## AISD R873 — New Correspondence (June 5, 2026)

**Source:** Austin ISD PIA Team via portal/GovQA

**What they said:**

AISD's June 5 email addresses two open items:

1. **Item 9b (between-campus transfers)** — Reiterated refusal, citing FERPA. Claims producing the requested format (originating campus, receiving campus, school year, count) would require sharing SIIs. Offers a cost estimate as an alternative.
2. **Item 4c (statutory basis for §4 refusal)** — Claims the cost estimates for items 4a and 4b "answered" this. This is a non-answer; a cost estimate is not a statutory citation.
3. **Unilateral closure threat** — States the request will be closed if no cost estimate is accepted for item 9b.

**Open items remaining:** #4c (statutory basis), #9b (inter-campus transfers)

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## Draft Reply

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**Key arguments in the draft:**

- **FERPA does not bar aggregated data** — TEA publishes campus-level PEIMS data (enrollment, FRL, OOD, SpEd counts) without FERPA issues. The requested transfer data is the same type of aggregation.
- **Cost estimates are not statutory citations** — Item 4c asks for the legal basis, not a cost. The District must cite the specific provision.
- **Unilateral closure is not permitted** — Under 552.2615, the requester has the right to contest a refusal within the statutory period. The District cannot close while a dispute is pending.

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