AUSTIN, Texas — Austin Independent School District (AISD) has some tough decisions to make about its failing campuses.

The district is forced to submit turnaround plans for 24 schools after receiving failing grades from the Texas Education Agency's (TEA) accountability ratings, which were released last month .

On Tuesday night, the board of trustees will also be meeting to go over its consolidation process . In that regard, district leaders said they're dealing with lower enrollment and not enough state funding.

While AISD has declined to answer questions from KVUE about its new plans, there is one school in the district that has faced a similar fate and underwent a dramatic educational makeover.

Mendez Middle School went from an F rating to a B in on school year with the help of T

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