legislative Session in House Bill 1842, gives traditional public school districts many of the flexibilities available to Texas charter schools. The law is intended to give district more local control to suit their individual needs. In order to be granted these flexibilities, the district must adopt a District of Innovation plan. The plan can be developed to impact the entire district, a certain level of schools (i.e. only elementary schools), or individual campuses. Final plans must be approved by the District Advisory Council and the Austin ISD school board.
See the Members & Meetings Archive panel below for Agendas and Minutes from the former Innovation District Advisory Council who helped in the development of the plan.
Previous DOI Days for 2020-21
- Additional PDF Days/Student Holidays by Campus (PDF)
- Additional PD Days/Student Holidays by Date (PDF)
Meetings 2023-24
| Dates | Agendas | Minutes | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2023 - Zoom Videoconference, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. (see agenda for details) | Agenda PDF (12/20/23) | Proposed DOI Change |
Committee Members
Non-Staff
- Mike Cranor: Business, Apple
- Edward Doan: Business, Google
- Katie Duffy: Parent, Baranoff ES
- Amir Emamian: City of Austin
- Erica Gordon: Parent, Brentwood ES
- Choni Hajibashi: ACPTA
- Gerard Jimenez: Parent, Austin HS
- Betty Johnson: Parent, LBJ HS, DAC, LBJ CAC
- Anthony LeClair: Community
- Monica Lopez Magee: Parent, Pease ES
- Alex Mancevski: Student, LASA
- Juan Pablo Martinez: Community
- Helen Miller: Community Member
- Amelia Monzon: Student, Reagan HS
- Rosa Peña: AAPSA
- Monica Sanchez: Parent, Bedichek MS, DAC
- Lauren Sicarelli: Parent, Oak Hill ES
- Hal Speed: Business, Dell
- Jarrad Toussant: Business
- Enrique Trejo: Parent, Fulmore MS
- James Valadez: Community
- Ken Zarafis: Education Austin
Staff
- Beth Newton: Principal, Hill ES
- Amy Taylor: Principal, Austin HS
- Taylor Hawkins: Teacher, Lanier HS (Math)
- David Segura: Teacher, Sunset Valley ES (5th Grade)
- Josephine Rubio: Teacher, Blanton ES (Literacy Coach)
- Mario Piña: Teacher, Perez ES (5th Grade), DAC
- Arthur Thompson: Teacher, Bailey MS (CTE), DAC
- Claudia Torres: Teacher, Webb MS (Spanish), DAC
- Mary Ghazinezhadiansh: Teacher, McCallum HS (Art)
- Angela Salas: Teacher, Zavala ES (1st Grade)
- Danny Ramos: Librarian, Padron ES
- Becky Cardenas-Salinas: Counselor, Linder ES
- Angela Iglehart-Woods: School, Family, and Community
- Edmund Oropez: Central Administration
- Central Administration
Meetings 2022
| Dates | Agendas | Minutes |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 9—Zoom Videoconference, 5:30–8 p.m. (see agenda for details) | Agenda PDF (2/9/22) | Minutes (2/9/22) PDF |
| Feb. 23 - Zoom Videoconference, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. (see agenda for details) | Agenda PDF (2/23/22) | |
| July 26 - Zoom Videoconference, 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. (see agenda for details) | Agenda PDF (7/26/22) | Minutes (7/26/22) |
| August 4–Zoom Videoconference 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. (see agenda for details) | Agenda PDF (8/4/22) |
Innovation District Advisory Council Charter (PDF)
Meetings
| Dates | Agendas/Materials | Minutes |
|---|---|---|
| January 11, 2017 6–8 p.m. |
January 11 Minutes | |
| January 18, 2017 6–8 p.m. |
January 18 Minutes | |
| January 25, 2017 6–8 p.m. |
January 25 Agenda | January 25 Minutes |
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February 1, 2017 |
February 1 Agenda | February 1 Minutes |
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February 8, 2017 |
February 8 Agenda | February 8 Minutes |
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February 15, 2017 |
February 15 Agenda | February 15 Minutes |
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February 22, 2017 |
February 22 Agenda | February 22 Minutes |