Austin American-Statesman

Art showcase

- Jewelry designer Natalie Tischler hangs one of her necklaces on a display Monday at the Blue Genie Art Bazaar at the Marchesa Hall and Theater in North Austin. She has been selling her work at the bazaar since 2006. The Blue Genie Art Bazaar is open from

on moving forward,” Torkelson said. “At this point, it’s more productive to talk about a path forward than for us to speculate that this may have caused this or may have caused that. It’s a bit water under the bridge now.”

Parent Brandee Davis, the president of IDEA Allan’s PTA, said the charter has met her daughter’s educationa­l needs and she plans to stick with them.

“As parents, we are 100 percent committed to following IDEA wherever they go,” she said Tuesday.

IDEA Allan serves 544 students in kindergart­en through second grades, as well as sixth grade.

If those parents pull their children from the district to follow the independen­t charter, the district could lose about $4.1 million in state and federal funding.

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