Per AISD's Student Forecast Report for 2024-25, the percentage of students enrolled who live within the school boundaries:
Bryker Woods: 67%
Casis: 62%
Mathews: 44%
So sure, there are many transfers at Bryker Woods, but not at the clip represented above. But here's the game AISD played: For purposes of school closures, they calculated capacity without the portables. So that penalizes a school with a healthy enrollment. If portables are such a bad thing, then remove them and close the school to transfers. The rubric was clearly designed to justify a predetermined outcome.
Oh, but the building is falling apart. Okay, then why earmark $6.2M from the 2022 bond package for capital improvements to the school? They still have the billboard planted in front of the school outlining what the money is for. Was it to bait the neighborhood to support it -- which it did by over 84%? AISD just eroded all support for future bond packages from a high voter turnout neighborhood. Great strategy.
And adding insult to injury, the Bryker Woods kids are getting shipped through Pemberton down to Mathews because Lynn Boswell cut a deal with the Pemberton moms who successfully lobbied to stay zoned to Casis.
Bingo. I wish someone would say why. Spoiler: gotta have a sacrificial lamb in West Austin. (Trustee Lynn Boswell effectively said so to the neighborhood association.)
And two of those three maps linked above carve Bryker Woods out of Austin High to go to McCallum. So thanks, AISD. You really put the screws to little ol' neighborhood for whatever reason.
Edit: And yes, selling that property would generate a nice chunk of one-time cash. They are stupid enough to do it.
That's because Bryker Woods will be on the closure list -- even though it's full, high-performing, and IB credentialed. Oh, and it sits smack in the middle of a shit ton of upzoning the City has done to increase density along 35th/38th street. But as noted in the other thread, the list isn't about facts or reason. And the superintendent is a straight up liar about their "process." This will be purely political.
The rumor we've heard is that Pemberton will get to stay at Casis, and AISD will ship BW students south through Pemberton and Old Enfield to Mathews. As pissed as your neighbor will be about getting rezoned to Mathews, I promise it pales in comparison to my neighbors' rage about their school closing and then not rezoned to the closer elementary school with the capacity to absorb the Bryker Woods kids.
I guess we'll find out soon enough.
The rubric is bullshit. For example, they are penalizing schools for being overcrowded but calculating the overall capacity of the school by excluding portable buildings. Contrast that with the district’s Enrollment Forecast Report from last year that uses actual capacity (including the portables) which renders a totally different enrollment percentage. The difference is one calculation was generated as a tool to close schools, and the other was not. And regardless, whose fucking fault is it that a school is overcrowded? The district has the ability to modify boundaries or close a campus to transfers. But okay sure. Close a full school but leave a half full and failing one open. Makes total sense.
Not sure if serious, but here you go:
4 parts mayo (use Dukes)
2 parts Gulden's spicy brown mustard
1 part teriyaki sauce.
Scale to however much you want to make. I usually do 1/2 c. for the mayo part. Found it years ago from some guy on Hornfans who used to work there.
I've said on multiple threads and probably this one, and I'll say it again: Do not underestimate how much women (particularly white women) hate other women.
Was that back when you could still smoke in the bar? I was amused that the bar was like a smoke-filled fishbowl from the outside. And yes, it was (prob still is) disgusting.
You could try using greek yogurt with your muesli to up the morning protein. If you're a coffee drinker, get a frother and mix in some of your protein powder. I also keep some David protein bars at my desk when all I have time for midday is a handful of nuts or whatever else I can find. I'm not a fan of substituting those bars for real food regularly, but they add 28g of protein for only 150 calories, so for me they're perfect in a pinch. The Aloha bars have less protein but decent fiber, so I like those too.
Absolutely this. Peter Attia talks about getting 50g of fiber/day, which is a lot. And anyone upping their fiber should do so slowly to avoid a blowout.
I've never been big on breakfast, but I get 20g in a morning smoothie, then mix in another 20g in my coffee with a little almond milk instead of creamer, for 40g in the morning. I find that with that base, I can get the other 80-100g pretty easily throughout the rest of the day. The biggest key for me is to be mindful of excess calories and focus on lower calorie protein-dense foods. Once that clicked and I stuck with it, I looked and felt leaner instead of like I was adding bulk.
Word to the wise: when you increase your protein, make sure you get enough fiber to keep things moving.
Well, we've heard about the Democrats' deep bench, so implement an age limit for DNC money. You're an elected official over age 65 who thinks you're fit to run again? Fine, but no party money for you. Oh, and count on a primary challenger who will campaign ruthlessly about your old ass standing in the way of real progress. The Democrats need to be the party of tomorrow.
Um...
From Quorum Report:
During Texas trip President Trump reportedly discussed appointing Paxton as US Attorney General to shakeup GOP Senate primary
Under increased MAGA pressure to dismiss AG Bondi over Epstein files, a potential plan could come together to make Paxton AG, changing dynamics in Texas Senate race
From the item in Mediaite by Sarah Rumpf:
It’s well known that “John Cornyn refuses to let a scumbag like Ken Paxton sit in Sam Houston’s Senate seat,” the source said, but Paxton wasn’t content to just remain as the Texas AG.
So how to get Paxton out of the way?
The solution, according to the source, was for Trump to get rid of Bondi, Paxton to drop out of the Senate race, Trump to nominate Paxton for AG, Cornyn to announce he was retiring, and Hunt to announce he was running for Senate — in a now-open seat, not challenging an incumbent.
Source article here: https://www.mediaite.com/politics/scoop-loomers-bondi-bombshell-tweet-came-after-trumps-air-force-one-chat-about-texas-shakeup/
My kids have several friends who were there. They are hearing that the second Bubble Inn counselor and the others from that cabin were found together dead this morning. I just have no words left.