Announcements
AISD Seeks Input at Imagine Northeast Austin Meetings
Austin ISD wants to hear from the community as we discuss a possible facility in the Mueller neighborhood in northeast Austin.We're calling this process Imagine Northeast Austin, and we want to get your input to help us answer several questions:
Sadler Means Young Women’s Leadership Academy Wins Lab Makeover Grant
Bertha Sadler Means Young Women’s Leadership Academy was one of five schools in the nation to receive a grant of up to $100,000 as a finalist in the Northrop Grumman Foundation’s Fab School Labs contest.Aimed at promoting science, technology, engineering and…
AISD Provides a Menu of Choices Found Nowhere Else in Austin
Selecting a school is one of the most important choices a family can make. Jan. 24–30 is National School Choice Week, and we want the world to know that AISD provides a menu of choices found nowhere else in Austin. AISD’s advanced academics prepare…
Mile 52: AISD Students Speeding Through Running Challenge
This September, Austin ISD launced a new initiative to have elementary students run the equivalent of four marathons throughout the school year. Students are embracing the challenge, with the majority at the scheduled halfway point of 52.4 miles.The…
Puppets, Jewelry and Recycled Art: Schools Collaborate to Bring MakerSpace to North Austin
Lanier High School, and the schools that feed into it, are hosting a literacy event to help inspire children to become lifelong readers.Who: Lucy Read Pre-K School, Cook Elementary School, McBee, Padron and Wooldridge and Wooten elementary schools; Burnet…
Apply for Pre-K Tuition Programs by Jan. 29
AISD is accepting applications for Pre-K tuition programs—including 12 dual-language programs—at 36 elementary schools. The deadline for applications to be included in the lottery is Friday, Jan. 29.Applications are available at the campuses…
Austin ISD Board Elects New Officers
AISD Board of Trustees elected new officers at its special meeting last night.Kendall Pace was named board president. Pace has served on the board at large since January 2015.Paul Saldaña was named vice president. Saldaña has served District 6 since…
AISD Schools Serve a Slice of Peace
The start to the semester gets a little bit sweeter for Austin ISD students this week as they promote Peace Through Pie throughout the district.Luanne Stovall began Peace Through Pie in 2009 at the Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church in Clarksville as a…
2015–16 Parent & Families Survey Now Available
The Austin ISD 2015–16 Parent and Families Survey is now open and accepting responses through Feb. 29.Parents throughout the district are encouraged to participate so they can share their feedback on district and campus performance.The survey includes…
Blackshear Fine Arts Academy Receives Library Grant
Blackshear Fine Arts Academy received a $3,000 grant from bestselling author James Patterson to support its school library.In addition, Scholastic Reading Club will match each dollar of Patterson’s donation with points teachers can use to acquire books and…
Gorzycki Middle School Teacher Receives First Superintendent Coin
Gorzycki Middle School teacher Cynthia Christensen today received the district's first Superintendent Coin, designed to recognize outstanding work by teachers and staff throughout the district.Superintendent Paul Cruz delivered the coin to Christensen during…
Board Approves Calendar for 2016–17 School Year
The Austin ISD Board of Trustees approved the calendar for the 2016-17 school year at the Dec. 14 board meeting.This option includes a full week off for the Thanksgiving holiday in 2016, similar to other school districts in Central Texas.To accommodate this…