Announcements
As Omicron falls, attendance for athletics and fine arts can increase (En español)
We’re opening up our Fine Arts and Athletics events and lifting audience capacity restrictions, effective immediately, while still requiring all attendees to wear masks. Why it matters: Our kids deserve to be celebrated, especially with playoffs and…
O. Henry Middle School Cheer Team is Going to Nationals
It’s time to cheer on the O. Henry Mustangs on the national stage. The O. Henry Middle School cheer team will be competing at the National High School Cheerleading Championship at Walt Disney World Saturday. "This experience is a culmination of months of…
Congratulations to the campus Teacher of the Year winners
Congratulations to the campus Teacher of the Year winners! Elementary Campuses
Student Artwork To Go On Billboards As Part of Design Contest
Austin ISD students' artwork is going big after four students were selected to have their creations displayed on billboards across the city. The pieces to be displayed were announced last week when Austin ISD officials visited four campuses to award…
Remember to bring bottled water to school Monday (En Español)
We’re asking Austin ISD students and staff to bring bottles of cooled, boiled water to school Monday as the city is under a boil water notice.
We’re closing schools and offices on Thursday and Friday (En Español)
Freezing temperatures and icy roads are forecast for the Austin area in the next few days, so we’ve made the decision to close all schools and offices for Thursday, Feb. 3, and Friday, Feb. 4. And today, Wednesday, Feb. 2, after-school…
Board of Trustees Approves Two Additional Paid Days Off for Campus Staff (En Español)
Our Board of Trustees approved adding two extra paid days off for teachers and other campus-based staff this spring.
Trustees to vote on two Fridays off/ La mesa directiva tendran una votacion para darles dos viernes libres
After receiving feedback from more than 20,000 parents, students, teachers and staff – and to offer some measure of stress relief during the pandemic – Austin ISD administration is proposing to close schools on two Fridays this spring. The Austin ISD Board of…
Student pandemic-related absences will be excused while in Stage 5 (En Español)
During the spring semester, while on Stage 5, the district will excuse student absences related to pandemic concerns.
Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day (En Español)
Historically, Austin ISD celebrates the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. by participating in the annual MLK Celebration march, sponsored by the Austin Area Heritage Council. This year, the march and many other Martin Luther King Jr. Day activities…
An update on COVID-19 testing supplies
The national supply-chain challenges are now affecting the third-party vendor that runs the Austin ISD campus-based testing hubs. Supply will ebb and flow based on daily demand. If tests run out, students and staff can still get tested by the school nurses,…
Bowie Yearbook Gains National Recognition
The new year will be one for the books for Bowie High School. The “Lone Star Yearbook” was named as a finalist for two national awards: a Pacemaker from the National Scholastic Press Association and a Crown from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association.