In preparation for the possible creation of a south Austin magnet school, Austin ISD is seeking applicants for a planning committee.
The planning committee is tasked with reviewing relevant data, establishing a magnet program vision and curriculum/instruction focus, identifying elements of enrollment criteria and soliciting community feedback.
Are you interested in a career as a bus driver, food service manager trainee, or substitute food service production specialist at an organization that offers competitive pay and benefits and values its employees?
If so, Austin ISD wants to hear from you!
Please join us at our upcoming job fair: 8:30 a.m.–noon Wednesday, Jan. 20 at Baker Center, 3908 Ave. B
You are invited to join Anderson High School for the IB Experience, an information session about the school's International Baccalaureate program.
The event will feature an overview of the program, followed by a panel discussion with current and former students. The IB program is a rigorous curriculum based on international standards of achievement that focus on preparing students for success in college.
Austin ISD invites students, their families and the community to the inaugural High School Showcase!
The showcase takes place from 9 a.m.–noon Jan. 9 at the Palmer Events Center.
This free event is open to the public for visitors to learn more about the innovative programs our district and our high schools have to offer.
Free shuttle services to and from the showcase is available at the following locations
• All AISD middle schools
• Carruth Administration Center, 1111 W. Sixth St.
• Austin High School, 1715 W. Cesar Chavez St.
Parking is also available at the Palmer Events Center for $8.
For more information, please contact Jennifer Mullins at 512-414-0874. See you Jan. 9!
Austin ISD Board President Gina Hinojosa last night announced her resignation as president. She plans to seek the District 49 seat in the Texas House of Representatives.
Hinojosa will remain on the board to serve students and their families in the at-large District 8; her resignation as president becomes effective Tuesday, Dec. 15.
Austin ISD Superintendent Paul Cruz last night announced the names of 23 schools that will be frozen to transfers during the 2016–17 school year.
Each year, AISD determines which schools should be frozen to transfers because they have, or are expected to have, enrollments that exceed their capacities. Some schools also are frozen to maintain stability in tracking patterns.
Schools frozen to transfers in 2016–17 are:
