Welcome, Reader!

We are "Proud to Go Public" with the 2005 Annual Report of the Austin Independent School District.

This report is organized according to the Board of Trustees’ Results Policies, which are used to gauge how well the District is doing to help students meet–and exceed–specific academic goals that the community deems to be valuable. The report also is published in Spanish so the information is available to the growing number of Spanish-speaking individuals who live in Austin.

This report is intended to be a straightforward account to the Austin community of our successes and shortcomings, but next to the words, charts, and graphs, you’ll see in this publication photographs of students and parents–individuals who are “Proud to Go Public” about their satisfaction with their Austin schools and their commitment to public education. Parents and students are partners with us in this mission and we value the trust they place in us.

We hope that after reading this Annual Report, you’ll give us your feedback. You’ll find a survey here, which you can complete electronically.

Thank you.