Announcements
Lanier Math Teachers Receive $20,000 Through 3M Ingenuity Grant for Professional Development
Four Lanier High School teachers received a check this summer for nearly $20,000 that will allow them to further their education to support algebra II, calculus and geometry classes.Andrea Bowen, Kirsten Cole, David Preston and Nathan Woodward said they…
Anderson High Hosts 4th Annual Robot Roundup Aug. 1–2
Anderson High School’s ausTIN CANs will host the Fourth Annual Robot Roundup, a competition of more than 40 FIRST robotic teams from across Texas, this weekend at the Austin Convention Center, Exhibit Hall 5.
Movie Night at the Allan Facility
Austin Voices for Education and Youth is hosting a movie night to provide information to parents and community members regarding the proposed early childhood opportunity at the Allan facility.Movie night takes place July 29 at the Allan Facility, 4900…
Open House for AISD's First Elementary Fine Arts Academy
Blackshear Elementary opens its doors this fall as Austin ISD’s first elementary fine arts academy.All parents interested in enrolling their students at the Blackshear Elementary Fine Arts Academy are invited to an open house from 6–7:30 p.m. on Thursday,…
Oak Hill Elementary Awarded A+ Grants
A+ Education Foundation, a philanthropic arm of A+ Federal Credit Union, announced their 2014 Educator Grant Program recipients. More than $72,000 in grant funding was awarded to 81 educators across Central Texas.Oak Hill Elementary School is pleased to…
My Brother's Keeper: AISD Answers White House Call to Improve Achievement of Young Men of Color
Today, leaders from the Austin Independent School District joined President Barack Obama and public school representatives from across the country to pledge to improve the academic and social outcomes of boys and young men of color.Interim Superintendent Paul…
AISD Hosts Forums for Input on Superintendent
Austin ISD wants to hear from everyone in the community as we begin the search for a new, permanent superintendent.The district will host a series of open public forums to gather your input and hear your ideas on who our next leader should be.Daytime forums…
Blackshear Elementary Becomes Fine Arts Academy
The Blackshear Elementary Fine Arts Academy is the first elementary school in Austin to offer its students expanded fine arts programming.In addition to providing high-quality instruction in reading, math and science, Blackshear now offers instruction such as…
Summer High School Assessments Begin July 7
The Austin Independent School District will hold summer STAAR EOC and TAKS tests beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, July 7.Assessments will be given at all AISD high school campuses. LASA students will test at LBJ High School; Ann Richards will not be a testing site…
End-of-Year Review Highlights AISD Successes
AISD began the 2013–14 school year on Aug. 26, 2013, with more than 85,000 students, including 561 Grizzlies at the district’s newest facility, Janis Guerrero Thompson Elementary, which opened this year. During the first week of school, Superintendent Dr.…
Anti-Defamation League Announces Austin as Largest 'No Place for Hate' District in Nation
Austin ISD’s Cultural Proficiency & Inclusiveness, in the Office of Academics, announced in early June that AISD has become the largest No Place for Hate district in the nation.AISD’s Whole Child/Every Child is a districtwide focus that includes a plan…