Announcements
Student Artwork Shines on the City’s First Electric Buses
The artwork of 23 Campbell Elementary Dragons will soon wind its way through the streets of Austin. Capital Metro on Wednesday unveiled its first two zero-emission, electric buses—covered inside and out in artwork designed by students at Campbell…
NACER, New Community Partnership, Celebrates First Semester
Coming out of a successful first semester, Austin ISD’s NACER community partnership is celebrating its achievements throughout the fall and is planning to expand its reach in the spring. Northeast Austin Communities for Educational Readiness is a…
AISD Will Participate in Austin Area Heritage Council Annual MLK March
Austin ISD will again participate in the Austin Area Heritage Council 27th Annual MLK March, Rally and Cultural Festival on Monday, Jan. 20, which will commemorate and celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
AISD Partnership Virtual Care for Kids Brings Pediatricians to Campus Health Rooms
Austin ISD is excited to announce it has greatly enhanced access to medical care for all of its students through our partnership with Virtual Care for Kids (VCFK). We are bringing pediatricians to your school health room via a secure video conference (…
Modernized Menchaca Elementary Opens Its Doors
The school band began to play as elementary students sitting in the gymnasium came together to sing Menchaca Elementary School’s song. Children belted out the lyrics excited to start school in their new learning space. This is the fifth Menchaca…
AISD Opens First Modernized Campus from 2017 Bond
A packed gymnasium erupted in cheers as Principal Veronica Sharp, Superintendent Dr. Paul Cruz, Ph.D., and more cut the red ribbon to celebrate the Modernized T.A. Brown Elementary School. Elementary students who sat in rows occupying most of the gym…
Temporary Location for Upcoming AISD Board of Trustees Information Session
The Jan. 13 Board Information Session of the Austin ISD Board of Trustees will be at 6 p.m. at the AISD Performing Arts Center, 1500 Barbara Jordan Blvd. Portions of AISD's new headquarters near Interstate 35 and East Ben White Boulevard remain…
2019–20 Family Survey Now Available
The Austin ISD 2019–20 Family Survey is now available and is accepting responses online through March 6. Please click the link below to access the survey. Families are encouraged to participate so they can share input on district and campus performance…
In-district Transfers, Online Registration Now Open / Traslados dentro del distrito, matriculación en línea disponible hoy
Beginning today, Jan. 3, 2020, Austin ISD families may submit requests for in-district transfers for the 2020–21 school year. Students who are already on an approved transfer do not need to re-apply. Transfers are valid to the highest grade at a…
Austin ISD Winter Break/Vacaciones de invierno del Austin ISD
All Austin ISD office and campuses are closed Dec. 23–Jan. 2. Staff return Friday, Jan. 3. The first day of classes is Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020 for the following schools: High Schools: Austin, Eastside Memorial, International Middle Schools: Martin, O. Henry…
Metz and Sánchez elementaries celebrate holidays together
Students at Metz and Sánchez elementary schools dressed in reindeer outfits and sang classic holiday tunes as their parents smiled and took video. This cheerful scene took place at the winter celebration of Metz and Sánchez elementaries, which included food,…
200 Austin ISD Families Receive Computers
More than 200 AISD families at Houston Elementary school in South Austin received computers. AISD and the City of Austin along with PCs for People helped distribute refurbished desktop computers to students and their families enrolled at Uphaus …