{"id":49498,"date":"2024-11-06T09:01:24","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T14:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/?p=49498"},"modified":"2025-04-24T11:22:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T16:22:31","slug":"acc-welcomes-lockhart-isd-to-the-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/2024\/11\/06\/acc-welcomes-lockhart-isd-to-the-district\/","title":{"rendered":"ACC Welcomes Lockhart ISD to the District\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Voters in the Lockhart Independent School District (LISD) territory approved a ballot measure to join the Austin Community College District (ACC).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The annexation item was on the November 5 ballot. Results as of 7 a.m. Wednesday, November 6, 2024, are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Lockhart ISD Annexation&nbsp;<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>61.2% FOR<br>38.8% AGAINST<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We are thrilled to welcome Lockhart ISD into the ACC District,&#8221; says ACC Chancellor Russell Lowery-Hart. &#8220;This partnership reflects our commitment to supporting the educational and economic goals of the Lockhart community. ACC will work hand-in-hand with Lockhart families to provide accessible pathways to higher education and workforce training.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A passing vote means Lockhart ISD residents are officially part of ACC&#8217;s district, opening doors to the benefits of joining the district in exchange for paying property taxes. Benefits begin immediately upon certification of the results. These include:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>In-district tuition &amp; fees: <\/strong>Students within the district support the college through tax dollars and receive lower tuition and fees. In-district students do not have to pay the College\u2019s out-of-district fee ($201 per credit hour).&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Expanded regional educational offerings: <\/strong>The&nbsp; College&#8217;s annexation proposal includes three phases for growth starting with career and workforce development programs designed to help Lockhart residents upskill for in-demand jobs in the Central Texas region.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Student support resources: <\/strong>Access to ACC resources and support services, such as tutoring, career counseling, and specialized programs, at a reduced cost.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Career development programs: <\/strong>Partnerships with businesses and community organizations, creating internship opportunities, apprenticeships, and job placements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The benefits will begin after the election certification. The Board will hold a special meeting on Thursday, November 14, to certify the results.&nbsp;College leadership will engage more deeply with community leaders in the coming weeks and months as ACC begins serving this community as part of its taxing district.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on ACC\u2019s service plan in Lockhart and to explore enrollment opportunities, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/operations-and-public-affairs\/public-affairs\/annexation\/lockhart-annexation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">austincc.edu\/lockhart<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Voters in the Lockhart Independent School District (LISD) territory approved a ballot measure to join the Austin Community College District (ACC).&nbsp; The annexation item was on the November 5 ballot. Results as of 7 a.m. Wednesday, November 6, 2024, are: Lockhart ISD Annexation&nbsp; 61.2% FOR38.8% AGAINST &#8220;We are thrilled to welcome Lockhart ISD into the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":103,"featured_media":48358,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[501,137,850,503,955],"class_list":["post-49498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-for-you","tag-annexation","tag-election","tag-general-election","tag-lockhart","tag-lockhart-isd-annexation","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/103"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49498"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49498\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48358"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}