Palm Elementary School

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As part of the 2022 Bond, Palm Elementary will receive a school mental health center, upgrades to Pre-K classrooms, outdoor learning space improvements, and a community pantry. The school will also receive heating, air conditioning, and electrical repairs, as well as a secure entry vestibule.

Palm Elementary will be utilized as a swing space for Langford Elementary from fall 2024 to summer 2026. Langford Elementary is being fully modernized through the 2022 Bond. While Langford is under construction, those students will temporarily relocate to portables located at Palm Elementary. During this process, Langford and Palm will remain separate school communities with their own teachers, staff, and facilities. This campus and the portable campus have an approved emergency plan in place. 

Community Meeting Update

At the initial community meeting on October 18, 2023 as part of the Palm PTA agenda, swing space evaluations and scenarios were shared as well as timelines.

Meeting Item  English  Spanish
Presentation Materials 10/18/23 (ENG) Materials 10/18/23 (ESP)

A Listening Session was held at the campus on December 6, 2023 to share information and ask for input to arrive at solutions concerning Site Circulation, Drills & Evacuation, and Emergency Management & Flooding.

After receiving feedback from the listening session, three small workgroups were formed with interested staff, parents and community members to further discuss concerns and work collaboratively on outstanding action items that need to be resolved.

Meeting Item  English  Spanish
Presentation Materials 12/06/23 (ENG) Materials 12/06/23 (ESP)

Workgroup Meetings

Two small workgroup forums were held at Palm on January 17, 2024, and January 24, 2024, with the goal of learning more about issues and concerns about the proposed plan for swing space and developing solutions for: 

  • Emergency Management & Flooding
  • Outdoor Learning & Trees
  • Site Circulation & Transportation

Details of the workgroup discussions and outcomes can be found in the Palm Workshop Presentation (ENG or ESP).

Economic Opportunity Office (EOO)

Austin ISD's Economic Opportunity Office is committed to advancing equity in contracting, ensuring HUB firms can compete fairly and participate in construction-related, bond-funded projects. The Economic Opportunity Office’s supplier diversity program (measured through HUB goals) is a core business strategy for the district, formally adopted by the trustees in August 2016. A HUB is a business that is 51% owned, managed, and controlled by a minority or woman — groups that are historically underrepresented in architecture, construction and other professional services. Austin ISD supports one of the most comprehensive public school supplier diversity programs in the nation, providing tools for minority- and women-owned businesses to do business with the district.

Sustainability

Sustainability is a top priority for all projects implemented through the 2022 Bond. The standard for all full modernization projects will be to reach Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and Austin Energy Green Building (AEGB) certifications.