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REQUEST TO EXTEND THE START OF THE 2020-2021

SCHOOL YEAR TRANSITION BzOND THE FOUR-WEEK LIMIT


SECTION I: Requirements
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SECTION II: Request
District Name: Austin Independent School District

First Day of School: 9/8/20


Total Additional Weeks Requested (beyond the initial four weeks for transition): 4

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ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐŚĂǀĞĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽŽŶͲĐĂŵƉƵƐŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƚŝŽŶ͘ƐĂŶĞdžĂŵƉůĞ͗ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚƌĞĐĞŶƚǁĞĞŬůLJĐŽƵŶƚŽĨKs/Ͳϭϵ
ĐĂƐĞƐŝƐůŽǁĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƉƌŝŽƌǁĞĞŬŝŶƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚLJ͕ĂŶĚƚĞƐƚƉŽƐŝƚŝǀŝƚLJƌĂƚĞŝŶƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚLJŝƐƵŶĚĞƌϭϬй͘
Local health conditions include:
1. High COVID-19 numbers in Travis County (averaging 367 new cases per day during the month of July 2020)
2. Current Austin Public Health Risk Guidance places Austin Travis County in Stage 4
3. 3-4 people of 1,000 are estimated to be infected with a current multiplier of 3
4. COVID-19 disproportionately impacts Hispanic population in the Austin Travis County
-Austin: 34% of the population is Hispanic
-Austin ISD: 32% of staff and 56% of students identify as Hispanic
-Hospitalizations: 57% of COVID-19 patients identify as Hispanic

SECTION III: Attestation/Signatures


District Name Board Approval Date

Austin Independent School District 8/6/20


Board President Name Superintendent Name

Geronimo M. Rodriguez, Jr. Paul Cruz, Ph.D.


Board President Signature Superintendent Signature

With the submission of this form, the district attests that teachers͕staff͕ĂŶĚƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ were consulted about the transition
plan before the waiver was submitted.
Submit completed request forms to: waivers@tea.texas.gov
Request must be submitted prior to the end of the initial four-week transition

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