January 2012

Summitt Elementary Vietnamese New Year Celebration

Come celebrate Tết, also known as the the Vietnamese New Year with Summitt Elementary students on Jan. 26 from 8:45 to 10:15 a.m or on Jan. 27 from 6 to 9 p.m. Both events will be at the Summitt campus, 12207 Brigadoon Ln. The evening show will also include a dinner fundraiser, staff and volunteer recognition, a foundation/scholarship award and much more. Students from the Vietnamese Dual Language Program will perform a variety of acts, including a lion & dragon dance.

Summitt Elementary Celebrates Vietnamese New Year

Come celebrate Tết, also known as the Vietnamese New Year with Summitt Elementary students on Jan. 26 from 8:45 to 10:15 a.m or on Jan. 27 from 6 to 9 p.m. Both events will be at the Summitt campus, 12207 Brigadoon Ln. The evening show will also include a dinner fundraiser, staff and volunteer recognition, a foundation/scholarship award and much more. Students from the Vietnamese Dual Language Program will perform a variety of acts, including a lion & dragon dance.

Free Shoes for Students at Houston Elementary

Thanks to AISD Parent Support Specialist Lisa Gonzales, more than 100 students at Houston Elementary School have received free shoes for the second year in a row!
Last school year, Ms. Gonzales identified an organization that provides children with a free pair of new shoes by shoemaker New Balance. She contacted "Shoes That Fit", submitted some paperwork this fall and received the shipment of shoes. "Shoes That Fit" contacted Ms.

Austin Family Support Co-op Meeting

The Austin Family Support Cooperative will host its next meeting on Tuesday, April. 17 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Mendez Middle School, 5106 Village Square. The Family Support Cooperative is a partnership between AISD, Austin Travis County Integral Care and the Arc of the Capital Area created to inform and support families of children with disabilities.

Public Hearing/Special Meeting/Board Dialogue

A Board Public Hearing/Special Meeting/Board Dialogue of the Board of Trustees of the Austin Independent School District will be held Monday, January 23, 2012, beginning at 6:00 pm in the Carruth Administration Center Board Auditorium, Room B100, 1111 West 6th Street, Austin, Texas.
 
The subjects to be discussed or considered, but upon which no formal action will be taken, are as listed here.

Community Meeting Planned to Discuss Single-sex Schools- Jan. 24

A second community meeting to discuss single-sex schools in Northeast Austin will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, in the cafeteria of Reagan High School, located at 7104 Berkman Drive.

AISD is considering combining the attendance zones of Pearce and Garcia middle schools in Northeast Austin. Male students would attend one campus and female students would attend the other campus. Parents who did not want their children in a single-sex school would have transfer options.

Save the Date for Salute - May 23

Salute, a tribute to teaching excellence throughout the district, will be held at the Joe R. and Theresa Lozano Long Center for the Performing Arts May 23.

The annual event, co-hosted by AISD and Austin Partners in Education, will include performances by students, a VIP Reception, an Honoree Reception and much more. The Austin Teacher of the Year, who will serve as the District’s nominee for the Texas Teacher of the Year Program, will be named at Salute.