Copyright (c) 2009 Austin Independent School District. All rights reserved. The latest News & Announcements from AISD. http://www.austinisd.org/ The Austin School District will hold the first of two community conversations to inform and engage citizens on issues that need to be addressed before the Board of Trustees can approve the 2010-2011 school year budget. The meeting will be from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 12, in the cafeteria of Anderson High School, located at 8403 Mesa Drive. http://www.austinisd.org/newsmedia/releases/?more=1911 2009-11-06 HISTORY™ and Time Warner Cable are partnering on the third annual Take a Veteran to School Day outreach initiative, which links veterans of all ages with young people in schools and communities across America. At 7:30 a.m. on Friday, November 6, a group of veterans will be welcomed to Metz Elementary School, located at 84 Robert T. Martinez Jr. Street. http://www.austinisd.org/newsmedia/releases/?more=1910 2009-11-05 The McCallum Fine Arts production of the fall dance concert Transitions will premiere at 7 p.m. on Friday, November 13 in the McCallum Theater, located at 5600 Sunshine Drive. The show will also be performed at 7 p.m. on Saturday, November 14. http://www.austinisd.org/newsmedia/releases/?more=1909 2009-10-30 The Austin School District today received notification from Commissioner of Education Robert Scott that the appeal of the state accountability rating for Travis High School has been granted. Thus, Travis High School moves from Academically Unacceptable to Academically Acceptable for 2009. This means that 100 of Austin’s 114 campuses, or 88 percent, met or exceeded the challenges of the state’s increasing accountability standards for 2009. http://www.austinisd.org/newsmedia/releases/?more=1908 2009-10-28 2010-2011 Budget Parameters The Austin School District Board of Trustees has approved 2010-2011 budget parameters presented by Superintendent Dr. Meria Carstarphen and Chief Financial Officer Nicole Conley-Abram. http://www.austinisd.org/newsmedia/releases/?more=1907 2009-10-27 The Austin School District, in cooperation with Austin Voices for Education and Youth, will host a Community Conversation on Tuesday, October 27, on a preliminary draft Strategic Plan for AISD. The Conversation will take place from 6 to 8:30 p.m., at the Austin Cornerstone Church, located at 1101 Reinli Street. http://www.austinisd.org/newsmedia/releases/?more=1906 2009-10-23 The Austin School District is seeking parent and staff input on two proposed calendars for the 2010-2011 school calendar. An online survey on the two draft calendars is available on the AISD website, http://www.austinisd.org/inside/initiatives/calendar_planning/. Parents and staff are invited to review the two proposed calendars and select a preference. The survey will be posted until 4 p.m. on Monday, October 26. http://www.austinisd.org/newsmedia/releases/?more=1905 2009-10-22 Maricruz Aguayo-Tabor, a social studies teacher at Austin’s Liberal Arts and Science Academy High School, was surprised today to receive the news of her selection as one of the 2009 Milken National Educator Award recipients. The Award, which comes with an unrestricted cash prize of $25,000, was presented during an assembly at the Liberal Arts and Science Academy on the LBJ High School Campus. http://www.austinisd.org/newsmedia/releases/?more=1904 2009-10-22 Austin School District Superintendent Dr. Meria Carstarphen and the District’s School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) will hold a conversation this afternoon (Wednesday, October 21) on student health issues. The conversation will take place at the St. Vincent de Paul Auditorium, First Floor, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. The auditorium is located at the Seton Administrative Office, 1345 Philomena Street. http://www.austinisd.org/newsmedia/releases/?more=1903 2009-10-21 The Austin School District Office of Bilingual Education/English as a Second Language will hold a discussion this evening (Tuesday, October 20) about dual language. The discussion will take place at O. Henry Middle School from 6-8 p.m. The school is located at 2610 West 10th Street. http://www.austinisd.org/newsmedia/releases/?more=1902 2009-10-20