On April 11, Vincent Torres, president of the AISD Board of Trustees, provided the following update to AISD employees, families and the community:
Dear AISD community,
The Austin ISD Board of Trustees met this past Monday in open session and Tuesday in executive session to continue to discuss and develop a contingency plan should Dr. Meria Carstarphen be officially chosen to lead Atlanta Public Schools on April 14.
Where: Baker Center located at 3908 Avenue B ROOM 308
What: Community Meeting on the District's Preliminary 2014-15 Budget
The Ladies of Distinction of LBJ will meet with a few high-needs girls at Garcia Middle School to create a positive change in their lives. Garcia feeds into LBJ, and the connection between students at the schools helps ease the transition to high school. Mentoring can help change lives and the Ladies of Distinction are stepping up to do so!
AUSTIN, Texas—Allison Elementary School invites the community to learn about S.T.E.M programs at its STEMulate Your Mind family event tomorrow evening.
What: The event includes more than 40 interactive booths, robotic presentations and a how-to on developing web pages. A raffle will also be held, with prizes ranging from Wiis and glow-in-the-dark STEMulate Your Mind T-shirts to Halo Lego Sets and kites. The event takes place throughout the school.
AUSTIN, Texas—The Austin Independent School District will host a free, citywide electronics recycling event Saturday, April 26 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the parking lot at Austin High School, 1715 W. Cesar Chavez St.
Consumers are encouraged to bring their used electronics to the event for recycling; accepted items are listed below. The event is being coordinated by ARC, a technology partner of AISD, and Fone4Schools, an organization that helps local schools raise money by converting donated electronics into funds for student programs.
What: Austin ISD middle schools welcome students and families for the 2014–15 school year. The time and duration of each school's event will be announced by the individual campuses.
Where: At each campus location.
Please contact your student's school for complete information.
What: Austin ISD high schools welcome students and families for the 2014–15 school year. The time and duration of each school's event will be announced by the individual campuses.
Where: At each campus location.
Please contact your student's school for complete information.
Orientation for all middle school students new to AISD or new to a middle school campus will be held on Friday, Aug. 15 from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at their middle school.
For all high school students new to a campus or new to AISD, orientation will be held Friday, Aug. 15 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at their high school campus.
Middle school students who are new to the Austin Independent School District and current AISD students who have moved or transferred during the summer may register at their new middle schools schools Wednesday, Aug. 34 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Students may also register online at any time.
