February 2016

Media Advisory—Get Crafty: Travis Early College High School Fine Arts & Crafts Festival to be Held Feb. 27

Witness the artistic talents of some of Austin ISD’s finest students through a variety of student performances and art at the first Travis Early College High School Fine Art & Crafts Festival.

What: Outside vendors will offer handcrafted items, including jewelry, accessories and gifts, for sale.

Sadler Means Young Women’s Leadership Academy Wins Lab Makeover Grant

Bertha Sadler Means Young Women’s Leadership Academy was one of five schools in the nation to receive a grant of up to $100,000 as a finalist in the Northrop Grumman Foundation’s Fab School Labs contest.

Aimed at promoting science, technology, engineering and math education, the school lab makeover contest provides public middle schools with an opportunity to create a state-of-the-art science lab.

AISD Provides a Menu of Choices Found Nowhere Else in Austin

Selecting a school is one of the most important choices a family can make. 

Jan. 24–30 is National School Choice Week, and we want the world to know that AISD provides a menu of choices found nowhere else in Austin. 

AISD’s advanced academics prepare students for college and career, and our focus on the whole child gives students the skills necessary to succeed in life. As the largest school district in Central Texas, AISD has the infrastructure and resources to offer robust academics, athletics and fine arts programs.