Austin ISD to hold virtual meeting Tuesday on plan to expand internet access for students
AUSTIN (KXAN) – The Austin Independent School District will hold a virtual meeting Tuesday evening about a program to increase internet access for students in some neighborhoods.
According to a Dec. 7 announcement, “Project Lighthouse” will involve the installation of low-footprint broadband communications towers, or “monopoles,” at nine schools over its winter break.
Tuesday’s virtual meeting begins at 6 p.m. with online registration.
The poles will be 120 feet tall and surrounded by a fenced-off 50-foot by 50-foot plot, the district said.
On Dec. 7, the district expected the work on the project to begin during AISD’s winter break and take three weeks per campus. It said that the construction “won’t interfere with daily drop off or pick up” of students.
Nine schools will be “pilot campuses” for the project: Akins Early College High School, Austin High School, Liberal Arts and Science Academy, and the Blanton, Blazier, Cook, Graham, Perez and Jordan elementary schools.
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