Zero waste is more than just recycling—it's a mindset and approach aimed at minimizing waste, conserving resources, and protecting both the environment and human health. It prioritizes reducing waste at the source, reusing items whenever possible, and finally recycling or composting what remains. At its core, the zero waste philosophy recognizes that one person’s trash is another person’s treasure, and everything is a resource for something or someone else (source).
Energy bills are the second highest operating cost for our school district behind salaries. Austin ISD is committed to providing optimal learning environments for students while pursuing opportunities to reduce energy and water use, operating costs, and greenhouse gas emissions.
Austin ISD embraces sustainability as a driving force behind its mission to prepare every student with the knowledge and skills to thrive in college, career, and life. The philosophies of education and sustainability at AISD are the same: each center on the ability of our students to thrive in the future.
Sustainability:
Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
— THE UNITED NATIONS BRUNTLAND COMMISSION, 1987
At AISD, sustainability takes shape in 8 Action Areas. These are carried out through Teaching and Learning, Infrastructure and Operations, and Community Engagement for a whole-District approach to Sustainability. AISD Sustainability staff works with many departments at AISD to establish and implement sustainability strategies
Austin ISD has made a long-standing commitment to sustainability, as shown in the timeline & milestones below.
Learn more about green building at AISD, sustainability policy and planning, and the Environmental Stewardship Advisory Committee.
Career and Technical Education offers recommended sequences of courses based on student interests, goals and aptitudes which align to the national career clusters that guide students through a planned program of study.
Travis Early College High School students and teachers will be participating in Peace Through P.I.E., an annual event to bring the community together through cooking. The school is continuing the tradition as the first high school in the country to hold the event, which is just one way the school participates in the No Place For Hate program.
When: 10:30–11:05 a.m. Friday, April 27
Where: Travis Early College High School cafeteria, 1211 E. Oltorf St.
Where: 1203 Springdale Rd, Austin, TX 78721
The Norman Elementary school building is going to be updated to meet and enhance the learning needs of students.
Austin ISD is investing $25 million in school bond funds to make major renovations to the campus, creating a 21st-century learning space.
Let's get to know each other at an open house for families and children of Norman Elementary School.
Lanier Early College High School will be home to the latest Pathways to Technology Early College High School as part of a partnership among Austin ISD, Austin Community College and IBM.
The Community Bond Oversight Committee provides public oversight of Austin ISD's 2008, 2014 and 2017 Bond Program projects.
A second series of Austin ISD's Budget Community Conversations begins this week and people will get a look into Austin ISD's preliminary 2018-19 budget proposal. Attendees will hear what priorities were developed during the first round of community meetings, as well as how participant feedback has shaped the proposed budget. |
