August 2018

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Parents as Partners Special Education Workshop

Date
Tuesday, October 30, 2018 - 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Where
Kealing Middle School, 1607 Pennsylvania Ave.

Parents as Partners Special Education Workshop is a 4-night series in collaboration with UT Law School SPEAK Project that will build your knowledge, skills and confidence around special education, the ARD process and special education law.

Spanish interpretation available. Light refreshments provided.

This workshop will be held at Kealing Middle School from 6–7:30 p.m. on Oct. 30 and Nov. 13.

RSVP to Kathy Palomo, Special Education Social Services Specialist at kathy.palomo@austinisd.org/512-414-5833 or Dee Gonzales, Kealing MS Parent Support Specialist at dee.gonzales@austinisd.org/512-414-6700 (Bilingüe).

Parents as Partners Special Education Workshop

Date
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 - 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Where
Kealing Middle School, 1607 Pennsylvania Ave.

Parents as Partners Special Education Workshop is a 4-night series in collaboration with UT Law School SPEAK Project that will build your knowledge, skills and confidence around special education, the ARD process and special education law.

Spanish interpretation available. Light refreshments provided.

This workshop will be held at Kealing Middle School from 6–7:30 p.m. on Oct. 16 & 30 and Nov. 13.

RSVP to Kathy Palomo, Special Education Social Services Specialist at kathy.palomo@austinisd.org/512-414-5833 or Dee Gonzales, Kealing MS Parent Support Specialist at dee.gonzales@austinisd.org/512-414-6700 (Bilingüe).

Parents as Partners Special Education Workshop

Date
Tuesday, October 2, 2018 - 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Where
Kealing Middle School, 1607 Pennsylvania Ave.

Parents as Partners Special Education Workshop is a 4-night series in collaboration with UT Law School SPEAK Project that will build your knowledge, skills and confidence around special education, the ARD process and special education law.

Spanish interpretation available. Light refreshments provided.

This workshop will be held at Kealing Middle School from 6–7:30 p.m. on Oct. 2, 16 & 30 and Nov. 13.

RSVP to Kathy Palomo, Special Education Social Services Specialist at kathy.palomo@austinisd.org/512-414-5833 or Dee Gonzales, Kealing MS Parent Support Specialist at dee.gonzales@austinisd.org/512-414-6700 (Bilingüe).

AISD Statement on 2018 Tax Rates

Local school taxes make up a big part of a homeowner’s property tax bill. Compared to other school districts in the region, AISD has the lowest overall property tax rate.

A homeowner's tax bill is broken into two parts: Maintenance and Operations (M&O) covers operating costs like salaries, benefits and utility bills; Interest and Sinking (I&S) covers interest on bond debt for facilities.

Members

Budget Stabilization Task Force Members

 
First Name Role Trustee Appointed
Adolphus Anderson Community N
Cesar Benavides Parent N
Todd Bisang Parent N
K.C.

Budget Stabilization Task Force

Notice: This Committee is Currently Inactive

The Budget Stabilization Task Force is a key component of the district’s strategy to address its growing budget deficit. The ad hoc advisory body will meet every two weeks over the summer and into the fall to explore a broad range of actions the district could take to balance the budget in the next two to three years.

While the work of the task force will inform potential topics of discussion, the preliminary scope of work will include:

  • Evaluating the alignment of budgetary investments and potential divestments with the district’s Strategic Plan.
  • Analyzing the Academic Return on Investment study to consider sunsetting programs/initiatives.
  • Discussing potential effects of resource reallocations and increased efficiencies.
  • Exploring ways to maximize district employee benefits and compensation
  • Exploring district revenue options.
  • The product of this work will be the development of annual deficit reduction targets and options, and a summary of findings, with rationale, for the superintendent’s consideration.

Task force membership is a combination of board nominated and non-nominated individuals with the intent of ensuring representation from diverse backgrounds, perspectives and expertise, reflective of the AISD community at large.

Task force meetings are open to the public, with dedicated time for public comment. Meeting presentations are recorded and made available on the BSTF website. 

The district is developing tools to provide the public with additional ways to take part in the work of the task force, and members are charged with carefully considering a broad range of community feedback.

For more detailed information, please see the BSTF charter and BSTF Guiding Principles and Criteria.

Budget Briefs

June 26: Budget Stabilization Task Force Begins Work

July 19: Task Force Appoints Tri-chairs, Receives Finance Overview 

July 30: Task Force Approves Subcommittee, Digs Into Budget Data

Aug. 27: Task Force Extends Meeting Timeline, Discusses Staffing, Equity

Sept. 18: Task Force Refocuses, Reviews Guiding Principles

Sept. 18: Task Force Discusses Potential Budgeting Actions, Began Establishing Subcommittees

Oct. 4: Task Force Breaks Into Subcommittee Work, Receives Staff Information

Oct. 17: Task Force Continues Subcommittee Work, Prepares Recommendations

Oct. 31: Task Force Subcommittees Present Work, Agree to Additional Meeting

Nov. 13: Task Force Continues Discussion on Recommendations, Presentation to Board Nov. 12

Nov. 16: Task Force Moves Toward Finalizing Recommendations

Jan. 8: Task Force Submits Final Report to Superintendent, Present to Board
 

Meetings

Budget Stabilization Task Force Meetings For 2018

The following are the Budget Stabilization Task Force meeting dates. Regular meetings of the Budget Stabilization Task Force are scheduled from 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Budget Stabilization Task Force meetings are open to the public. Interested individuals may sign up to speak to the Budget Stabilization Task Force prior to the start of each regular meeting. Citizen communications are heard at the beginning of each regular meeting.

Monitoring & Interventions

Campus Monitoring & Interventions

Campuses rated Improvement Required in the most recent or prior school-year by the State accountability system and campuses designated as Focus or Priority campuses in 2017 by the Federal accountability system must engage in the Texas Accountability Intervention System (TAIS) in the current school-year. TAIS is a continuous improvement process that consists of data analysis, needs assessment, improvement planning, and implementation and monitoring of a Targeted Improvement Plan.

Campus Improvement Plans

Each school year the principal of each campus, with the assistance of the Campus Advisory Council, must develop, review and revise the Campus Improvement Plan (CIP). The purpose of this plan is to improve student performance on the state’s student achievement indicators for all student populations, as well as improve performance on any other performance measures for special needs populations.