Eastside Memorial High School, in partnership with AISD and Austin Voices for Education and Youth, hosts two community engagement meetings.
The meetings are designed for families, students, teachers/staff, alumni and community members to share their input on facilities proposals that affect the future use of Eastside Memorial, LBJ HS, LASA and the ALC/Old Anderson High School building.
The Austin ISD Board of Trustees approved the execution of two contracts for a combined $11.8 million sale of two properties that will be developed into single-family residences at its June 19 meeting.
The properties — Loyola Lane Land and Service Center Land — were approved to be sold for $7.2 million and $4.6 million, respectively. The buyer, RSI Communities — Texas LLC, has plans to develop single-family residences, including 25 percent affordable housing available first to AISD employees.
The Austin ISD Board of Trustees has appointed new principal appointments for Allison and Norman elementary schools at its June 19 meeting.
Allison Elementary School
The Board appointed Lupe Molina to serve as principal of Allison Elementary School.
Molina most recently served a assistant principal of Blazier Elementary School since 2012 and has worked in Austin ISD since 2004. She is a previous bilingual teacher.
The Austin ISD Board of Trustees adopted a $1.3 billion budget, which supports 130 schools and approximately 83,000 students, at its June 19 meeting. The budget includes funding to maintain current services and modest investment for academic reinvention projects, and a 1.5 percent district-wide pay raise.
The budget is aligned with the district’s strategic plan to:
Generate, leverage and utilize strategically all resources
Acquire necessary resources and
For the sixth year, Austin ISD has received the Government Finance Officers Association’s (GFOA) Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its annual budget.
The award reflects AISD’s commitment to meeting the highest standards of governmental budgeting. To receive the award, AISD had to satisfy nationally recognized guidelines for effective budget presentation. Budget documents were rated proficient in these four categories:
More than 1,500 Austin ISD students from Harris and Pecan Springs elementary schools are getting active this summer during the Andy Roddick Foundation Summer Learning Program.
The six-week program invites students from the most underserved communities to participate in academic and physical activities for free during the summer.
Harris Principal Monica Martinez said the program is an engaging way to keep students excited about learning over the summer.
Austin ISD administration will recommend an $989.3 million bond proposal at the June 12 special meeting and board workshop.
The bond proposal would include the modernization or new construction of 14 schools, with no tax rate increase.
The board will discuss the administration's recommendation and is anticipated to vote at its June 19 meeting to call the election. Election Day will be Nov. 7 if the board decides to put the bond package up to voters this fall.
At tonight's board special meeting, the Austin ISD Board of Trustees selected Geronimo Rodriguez as the new District 6 trustee.
Rodriguez, a chief advocacy officer, has lived in District 6 for 13 years and in Austin for more than 16.
