Last night the San Angelo Independent School District revealed the new Elementary School Boundary Map, produced by the Committee on Academic Stewardship and Efficiency (CASE) over the last six weeks.
According to Superintendent Dr. Chris Moran, the objective of CASE was to select new boundaries that were data driven, fiscally responsible and aligned with long term sustainability, and to try and avoid emotion and nostalgia in coming up with the new map.
The San Angelo ISD CASE committee met six times to analyze enrollment trends and campus capacity, creating a proposed elementary attendance zone map for the Board of Trustees.
According to news reports from the last several years, school districts across America are reviewing attendance boundaries and campus usage due to declining enrollment, changing demographics, and the need to balance student populations amid lower birth rates and increased educational options for parents.
School trustees took no action on the map, and Dr. Moran stated the plan was to bring the map back for adoption in June.
In July, the district will address the feeder patterns from elementary campuses into middle schools.
A re-evaluation of the district’s transfer policy also will be discussed in the future.
With “right sizing” schools producing full or nearly full campuses, and moving toward having the same services for students at all campuses, there likely will be fewer options for transfers.
The Board of Trustees asked no questions about the plan.
Trustees Ami Mizzell-Flint and Dr. Kyle Mills were absent.
School Lunch Prices Increase 25¢
SAISD is raising the price of school lunches for the first time since 2023, adding 25 cents to the cost.
Last year, school lunch was $3 for elementary students and $3.25 for secondary students, but for the 2026-2027 school year, it will be $3.25 for elementary and $3.50 for secondary.
According to district staff, this increase does not impact students receiving free or reduced lunch. Only students paying for lunch will be impacted.
The national weighted-average price for school lunch is $4.16, and while the increase moves the district closer to that average, it’s still significantly below that price.
The motion passed by a vote of 5-0.
(The district’s Child Nutrition Program is not subsidized by the state or federal government. It is a self-sustaining non-profit program.)
— Jeff Rottman contributed to this report.
