Austin, Texas—Students in the Austin Independent School District are scheduled to take state exams, including the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness and theTexas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills, during April and May.
To reduce distractions and help students focus on their tests, the news media's access to AISD campuses will be limited during the weeks of:
The Austin Independent School District will help community members dispose of used computers, printers and electronics in an environmentally friendly way, while helping to put money into its public schools.
In honor of Earth Day, Austin ISD is teaming up with ARC and Electronic Recycling and Trading to collect, dispose of and recycle unwanted computers, laptops, monitors, cell phones and fax machines. Participating AISD schools will offer outdoor drop-off stations Saturday, April 20. ERT will also host a drop-off station in North Austin.
Students in the Bowie High School Color Guard recently took home first and second place state medals following a performance in the 2013 Texas Color Guard Circuit State Championships.
The championships, held April 6-7, are the most prestigious statewide competition for school color guards.
“I am extremely proud of both teams for their extraordinary performances,” said Stephen Howard, associate director of bands and color guard director at Bowie. “They made the Bowie community proud.”
AUSTIN, TX—The Austin Independent School District’s Kealing Middle School, the University of Texas School of Social Work, and the Greater Austin Crime Commission’s UT Longhorn Leaders Program will be honored with a state resolution and an Austin City Council proclamation, declaring Monday, April 15, as Longhorn Leaders Day.
Where: Reagan High School, 7104 Berkman
What: Parents from any AISD school are welcome & encouraged to attend the first Parental Involvement Conference
Where: Langford Elementary, 2206 Blue Meadow
What: AISD will be offering two bond informational meetings, one in English and one in Spanish
8:30am Spanish
9:00am English
Where: JJ Pickle Research Center, 10100 Burnet Rd.
What: The Pearce and Garcia Single Sex School Planning Team will be meeting to develop the philosophy statement.
What: Austin ISD would like to invite the community to a panel discussion and question and answer session regarding potential academic programming options for a future high school in South Austin.
A brief presentation and feedback results from previous community meetings will be shared.
The South High School community meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 7, in the cafeteria at Travis High School.
Child care and interpretation services will be provided.
For more information, please contact AISD’s community engagement team at 414-9732.
Note: Visit www.austinisd.org/southhighschool for up-to-date information.
The Austin Independent School District will host two informational community meetings on the Preliminary 2013-2014 Budget and Bond:
Wednesday, April 17th
Bowie High School’s Cafeteria
4103 West Slaughter Lane
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 24th
Summitt Elementary Cafeteria
12207 Brigadoon Lane
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
The events are open to the public.
Refreshments, childcare, and interpretation services will be provided for both meetings. For more information call 512-414-9706.
Walnut Creek Elementary's Eagle Talk Show will tape its fourth episode Thursday, April 25 from its new location at the AISD Channel 22 studios. Parent Support Specialist Mycah Arellano will host the program which will focus on autism and The Fitness Kitchen.
