Rundberg Alliance is a coalition of local individuals and organizations who work together to create a healthier and more vibrant Rundberg area for school children and their families. The Rundberg Educational Advancement District (READ) was created in 2014 at the initiative of Austin Police District Representative Ray Kianes as a way to sustain the tremendous reduction in criminal activity at I35 a
nd Rundberg Lane as part of the Restore Rundberg neighborhood revitalization initiative, when he realized that, with the opening of IDEA Rundberg in 2015, the whole area located along Rundberg Lane between North Lamar Boulevard and Cameron Road, from Barrington and Guerrero-Thompson Elementary Schools to Dobie Middle School and Dobie Pre-K. The READ Alliance was started as a group of educators, families and City officials
(school district representatives, police officers, council members…)
to support the educational advancement of the youth in the Rundberg area through:
the connection of the most at risk youth with all available resources,
beautification projects,
and communication about the positive and inclusive transformation of the area. As a result of this initiative, there is visible and tangible crime reduction in the area, and community efforts are now turning toward sustaining that progress in the long term.
