Announcements
District weighs options from TEA around Special Education (En español)
Last week the board of trustees held a Public Hearing on Special Education to receive public comment and discuss TEA’s alternative plan in place of a possible conservatorship over special education.
Austin ISD Board of Trustees addresses new TEA plan for special education (en español)
Aug. 30, 2023 Dear Austin ISD Community: Today, the Texas Education Agency has presented an alternative plan for Austin ISD to consider in place of a possible conservatorship over special education. We look forward to thoroughly and thoughtfully…
Interim Superintendent Matias Segura addresses new TEA plan for special education (en español)
Aug. 30, 2023 Dear Austin ISD Community: After several months of hard work and productive conversations, the Texas Education Agency has provided Austin ISD with an alternative pathway in place of a possible conservatorship over Special Education. We…
Message from the Austin ISD Board of Trustees
We are grateful to have you as part of our Austin ISD family. Our school board recognizes it has been a difficult back to school time for many in our community, and our hearts are with all who are suffering and struggling to make sense of recent events.
Message from the Interim Superintendent (En español)
Dear Austin ISD Community, Thank you for showing up and giving it your best this first week of school. Seeing everyone’s work in action, from students, to staff, to families, was a beautiful reminder of how our schools truly are the heart of our community.…
STAAR results now available for Spring 2023 tests (En español)
On Wednesday, August 16, the Texas Education Agency released the results of last spring’s State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness tests for students who were in the 3rd–8th grade during the 2022-23 school year. The newly released STAAR scores…
HVAC Support in Heat Wave
The 2023-24 school year has begun! With Austin reaching record-breaking temperatures, some of our schools’ air conditioning systems are struggling to keep up.
Help Austin ISD ensure gun-free campuses (En español)
Austin ISD is dedicated to a safe learning environment at school and at home. Proper gun storage education and laws are essential to ensuring gun-free campuses. To further our efforts to protect students from firearms, and as a courtesy to our families,…
New state law mandates tougher enforcement for e-cigarettes (En español)
The Austin ISD Student Success Guide (Student Code of Conduct) is now available on the Austin ISD website for students, parents, and guardians to review. What’s new? A new state law, HB 114, mandates that ALL e-cigarettes (THC and Tobacco) are…
Austin ISD prepares for new state law that requires armed security officer on every campus (En español)
Last spring the Texas Legislature passed a new law, HB 3, requiring all Texas school districts to have at least one armed security officer at every campus during school hours.
New deputy superintendent will align work of schools, academics teams (en español)
Austin ISD is excited to welcome Patricia Rodriguez as the district’s first deputy superintendent. Driving the news: The district is undergoing a reorganization of the former offices of School Leadership and Academics. To better align their work and…