Austin, TX—Tonight, the Austin Independent School District’s Board of Trustees voted to approve Talent Development Secondary, a program of Johns Hopkins University, as the district’s partner to lead school improvement at Eastside Memorial High School.

AUSTIN, TX—Five Austin Independent School District high schools are among the best in the nation, according to a Newsweek and The Daily Beast ranking released today. The district’s Liberal Arts Science Academy and Anderson, Austin, Bowie and McCallum high schools each earned a spot on the list of “America’s Best High Schools.”

Austin, Texas—Students in the Austin Independent School District are scheduled to take the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness during 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:

AUSTIN, TX—The Austin Independent School District’s Kindergarten Roundup, which includes registration and orientation, will be held at neighborhood schools for all children who are five years old on or before Sept. 1. 

When: Tuesday, May 7

Where: All neighborhood elementary schools

AUSTIN, TX—Austin ISD invites the community to a panel discussion and question-and-answer session regarding potential academic programming options for a future high school in South Austin.

What: South High School community meeting

When: 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 7

Where: Travis High School, cafeteria, 1211 E. Oltorf St.

Austin, Texas—As part of its ongoing initiatives to help improve the health and wellness of its employees, the Austin Independent School District is teaming up with two educational nonprofit organizations to offer free, nutritional workshops to district employees.