AUSTIN, Texas — Austin ISD leaders are preparing to release an updated school consolidation plan this week, but many families are hoping the schools on that list will change.

On Wednesday night, families of Maplewood Elementary School held a concert to save the 74-year-old campus from potential closure. The school is one of 13 campuses at risk of closing under the school district's proposed consolidation plan.

Saving Maplewood Elementary

Several of the schools listed in the consolidation plan received failing accountability ratings this year from the Texas Education Agency (TEA), except for Maplewood, which received an "A" rating.

"It's heartbreaking, because I want to see my youngest one grow in a good school, good teachers, good staff and a good community," said Adam Garza, who went

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