In this Season of Giving...
Give students the chance to learn: Only miss school on scheduled school holidays.
Give teachers the chance to teach: Teachers can’t teach effectively when they are “catching up” students who miss extra days.
Give school districts needed dollars: Every day missed costs schools money that could support more teachers, sports programs and electives.
Saturday Forum to Feature Interim Superintendent Paul Cruz
Executive search firm Ray and Associates this morning informed Austin ISD trustees that two of the three top candidates for superintendent have declined to participate further in the search process.
With the candidates' withdrawal from consideration, Interim Superintendent Paul Cruz becomes the only remaining candidate for the position.
The superintendent has established the Budget and Finance Advisory Committee to provide guidance and counsel on matters of budget and finance as may be determined by the district administration.
The next BFAC meeting will be 6–8 p.m. April 15 in the board auditorium.
The focus of the BFAC’s advisory capacity may include, but is not limited to:
For more information, please contact the office of AISD Chief Financial Officer Nicole Conley at (512) 414-2263.
Austin ISD students and their parents are invited to learn code using Bluemix in a fun, hands-on environment at IBM-Austin Innovation Center.
Bluemix is an open-standards, cloud-based platform, developed partly at IBM-Austin, for building, managing and running apps of all types. It is based on the Cloud Foundry open source platform as a service, and enables organizations and developers to quickly and easily create, deploy and manage applications on the cloud.
ENCORE "Engaging Community for College Readiness," a free conference for students and their families, takes place this weekend, and area youth are invited to attend.
Who: Webb Middle School Principal Raul Sanchez and six-season NFL quarterback and former UT-Austin quarterback Vince Young
When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 3
Where: Frank Erwin Center, 1701 Red River St., Austin 78701
What: Commencement Ceremony for Garza High School's Class of 2015
For complete details on free shuttles, what to bring and more, please visit www.austinisd.org/graduation.
Where: Carruth Administration Center Board Auditorium, Room B100
1111 West 6th St, Austin, TX.
When: 6:00 p.m. Times are subject to change, please check the Board Agenda for actual times.
The subjects to be discussed or considered, but for which no formal action will be taken, are as listed on the Board Agenda.
Where: Carruth Administration Center Board Auditorium, Room B100
1111 West 6th St, Austin, TX.
When: 7:00 p.m. Times are subject to change, please check the Board Agenda for actual times.
More information is available on the Board of Trustees page.
Where: Carruth Administration Center Board Auditorium, Room B100
1111 West 6th St, Austin, TX.
When: Regular meetings start at 7:00 p.m. Times are subject to change, please check the Board Agenda for actual times.
The subjects to be discussed or considered or upon which any formal action may be taken are as listed on the Board Agenda.
Where: Carruth Administration Center Board Auditorium, Room B100
1111 West 6th St, Austin, TX.
When: 6:30 p.m. Times are subject to change, please check the Board Agenda for actual times.
More information is available on the Board of Trustees page.
