High School Athletic Field Upgrades

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As part of the 2022 Bond program, the high schools below will receive upgrades to their athletic fields. These projects primarily provide practice facilities for high school athletics while also supporting middle school games and track meets. They will also provide space for fine arts competitions and training and use for PE as required.

A Campus Architectural Team (CAT) has been formed to provide input on the projects. Members include district staff, athletic coordinators and principals from each campus. CAT meetings are open to the public and up to five minutes of public comment will be allowed per meeting with a limit of one minute per speaker. Meeting dates are posted on the 2022 Bond Calendar.

 

Akins Early College High School

Anderson High School

Austin High School

Bowie High School

Crockett Early College High School

Yellow Jacket Stadium at Eastside Early College High School

LBJ Early College High School

Liberal Arts and Sciences Academy (LASA)

McCallum High School

Navarro Early College High School

Northeast Early College High School

Travis Early College High School

Community Update

As part of the voter-approved 2022 Bond Program, all Austin ISD comprehensive high schools will receive artificial turf and other athletic field improvements such as lighting. Funds were released in March 2023 for the Construction Management Department to begin hiring design teams. The design contracts were completed in October 2023.

While the district originally aimed to complete the first few fields by the end of Summer 2024, installation of artificial turf is a complex process that requires extensive design and permitting. Each high school site also presents unique challenges including steep topography, floodplain issues, and/or coordination with the design of modernization projects also funded through the 2022 Bond Program.

Status as of July 2025: 

  • Construction is underway at eight campuses: LBJ ECHS, Northeast ECHS / International HS, Navarro ECHS, LASA, Akins ECHS, Austin HS, Bowie HS, and McCallum HS. These campuses are scheduled to open in early 2026. 
    • Estimated opening dates are subject to change based on weather and other factors like complexity of the site, unforeseen construction conditions, utility coordination, and soil preparation processes.
  • Construction is anticipated to begin in March 2026 at Anderson HS.
  • The remaining two projects, Crockett Early College High School and Travis Early College High School, will be permitted and constructed with the modernization projects.


Follow the link to view the campus FAQ in English and Spanish.
High School Athletic Field Upgrades Current Projected Timeline in English and Spanish.

Odis Jones, Central Athletics 

Sheila Henry, LBJ ECHS

AJ Mustafa, Northeast ECHS

Nathan Neal, Northeast ECHS

Jacob Anderson, Navarro ECHS

Steven Covin, Navarro ECHS

Jennifer Shuttlesworth, Crockett ECHS

Darrick Norton, Crockett ECHS

Shana King, Crockett ECHS

Bernard Riley, Austin High

Lynn Pool, Central Athletics

Melvin Bedford, Austin High

Thomas Gammerdinger, McCallum HS

Andy Baxa, McCallum HS

Joey Saxe, Akins HS

Amanda Thomas, Akins HS

Michael Herbin, Akins HS

Stacia Crescenzi, LASA

Gary Howard, LASA

Joe Rauls, LBJ ECHS

Joe Frank Martinez, Travis ECHS

Sara Hodges, Travis ECHS

Luis Becerra, Eastside ECHS

Dennis Harms, Eastside ECHS

Jeff Ables, Bowie HS

Mark Robinson, Bowie HS

Donald Hatcher, Anderson HS

Brian Lancaster, Anderson HS